Category: Life Musings
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Monday’s Movie; Kid Snippets
If you want to know what it is like being a primary school teacher, have a look at this Kid Snippets video on the YouTube –
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Rest In Peace Gord Downie
Last night Gord Downie, the frontman for Canada’s house band, The Tragically Hip passed away. May you Rest In Peace Gord. I thank you for all the music you gave us. With love, Stacey and so many, many Canadians. Go with love.
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An Inspirational Thought
As many BC teachers (me included) continue to grapple with implementing new curriculum to their teaching practice, the following quote from George Couros’ book “The Innovator’s Mindset” struck a chord with me, “Again though, at the heart of innovation are people, not stuff.” That’s my inspirational thought to end what has been a very long…
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R.I.P. Mr Tom Petty
I remember a summer sometime around 1989 when my Dad and I and a couple friends went to a festival in the alpine part of the Stein River valley. The festival was fun and all that, but I remember that trip as a kind of a “coming of age”. On that trip my father and…
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Nathaniel Rateliff; I Never Need Grow Old
I was laying in my hospital bed yesterday afternoon just feeling sorry for myself and the rest of the world so I decided to check my FacePlant page (you can check it out as well @adadintheburbs). Oh, and tomorrow I’ll tell you more about my stay in the Royal Columbian Hospital. On the FaceBook I…
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Those Big Questions
Do you ever wonder about what you are doing “with your life”? Do you ever stop and think…what the fuck is it all about? Am I on “the right path”? Or even, is there a right path to be on? Or why are we not supposed to end a sentence or question with a preposition? …
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Boat and Tool Rentals
About a month ago, before my guts fell out and I had to be hospitalized for just over a week, I decided to trim the final holly hedge at my mother’s house in Burnaby. While a holly hedge is a thing of beauty to some, it can be a beast to trim. And if you…
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My Vlog About the World Not Being Fair
https://youtu.be/ipWEJvV7CAs
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Male Celebrities as Role Models
Celebrities are often seen by ordinary folk as larger-than-life figures, almost as though they were a completely different life form. Nonetheless, they are human too, although some do stand out as role models for fathers across the world. This article takes a look at how some male celebrities have handled fatherhood and what lessons can…
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My Visit to the Royal Columbian Hospital
Last Tuesday I was at home, playing Lego with my kids when I was quite suddenly doubled over from a pain in my abdomen. Within 30 minutes I knew that I was not just having a “stomach ache” so I had my kids call their mom to get her home ASAP and an ambulance to…