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Secular Sunday – Atheism Among Muslims Spreading Like Wildfire

Although I grew up surrounded by Christians and continue to see Christianity as the most dominant religion where I live, it’s important to remember that there are numerous other religions/spiritualities/cults that have similar fanciful, unrealistic, unscientific underpinnings that are equally harmful to their adherents and to wider society. Luckily, there are lots of adherents of […]

¶ Posted 09 January 2022 § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: atheism

Half of N95 Style Masks Fail To Meet Minimum Standards of Protection in CBC Test

It’s such a tough time to be alive. Something that seems like it should be straight forward – buying N95-style masks because you want better protection against Omicron – could have all sorts of issues with sub-standard quality, even if purchased from legitimate retailers. Or the conflicting information that’s out there – for example, if […]

¶ Posted 04 January 2022 § Jobs § News § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, health

Some Recent Covid-Related Tweets

One of the hardest things about the pandemic is trying to keep up with the latest news/developments/theories (and the fact these are ever-changing gives a lot of fuel to anti-vaxxers which is a different discussion.) Even as a trained librarian who’s pretty obsessively following the latest in Covid news, I’m the first to admit I […]

¶ Posted 29 December 2021 § Humour § Library § News § Politics § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, health

Saturday Snap – Libraries Distributing Rapid Tests

Not my usual “Saturday Snap” photo today but instead, a screen shot of someone on Reddit saying they had a good experience at my branch getting their booster shot and also picking up a box of rapid tests. So strange to hear stories from Ontario of people lining up at liquor stores or other weird […]

¶ Posted 18 December 2021 § Library § News § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, health, ontario

The Pandemic’s Impact on the Workforce

There’s lots of coverage of the “Great Resignation” triggered by the never-ending pandemic. CNN has provided more insight about how that is especially true among older people who are choosing early retirement instead of staying in crowded workplaces or just recognizing that when they die, no one’s going to say “I wish I worked more” […]

¶ Posted 14 December 2021 § Jobs § News § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, economics

Secular Sunday – Atheists Among The Most Likely To Be Vaccinated, Evangelicals Among The Least Likely

Hmm, could the ability to trust science and use logic vs. the ability to believe in conspiratorial fairy tales and misplaced authority be part of this?

¶ Posted 12 December 2021 § Humour § Meme § SecularSunday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, Covid, education, health

Saturday Snap – Negative Covid Test!

I hate how it feels almost inevitable that one of these tests is going to come up positive one of these days, especially with how fast Omicron is apparently spreading. But not today, Satan! 😉

¶ Posted 11 December 2021 § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, health

Saturday Snap – I Got Vaccinated (Under 11 Edition)

Especially with there still being so much uncertainty around Covid, it’s such a relief to finally have everyone in the family on their way to being fully vaccinated. I know kids are generally at lower risk from Covid but I also know that even though your odds of winning a lottery are one in a […]

¶ Posted 27 November 2021 § Family § News § Politics § Sasha § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Covid, health, saskatchewan

The Conspiracy Chart

¶ Posted 24 November 2021 § Infographic § Internet § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § UK § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, health, history, reddit

First Children’s Vaccination Booked!

Another big milestone in the ongoing battle against Covid – getting our eight year old booked for her first vaccination! (And the email confirmation had the actual address but its definitely the most “Saskatchewan” thing ever to list the location of the vaccination clinic as a business that moved three years ago!)