Category: Life Musings
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The BC Storm and Winter Driving Preparedness
Many of the weather prognosticators are now saying that we should prepare for another long, cold and (shudder) snowy winter in the Metro Vancouver region. Ugh. Get ready for hashtag #BC Storm to start trending as we get a dusting of snow. If we are in fact in for a snowy winter, and you are…
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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
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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…