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  • 3 TAKES

    I wrote a trio of poems on the same theme “Out of Bounds.” Let me know what you think. They should appear in the proper order when the July 2007 page loads up. If not, here is the intended order to read them in. Out of Bounds She’s Out of Bounds Nothing is Out of…


  • Remember Prisoners of Gravity?

    Prisoners of Gravity was a unique television show that fit a niche. It was a show about science fiction writing and it ran for five seasons. Rick Green played the character of Commander Rick. In the opening comic strip type sequence we see that Commander Rick builds a space craft out of his Camaro Z-28.…


  • The Coolest Canadian

    In honour of Canada’s 140th birthday and this holiday long weekend, I think it is time to recognize some Canadian talent. I think one of the coolest guys on the planet is Canadian. This guy has a presence that comes through the television screen . I knew it the first time I saw him and…


  • Definition of Cool

    Cool is a very versatile word. We all know that the word has a lot more uses that those just relating to temperature. Here is a detailed definition that I got from Bartleby; ADJECTIVE:Inflected forms: cool·er, cool·est1. Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold: fresh, cool water; a cool autumn evening. 2. Giving or suggesting…


  • Last Hold Out

    Sometimes I think I am the only person left in the world who doesn’t have a cell phone. I had one for a short period of a time a few years ago. I found that I didn’t need one. I have an answering machine at home. Nothing is so important that I need to be…


  • Smog City

    The smog was so thick that I could actually see it in the air, sticking to the city as I drove over the Skyway Bridge yesterday. It is always worse when the heat gets extremely unbearable. If we are issued a heat advisory, a smog advisory goes with it. It is like the two are…


  • Computer Problems

    I can’t seem to get my mom’s computer to work right. It takes me forever to log onto my blog. The screens don’t load up properly and sometimes no text even appears. The only way I can actually get it to work is by going through a back door type of way. It is really…


  • Different Computer Different Temperament

    I wonder why different computers seem to have different temperaments. I am on summer vacation now and am visiting my mom for a couple of weeks. She has a Mac that is more than a couple of years old. The computer works just fine for everything she wants to do with it. For me, though,…


  • I Wish I Could Do More

    I wish I could do more. But it’s over. It’s done. Ten months together. 180 instructional days. Three reports cards for each student. Awards. Prizes. Praise. Time. Lots of time. Quality time.Time’s run out.Time for summer vacation.Time to part ways.It came too soon.It was a good year.I wish I could do morethan just hope that…


  • Teacher Blues

    I’ll always seem to get depressed on the last day of school. It happens every year. I stand around and look at an empty classroom. The walls are bare. The desks are pushed to the side of the room. The resources are all boxed up. It seems unnervingly empty. I don’t want to leave it.…