So the question is….?
WHY?
New Year take one… or is that take two??
Working in the school systems allows something pretty unique when it comes to New Year, there are two of them. Often when September roles around I reflect on how I did on my calendar New Year resolutions and if I have not done very well it allows me to give myself a kick in the…
How to teach a young introvert
This was me at school. I hated any type of large class activities and would loathe the thought of the teacher asking me a question even if I was confident I had the right answer. Schools are designed to be large social places with large gathering areas for things like lunch.
Rand Paul: We Must Demilitarize the Police
I am a supporter of the police, but this article does make some very good points. Why would do police need to wear cameo gear in a city? This article is written by an American about America, but there is some similarities with Canadian.
The Funny Ritual of the American Family Vacation
Originally posted on Humor in America:
To celebrate the summer and to coincide with an impending Father’s Day, I am reposting this piece on National Lampoon’s Vacation. I reassert that the film is a formidable contribution to American humor, a fact made even more evident by the lame updated version of the film released in…
School Concert
Originally posted on janeyinmersin:
The elementary school across the street had their end of year concert last night. The concert was actually supposed to take place a week ago however it was cancelled due to a man being stabbed behind the school who subsequently died. I guess that would make it a murder. Yep there…
To Recline, Or Not To Recline: That Is The Question
Originally posted on Ever The Wayfarer:
Take the poll! Take the poll! You know you want to. (It’s at the bottom.) Okay, so maybe Shakespeare, or Bacon, or whoever else might have written those iambic pentametric verses filled with some of the best insults EVER, was never really concerned with the social acceptability of reclining…
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My Wife, People, Technology and the Classroom
I wrote this Blog when in Victoria BC earlier this week. I am married to a wonderful woman, she is funny, beautiful and very smart. She laughs at my jokes, most of the time, and I always trust her to bring me down when I am all wound up about something, be it work, other…
My Thoughts on Vaccination
On the Grande Prairie Facebook page there is a post, although does not say in so many words, about vaccination due to a case of measles in Alberta and they fact that children “MAY” not be admitted into schools if they have not been vaccinated. For those who have not spent the time looking at…
The New Blog
Here we go again…!!! I started the “Just another Blog” many years ago, never really took hold and it was always a hit and miss affair with long periods of nothing then a quick post promising to get better but never does. In January The Daily Post ran a Zero to Hero, Blogging 101. Basically…
Just Re-Blogging
I have wiped out my Blog and will be getting things up and running again real soon. look for a fresh new start on April 15
