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Wisdom Wednesday – Deconstructive Criticism

Had an interesting conversation with a colleague recently who said “I’m more of a person who critiques than has ideas” and I replied “Actually, I think those are the same thing. The only difference is how they are delivered and more importantly, how the other person receives them. But they’re both ideas at their core.” […]

¶ Posted 05 February 2025 § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: orgdevl

Secular Sunday – Atheists “Have Higher IQ Level”

If you read the Bible and think it’s anything other than fiction, it’s not that hard to have a higher IQ.

¶ Posted 12 January 2025 § News § Politics § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, education, philosophy

Wisdom Wednesday – Anger Management? What About Stupidity Management?

We have anger management but we don’t have stupidity management – why? @itsdavidblaze Anger Management vs Stupidity Management ? original sound – David Blaze

¶ Posted 01 January 2025 § Humour § Jobs § Library § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education

Music Monday – “So I’ll go but I’m telling you/I don’t wanna go/Could be stuck here and happy/So there’s a puzzle I work on endlessly/And I’ve got the sides and all the corners/But there’s a space/Yeah there’s a space/Lost some pieces I can’t replace/So I’ll be but I’m telling you/I don’t wanna be/Just a wasted puzzle piece”

I posted this song in August 2012 after hearing it on Community Radio one morning. Who knew that twelve years later, it would be so relevant to my life with elderly parents including one with dementia… “Basket” – Dan Mangan (I don’t think I’ve ever done this before but here are the song lyrics in […]

¶ Posted 16 December 2024 § Family § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sad ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health, parents

Secular Sunday – Peace on Earth?

¶ Posted 15 December 2024 § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: book

Saturday Snap – Batman Smells?

Even with her dementia, my mom’s personality is still there – humourous, profane, caring and kind. I like nothing more than making her laugh and as much as the dementia has taken from her (and us), the disease has also made me love her more than I ever have. (Here’s her reaction to my “Robots […]

¶ Posted 14 December 2024 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Sad § SaturdaySnap § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, health, holiday, parents

Wisdom Wednesday – Very Good Media Communications From Union Leader During Postal Strike

Has strong command of the facts Knows the history of long-ago negotiations that influence this round of bargaining Clarifies that everything that Canada Postal workers have which others without might see as “too generous” or “too much” is because all of these things were ultimately agreed to by management and/or changes in labour legislation. And […]