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Wisdom Wednesday – Do Happier People Work Harder?

The idea of a connection between happiness and productivity is a discussion I’ve had with a few people at work over the past couple years – some who

Music Monday – “The morning breaks like porcelain/Across an eastern sky/I stare across an open field/I sit and wonder why/Why the world’s so beautiful/And why it’s so sad.”

The news of Jack Layton’s passing today, although not unexpected, is still sad and tragic for so many reasons. There is much grieving today from party supporters and

What Is Your Favourite “Holy Shit” Fact?

Redditors chime in with their favourite “blow your mind” facts – some serious, some silly. That one about there being no physical (or metaphysical) difference between the atoms

Wisdom Wednesday – The Emphatic Civilisation

This great video makes the case that we haven’t evolved to compete with each other but to empathize with one another. I especially like how it builds the

Alberta’s Got Gas and Sask’s Got a Pharm!

I’m currently reading a book called “Stampede! The Rise of the West and Canada’s New Power Elite” by Gordon Pitts of the Globe & Mail. This book came

Sappy Sunday – The Last Post

A 41-year old blogger in British Columbia dies of complications from stage four colorectal cancer. Knowing that he’s dying of cancer gives him the wonderful opportunity to compose

Gimme One Reason

I keep trying to find the perfect article, the perfect viral video, the perfect web site that might convince Conservatives that, if they don’t want to switch their

Too Many Tabs Tuesday – Cuba Bound!

Pace has been counting down the “sleeps” until we go to Cuba on Thursday. Meanwhile his daddy has been counting down “how many days left of standing at

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