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Recommended Reads – The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist is an excellent book that I can’t say enough about. I first discovered it as an audio book when I used to have a long commute to work. There were some amazing passages in it that made me want to pull the car over and jot them down but I didn’t…
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My Beef with Disposable Razor Commercials
I remember when the first razor came out that had three blades and how the television commercials praised this system as an amazing shave. Then four-blade razors came out. And not to be topped, Gillette came out with a five-blade razor that had a sixth precision trimming blade on the edge of it. I got…
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Professional Development Shouldn’t Be So Expensive
I have wanted to upgrade my teaching credentials for some time now. I just haven’t been able to afford to. I still have a large amount of student debt and until that is paid off, I don’t think I should be incurring more. Thankfully, my school had some money available this year to anyone who…
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Tim McGraw Reigns in the Rain
I went to my first country concert this past weekend. I had seen country acts before at free festivals but I had never been to a see a major show before. That changed when Witgirl bought me a ticket to Sarnia Bayfest to see Tim McGraw. I’ve been a fan of his since I first…
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Plagiarizing Myself
I have been taking an online course to upgrade my teaching credentials. Currently I am qualified to teach Kindergarten up to Grade 6. By the time I am done this course, I will be able to teach all the way up to Grade 10. I never planned on teaching high school but I have thought…
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Everwood Lives!
Everwood is an amazing television series. I can’t say enough good things about it. It is powerfully written and has amazing actors and performances. I bought Season 1 on DVD as soon as it was released and waited for the other seasons to be released. I waited a long time. It looked like they weren’t…
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Upper Case Vs. Lower Case
SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO REALLY LOVE UPPER CASE. I understand using upper case to emphasize a specific word or phrase in a piece of text. Of course, abbreviations and acronyms should also be written in upper case. What I don’t understand is how in children’s programs complete words are often written in upper case letters.…
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Windchill Interview Part 4
Here is the wrap up of the interview that Gamma Krush and I did with Windchill of Artists Over Industry and After.Words. If you’ve missed any of this transcript, please go and read it from the beginning. There is a link to each new part at the end of each post as well so you…
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Windchill Interview Part 3
This is the third part of the interview transcript. To hear the entire show for free, please go and download the podcast. If you want to read the interview and catch some YouTube videos, make sure you check out Part 1 and Part 2. And without further ado, here is part 3. CHASE: “Alright we’re…
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Windchill Interview Part 2
If you missed Part 1 of this interview, be sure to check it out. We are speaking with Windchill Factor from Artists Over Industry and After.Words. This interview aired on Dope FM radio and is now available as a free podcast. Go download it and while you are there make sure to subscribe so you…