2008
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Album Spotlight # 1
Raising Hell – Run-DMC This is the album that introduced me to rap music. I remember it quite well. I was at a family due and my cousin had the cassette tape. He made sure that the adults weren’t around and he played it for a few of his cousins. One of the rappers swore…
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Give the Cameraman Some!
I used to volunteer at the community cable station in Stoney Creek. It was quite the experience to go into a tiny television studio, operate the equipment, and actually be part of a team that put on television shows. That was a long time ago but the memories stay with me. Operating a camera inside…
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Transformers – Just Can’t Seem To Get It Right
Transformers are an iconic part of my childhood. I remember quite clearly running home form school to watch the cartoon show. I was excited about the theatrical release and dragged my parents to it. I even bought the soundtrack. The songs wouldn’t normally have been my taste of music but it was Transformers so I…
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My New Novel
I started working on a new novel three weeks ago. I had a situation, a character name, one rough scene of dialogue, and not much else. That was my starting point. I didn’t really know where I was going with it, but I sat down and typed away anyway. I wrote a prologue and then…
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Random Acts of Kindness
First I saw a commercial where cars were stuck in a gridlock and a few of the drivers stuck started to blow bubbles. It was a light moment in a usually tense situation. It was also kind of beautiful. The voice over announced this as a “blatant act of road joy.” Nice! I then came…
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Album Spotlight Series
Tuesdays are when new music is released. I used to look forward to Tuesdays. I would run to the record stores downtown and try to find the lowest price on the new must-have tape. Yup, I said tape. I reluctantly started buying CDs when I realized that I could not save the cassette tape format…
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Recommended Reads # 6
Story by Robert McKee I first heard of this book from a comic book convention. I sat in on a writer’s panel discussion and was quite fascinated. It was amazing to hear writers speak of their craft, characters, and creations. I have been to a few of these events and have been able to meet…
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Blog Surfing – Wave 4
It was one of those rare occasions where I had time to surf for blogs. Here are a few that I found today that I thought might be of interest. http://www.valeriemorrison.net/blog/ Thinking Out Loud – humour, observations, etc http://zenhabits.net/ Self help advice, etc http://daily-rambler.blogspot.com/ Daily Rambler – info on blogging, advice, etc http://writetodone.com/ Advice and tips for writers http://nathanbransford.blogspot.com/ Nathan…
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Bring Work Home
It’s one of those weekends again. It’s a weekend where I will need to bring work home. I don’t know if most people realize this, but teachers put a lot of work in outside of the classroom. I normally spend three hours every weekend drawing up my lesson plans for the upcoming week. I can…
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Small Print on the Screen
Why are TV commercials now filled with impossible to read small print? Have you noticed this? I was watching TV last night and noticed that three commercials in a row did this. Where is the honesty and integrity of these companies that advertise something but then feel the need to put disclaimers and warnings on…