June 2009

  • The New Cities Interview

    Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of sitting down with the electro-pop band The New Cities. We talk about their major label debut album, their amazing live show, and lots of other things. This also marks the debut of The Chase March Show. Please head on over there to download the podcast of this […]


  • Run-DMC on Reading Rainbow

    Run-DMC drop the knowledge for the kids on the children’s program “Reading Rainbow” from the mid 1980s. It’s cool being able to find stuff like this on Youtube.


  • Teaching Tip Tuesday – What a Classroom Teacher Expects from a Supply

    I am very honoured to be the guest columnist for Teaching Tip Tuesday! I hope I can live up to WitGirl’s fabulous column from last week. I suppose I should start off by introducing myself. My name is Elle, and I’ve known Chase for years: He and I went to teacher’s college together. I, with […]


  • Unbalanced

    What has happened to the balance control on most stereos and music playing devices these days? I still need this feature on occasion and am often frustrated that I cannot find it. For instance, this morning I wanted to get a stereo to play only the left channel of a track. I have a radio […]


  • J. Michael Straczynski’s autograph

    J. Michael Straczynski is one of the best writers, period. He wrote the amazing television series Babylon 5. The story in that series was phenomenal. It was actually a five-year arc. Plot lines continued through all five seasons and things that started in the very first episode were resolved in the finale. Amazing, amazing writing. […]


  • Drug Mart Sign Confusion

    There’s something strange about this sign. I drove past it the other day and turned into the small plaza. I went to the A&P to get a few groceries and then I walked over to the drug store. At the check out, I tried to use my Optimum Points Card. The cashier asked if I […]


  • A Day in the Life of a Supply Teacher

    Hello again, it’s Witgirl! I’m here to help out Chase who is busily preparing report cards this week. He feels he absolutely cannot go a Tuesday without posting a Teaching Tip, this is where I come in. I’m not exactly sure if I’m offering a tip, maybe more of a suggestion. As I am a […]


  • It Only Took Me Injuring Myself to Realize…

    Teaching is a wonderful job that I really put my heart and soul into. This job always gives me a lot of enjoyment. I make sure that I model the behaviour and attitude that I expect my students to have. I am there in the classroom, day in and day out. I don’t use my […]