Blog
Welcome to the sounding board for Chase March. Here you will find my various articles about a variety of topics (DJ Events and news, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and much more)
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Sound Unbound- Sampling Music and Culture
Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital Music and Culture. Edited by Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky The basic tenet of this book is . . . Technology enables creativity, community, art, and love. Crippling it to save someone’s outmoded business-model is a crime against humanity. Sampling is perhaps one of the least understood concepts about modern…
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Wawanosh Wetlands Nature Trail
Let’s remember the bright and warm days of Autumn, now that we are stuck in the throws of Winter. Wawanosh Wetlands Conservation Area is in Sarnia and is a nice place to go for a run. If you want to know more about Wetlands, click the picture to read the plaque that was along the…
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Springwater Trail Run
Springwater Forest is part of Catfish Creek Conservation Area and is located in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trails through the forest are absolutely beautiful. This boardwalk leads over a lush bog. There are several foot bridges along the route as well. I only stop at the observation docks long enough to snap a picture. They…
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Ward Indoor Skatepark and Shop
Ward Skatepark and Shop is located at 199 Victoria Rd S, Guelph, ON. It is a warehouse style indoor facility with tons of great ramps and obstacles. It is open year-round and offers membership and daily use passes. This is a really nice half-pipe. This is truly a mini-ramp. I love it! There are all…
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Record Collecting for EVERYONE!
Record Collecting for Girls by Courtney E. Smith Why would I read a book entitled, Record Collecting for Girls? Because Record Collecting is for Everybody! Just like feminism. Both of these are great books and while the former isn’t necessarily about feminism, it does touch on some major issues. Courtney E. Smith explains . . .…
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Please Vote for Me
I have been nominated for a Hamilton Independent Media Award for Best Journalist – Arts and Culture. Please take a moment to click through and Vote for Me (Voting closes on Thursday) I’m honoured to be nominated and glad my efforts are being noticed. Wish me luck!
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My 2015 Running Season
I had a lot of fun out on the trails this season. It is the first time I actually have data about all of those runs, however. It is nice to have an app on my phone that not only tracks the distance I run every time, but also records the time, my average pace,…
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Grimsby’s Memorial Skatepark
Shayne Armstrong Memorial Skatepark is located in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. It has all the typical ramps you would expect to see at an outdoor park. The ramps and obstacles are spread out nicely to allow a great flow when skateboarding. There are several ledges to do grind tricks on. There are three ramps here and…
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Schools Can Be So Much Greener
When we think of the cost of school, we rarely think of the buildings themselves. It is important to remember that they have both a financial cost and an environmental one. Energy Use “School buildings are the third biggest energy users. A mid-size school district may spend $1 million yearly on energy, a number that…
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Hawkeye – An Avenger or a Weapon
Hawkeye: Volume 1 – My Life as a Weapon When I first heard of this title, I really had no interest in reading it. After all, he is probably the least exciting member of The Avengers. But the praise for the book has been strong, so when I saw it on the shelves of the…