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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Do #skndpldr Candidates Make The Grade? #skpoli (May 2017)

I was Googling around looking for something else the other day and stumbled upon this article from Global News from after the Spring Session of the Legislature last May where Global gave letter grades to some of the most high profile Ministers and MLA’s in both parties. I took away a few things from this article: […]

¶ Posted 15 February 2018 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education

Music Monday – “In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel/To show that all’s equal and that the courts are on the level/And that the strings in the books ain’t pulled and persuaded/And that even the nobles get properly handled/Once that the cops have chased after and caught ’em/And that the ladder of law has no top and no bottom”

This is a song about a farmer who was convicted of manslaughter after accidentally killing someone. “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” – Bob Dylan

¶ Posted 12 February 2018 § MusicMonday § News § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: history, music, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – @officialRPL Tipi For Aboriginal Storytelling Month #yqr

¶ Posted 10 February 2018 § Library § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: book, education, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – @ryanmeili TEDxRegina Talk (May 2012) #skpoli #skndpldr

If you’re new to the NDP and/or legitimately trying to decide who’s the best choice for Leader out of Ryan Meili and Trent Wotherspoon, the TED Talk that Ryan gave at the University of Regina in 2012 is probably the quickest and easiest way to get a sense of who Ryan is, what he stands […]

¶ Posted 01 February 2018 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, health, saskatchewan, science

On #FamilyLiteracyDay, Here’s My Endorsement of @ryanmeili – The Next Leader of @sask_ndp #skpoli #yqr #yxe

In the current Sask NDP leadership race, you’ll see lots of endorsements from many of the high profile people you’d expect to hear from – current and former MPs and MLA’s, grassroots and labour activists, young leaders and lifetime members. I’d like to talk to you from a different perspective – as a working librarian […]

¶ Posted 27 January 2018 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: book, economics, education, health, history, saskatchewan

Mo Money, Mo Kittens

In the 2009 and 2013 Sask NDP leadership races, I was *very* opinionated and that often left me at cross-purposes, as an active member of Ryan’s team but also as a blogger/Facebooker/Tweeter with my own thoughts, opinions and ego who didn’t mind getting into discussions and sharing my observations – respectful, heated or otherwise – […]

¶ Posted 23 January 2018 § Blog § Censorship § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: facebook, philosophy, rant, twitter

Public Service Announcement: Free Speech

As a massive believer in free speech, I love this XKCD comic! You absolutely have the right to say whatever you want (short of the illegal types of speech – hate speech and obscenity or shouting “fire” in a crowded theatre.) But you also have to accept that whatever you say might be criticized, questioned […]

¶ Posted 21 January 2018 § Censorship § Infographic § Meme § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: philosophy

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – @ryanmeili Embraces Latest in “Poli-Techs” Once Again With Facebook Live Event #skpoli #skndpldr

Since he first ran for the leadership of the Sask NDP nearly a decade ago, Ryan Meili has been incredibly adept at harnessing new technologies to achieve political goals. In 2009, he ran Canada’s first-ever political “money bomb” fundraiser which was a huge success, raising (if memory serves) something like 1/6 of all the money Ryan […]

¶ Posted 18 January 2018 § Meme § MemoryLane § News § Photo § Politics § Saskatchewan § Technology § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, economics, facebook, reddit, saskatchewan, twitter

Friday Fun Link – Merriam-Webster “Time Traveller” Tells You What Words Were Coined The Year You Were Born

…or any year you enter for that matter. (h/t to library school colleague, ML)

¶ Posted 05 January 2018 § FridayFunLink § Infographic § Internet § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool