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Secular Sunday – You’re Not Special But You Are Fucking Lucky

It’s been a tough year in a lot of ways – maybe the toughest of my life – but it’s ending on multiple up notes and either way, still better than none at all as my dad always says!

Posted 22 December 2024 § SecularSunday § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – Glass Balls vs. Plastic Balls

A co-worker who said she was worried about me and the impact of the various stresses in my life right now related the glass balls and plastic balls theory. I’d heard it before but always good to have a reminder about what’s truly important in life. @theultimatemomchallenge Replying to @Dr Almas I think the main […]

Posted 20 November 2024 § Family § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

There Is A Constant Battle Within Public Libraries Between Our Core Values of Belief In Freedom of Expression and Belief in Diversity/Inclusion

Posted without further comment.  (Er, other than to say you can fast forward to the end to see the conflict of those values in action…) (h/t to concerned community member who sent this to me.  It’s actually senior RPL managers speaking off-camera at the end, not RPL security guards.)

Posted 22 October 2024 § Canada § Censorship § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § News § Politics § Sad § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – I Think One of the Worst Feelings Is…

@go_hiking_ That is definitely one of the worst feelings ? #waterfall #waterfalls #hikingoftiktok #hikers #hikingadventures #hiking #ithaca ? original sound – Farbsy

Posted 05 June 2024 § Humour § Jobs § Meme § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is

Vonnegut was the master and, along with George Carlin and John Lennon, one of the people who’s probably influenced my worldview the most… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn6ru7FaQn

Posted 27 January 2024 § Charlie Echo § Family § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Secular Sunday – Young Earth Creationism

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

Wisdom Wednesday – “What Are You Doing To Solve The Problem of the Person Standing in Front of You”

I’ve been trying to write a post summarizing some of the various tips, pieces of advice, koans of wisdom that I’ve collected over the years – mostly from my time in libraries but from other workplaces, reading of books articles and just talking to knowledgeable people I respect. As that post grew and grew, I […]

Posted 21 June 2023 § Library § MemoryLane § Wisdom § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged:

A 41 Year Old Addict Says Good-Bye (And Shares His Observations and Regrets)

The amount of stress I’m seeing in the world right now is overwhelming. People I know from Ukraine and Iran worried about home.  People navigating our Covid-filled world whether they’ve never tested positive or tested positive multiple times.  Parents trying to find needed badly needed medicine for their kids while teachers face half empty classrooms.  […]

Posted 23 November 2022 § Meme § Randomness § Sad § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Leadership

Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to “lead”, influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. – Wikipedia 

Posted 25 October 2022 § Jobs § Library § Meme § MemoryLane § Randomness § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Secular Sunday – None of This Really Matters, None of It’s For Us, and We Don’t Know Why

A bit of a different take on my usual Secular Sunday posts poking fun at religion…a very serious, deep reply to a Reddit question about “What are some dark realities people are in denial about?”

Posted 16 October 2022 § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,