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Alabama public library system mistakenly flags children’s book as ‘sexually explicit’ because author’s last name is Gay

You can’t make this stuff up.

Posted 17 October 2023 § Censorship § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Problem, problem/Problem, the problem is you/What you gonna do with your problem?/I’ll leave it to you”

“Problems” – Sex Pistols

Posted 16 October 2023 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § UK § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – First Farm (August 2013)

Posted 12 October 2023 § Animals § Baby § MemoryLane § Photo § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “Now, the sun’s coming up/I’m riding with Lady Luck/Freeway, cars and trucks/Stars beginning to fade”

Ever rediscover a song and just listen to it on repeat endlessly?  Yeah, this one right now… “Ol 55” – Tom Waits

Posted 09 October 2023 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – Young Earth Creationism

Posted 08 October 2023 § Humour § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (Words vs. Actions)

I recently wrote about the gap that often exists between words and action. This may be the most egregious example I’ve ever seen: On the national day for truth and reconciliation we wanted to remember the last day camp buffalo bones stood. The mayor wanted to commemorate NDTR on Wednesday- this audio is from that […]

Posted 30 September 2023 § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Rona Sent Multiple Emails Asking Me To Review The 30×50 Blue Polyethylene Tarp I Bought

So I did. Then, after all their asking, not sure why they rejected my review! 😉 Greatest Tarp of All-Time?  Greatest Tarp of All-Time! I wasn’t sure what to expect when i ordered this 30×50 blue polyethylene tarp that was listed on the Rona web site. But I was pleasantly surprised to receive a 30×50 […]

Posted 29 September 2023 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Jobs ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – Actions, Not Words

I’ve been thinking about actions vs. words a lot lately. One of the things that really brought home this important distinction was when I had to leave the Regent Place branch of Regina Public Library after eight years as Branch Head following a re-org of supervisors and managers. It was a pretty emotional time and […]

Posted 27 September 2023 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Wisdom § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Visualizing Why Americans Increasingly Use Sub-Titles

Not understanding accents. Poor sound mixing. Helps overcome noisy distractions while watching.  (Ironically as I type this, Sasha is literally digging in the fridge asking if we have any yoghurt as Shea and I (try to) watch “Daisy Jones and the Six” – and yes, we have sub-titles on!) Bad hearing Not necessarily bad hearing […]

Posted 22 September 2023 § FridayFunLink § Infographic § PopCulture § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – The Difference Between Control and Support

They may be introverted or extroverted, new to the role or with years of experience, heavily trained in management theory or have developed their approach through real-life experience. But, at the end of the day, there are really only two kinds of managers – those who see their role to control others and those who […]

Posted 20 September 2023 § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,