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Learning Stops in the Summer
Too many parents leave the education of their children solely to the school system. Learning is a life long experience that should not and cannot be left solely to the school system. Yet it seems to me that a lot of people think it is the teacher’s job to educate their child to everything that…
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Things Work Out
Do you remember how we met each other? “Yeah, I do. It was at a conference. We sat beside each other and got to talking.” And why did you choose that specific seat? “I don’t know. I just did, I guess.” Do you think things happen for a reason? “I’m not sure. I think that…
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Just Plain Idiotic
I went to Canada Day celebrations yesterday at a local park. There had to have been at least 50,000 people there. It was an amazing event that was catered to families. There were children’s rides and free events. And there was a main stage showing some local musicians. I was watching the stage show and…
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Think, Leave, Cook, Write or TLCW
This is a weird philosophy of writing that I have cooked up. I thought I’d share my recipe with you. So here it is, The Recipe to Good Writing 1) Think Writers must always be thinking of what could make a good story. Be on the lookout for ideas and scribble them down where ever…
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My First Creative Process
I thought that I would share the creative process that resulted in the screenplay “Stealth.” It’s an interesting story that took seven years for me to complete. It started with an idea that changed and developed over the years so that the final script was nothing like my original intended story. It all started with…
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How To Write
It seems like there are a million and one things to read about writing. It’s overwhelming to see all the books published on the topic. Add to that all the websites and blogs that make it their main focus and it’s not hard to see why some people are afraid to even try. I know…
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Different Roles We Play
I read May Not Appear Exactly as Shown by Gordon J.H. Leenders and was intrigued by this passage. “Hey, like Shakespeare said, ‘All the world’s a stage and all the people actors.’” “Life is not a play, Ryan. And Brad and Nicole are not actors.” “The play’s the thing Katelin.” “Ryan, stop it, life is…
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Basic Navigation
I had to laugh last week when I saw a news item on television. The story was about school program that takes kids outside to learn some skills. I went to a similar program when I was a child; it was referred to as Outdoor Education back then and it was a great a program.…
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Though
Where did you come from? Why have you crept into my daily lexicon?I don’t remember using you, until only recently, you’ve been born into my vocabulary.You’ve butt in and taken but’s placeBut not completely, you seeThe problem is that when I look backI can remove youAnd it makes no differenceto my words or message.So why…
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Graduation
A respected member of our community spoke at the graduation ceremony last week. His speech was beautiful and I hope that the people in the audience got as much out of it as I did. After he spoke, I quickly found a pen and paper to write done what he had said. These might not…