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Toxic Positivity

I saw this in the context of someone dealing with cancer but I can think of lots of other situations – workplaces, volunteer organizations, schools, families, life during Covid in general – where everyone is encouraged to act as if everything is good and positive and happy instead of acknowledging that things might be less […]

¶ Posted 03 February 2021 § Infographic § Meme § Shea § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health

Secular Sunday – Ricky Gervais and Stephen Colbert Debate Religion

¶ Posted 03 January 2021 § Humour § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, education, history, science

Art and Music In Relation To Space and Time

This quote is pretty profound…

¶ Posted 28 October 2020 § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: language, music

Secular Sunday – Church Donations Have Plunged Due to Coronavirus. Some Might Not Survive.

I’m an atheist but I acknowledge the massive role the church has played in various major aspects of society for thousands of years – from being host to many people’s personal milestones like weddings and funerals to influencing global geopolitics. The power of the church has been falling for awhile now but the impacts of this […]

¶ Posted 28 June 2020 § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, history

Fossilized Opal Dinosaur Tooth

Considering I barely passed Geology 101 with a 51% to get my undergrad science credit (whew!), I spend a lot of time these days thinking about dinosaurs, geologic time, and the makeup of our planet. I know we’re hardwired for it as a species but I also think a lot about how all humans (hi!) […]

¶ Posted 22 January 2020 § Photo § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, history, science

Music Monday – “Good job getting the bags ready/Take your time/Take your time”

A big cold snap in Saskatchewan has got me thinking about Mexico and all our previous trips… Here’s a montage someone made of Cancun and Isla Mujeres… “Shlow Motion” – Oomiee

¶ Posted 13 January 2020 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, holiday, saskatchewan, travel, weather

The Fundamental Choice This Election #elxn43 #canpoli

I’m not sure if it was something I learned in a political science class or read in a book or when exactly I figured it out. But I don’t think it’s especially profound to realise that, at its core, the biggest difference between people on the left and people on the right is that people […]

¶ Posted 20 October 2019 § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, history

The Changing Nature of Freedom of Expression: Banning Books Is Anachronistic But Challenges Remain

Good article from The National Post about the changing nature of the debate around Freedom of Expression. What remains is that challenges still come from all sides of the political spectrum. …the bulk of work on freedom of expression is shifting from people who fruitlessly complain about books to attacks on journalists and bloggers. Also […]