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I Love Comics! (Latest Batch of Reads for 2012)
I’m enjoying building this little digital bookcase, of sorts. I’ve never really kept a reading log. I read for the sheer enjoyment of it, but this year, I am keeping track of every single title. Here are my latest graphic novel reads. Kill Shakespeare: Volume 2: The Blast of War by Conor McCreery, Anthony Del…
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Swayze Falls Trail – Short Hills Provincial Park
I ran a trail at Short Hills Conservation area in St. Catherines Ontario a few weeks back and really enjoyed myself. Today, I was looking forward to exploring a brand new trail there. I had heard that there was a waterfalls in this park so when I saw this sign, I knew it was the…
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Getting Older and Feeling It
Yesterday I was teaching a Grade 2 gym class. Everything was fine, until the moment it wasn’t. I don’t know exactly what I did but it hurt. It felt like somebody kicked me hard in my lower back. Of course, nobody did. I managed to finish the class with no one being the wiser, but…
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Teaching Tip – Smartboards
Welcome to Teaching Tip Tuesday! Every week I share with you a tip that I hope you will find useful in your teaching. You can visit the Teaching Tips Archive to see all of the tips in the order I have posted them over the years. Please check that page as I will continue to…
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Magic Street, Transformers UK, and more!
I love reading! Here are the latest titles I’ve zoomed through this month. Magic Street by Orson Scott Card Cecil Tucker discovers an abandoned baby and convinces his mom to adopt him. He names the baby Mack Street and he becomes a big brother / mentor to the little boy. Cecil just knew that there…
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Chasing Content – October 2008
See that glow? It’s coming from the archives. Take a closer look. You can read all of the posts from October 2008 or just these sparkling ones. Welcome to the SC – I wrote this post as an introduction to what Silent Cacophony is all about. I Ran Up The Escarpment – I decided to…
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A Run Through Southcrest Ravine
Let’s explore Southecrest Ravine in London, Ontario for the latest edition of My Visual Running Tours. I really didn’t know what to expect when I started off on my run today. It certainly didn’t look like much on the trail map of the city I picked up last week. There are a few different entrance…
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Latest Graphic Novel Reads
I’m really enjoying cataloging everything I’ve read over the course of the year. I don’t know why I never did this before. Here are the latest graphic novels I’ve had the pleasure of reading in 2012. Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors by Peter J. Tomasi and Frenando Pasarin I have been reading a lot of Green…
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How To Use a Paper Towel
Over the course of our lives we use a ridiculously large amount of paper towels. I became aware of this a few years ago and took steps to reduce the amount of waste I create. One of my biggest pet peeves is seeing how much paper towel the average person uses to dry their hands…
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Thanksgiving (Not Perfect, But Just Right All the Same)
Thanksgiving is one of the best times of the year to reflect and take stock of life. We get together with family, enjoy some great food, and nice company. Last year, I seemed to just tread water through the whole thing. The year before I imagined a new start, a start that didn’t really come.…