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Wisdom Wednesday – Do Happier People Work Harder?

The idea of a connection between happiness and productivity is a discussion I’ve had with a few people at work over the past couple years – some who are in agreement with the idea, some who feel there’s no link between happiness and productivity and some who are uncertain (or haven’t given it much thought […]

¶ Posted 14 September 2011 § Library § Video § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, health, orgdevl

What Is Your Favourite “Holy Shit” Fact?

Redditors chime in with their favourite “blow your mind” facts – some serious, some silly. That one about there being no physical (or metaphysical) difference between the atoms in a living creature and non-living inanimate object makes sense on one level but is also sort of stunning when you think about it.

¶ Posted 18 August 2011 § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, health

“Snakes on a Pace”

Took today off to go to the Queen City Ex with Shea and Pace. We just got home after nearly 10 hours (!) at the fair. Pace managed to stay awake in the car home but fell asleep one nanosecond after we put him in bed. His mom and dad won’t be far behind him. […]

¶ Posted 04 August 2011 § Family § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: saskatchewan

Wisdom Wednesday – The Emphatic Civilisation

This great video makes the case that we haven’t evolved to compete with each other but to empathize with one another. I especially like how it builds the case of how our strongest connections grew from family relationships to tribes to religion-as-extended-family to nation-states-as-extended-family to the natural next step to a worldwide unity of purpose, […]

¶ Posted 03 August 2011 § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: atheism, cool, health, history

Alberta’s Got Gas and Sask’s Got a Pharm!

I’m currently reading a book called “Stampede! The Rise of the West and Canada’s New Power Elite” by Gordon Pitts of the Globe & Mail. This book came to my attention after winning a 2009 National Business Book Prize and, as you might expect given its title and author, it’s a fairly pro-business look at […]

¶ Posted 28 July 2011 § Library § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: alberta, book, economics, health, history, saskatchewan, unitedstates

Friday Fun Link – All Space Shuttle Missions In Eight Minutes

¶ Posted 22 July 2011 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, history, unitedstates, weather

Newfoundland Trip – Whale Watching at Bonavista

¶ Posted 05 July 2011 § MemoryLane § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, holiday, travel

Google Charges Its R&D Team With Making Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Conventional…

…”within a few years.” So frackin‘ cool if it’s true!

¶ Posted 12 June 2011 § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, google, health

Friday Fun Link – Barley Buddy

Now this is social media I can get behind – tell the site which beers you prefer and it will make recommendations for your next brew!

¶ Posted 10 June 2011 § FridayFunLink ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: cool

Saturday Snap – Katepwa Beach Flooding

With the amount of moisture we’ve had for the past couple winters and last summer as well, much of Saskatchewan is experiencing the worst flooding we’ve had in forty years. Katepwa Lake, north of Indian Head, where our family has a cottage is no exception. Last weekend, Shea, Pace and I were out to do […]