Silent Cacophony
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Influence
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini This was an interesting book about all of the different ways we are sold things. Companies use the science of persuasion to get us to buy their products. A lot of these tactic are manipulative and not ever children are spared. One of the first ways…
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Divas in the Dark – Friday!
ProjectBE presents Divas in the Dark. Join us for a Fun Filled Night with the one and only Tynomi Banks from Canada’s Drag Race with special guest entertainers . . . Roxy RhymesPhoenix BlackElixxirrRegina BenoitPoision Ivy-LeeOliver Personas’s with music by DJ Chase March Everyone will get a meet and greet with Tynomi Banks from Canada’s…
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Wycked Truth & Acid Raine Live
This edition of Word is Bond Rap Radio starts off with brand new music from Eternia. Even if you aren’t a Day 1 fan, like me, I am sure you will be nodding your head and enjoying this tune. Most people are these days. I spin an hour of great new music and then close…
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Know School – A New Way of Learning
I often find it hard to sleep the night before school starts every year. Even though I have spent countless hours setting up my classroom, writing lessons, and organizing resources, my mind races with possibilities. Today, my mind is racing for a different reason. After close to twenty years of teaching in the public education…
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Let’s Reject the Idea That Normal is Normal
Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines by Jonathan Mooney This book title seemed to fit with my view of the world. I embrace my weirdness and do my best to think creatively and live outside of the box. I thought it might help me get some insights about how to…
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Jeopardy Needs Revolving Hosts
I was scrolling through my Twitter feed today and came across a great quote from Peter Capaldi. He is affectionately known as the 12 Doctor. More than a dozen actors have portrayed the title character of Doctor Who and it doesn’t seem to have much of an impact on the fandom. Most Doctor Who fans…
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Live Hip Hop Radio with ScrmmbledEggs
Live concerts are back. I was so excited to be deejaying in front of a crowd again that I recorded the entire show. Last week, I shared with you Strange Breed’s set. This week, we will hear him again as he also did a few songs during ScrmmbledEggs set. That portion of the concert will…
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Stop Wasting Time at School
Don’t Waste Your Time Homeschooling 72 Things I Wish I’d Known by Traci Matt The title of this book is a bit tongue and cheek but the author is definitely correct about all the time wasted as we try to educate children. I know this from first-hand experience as a public school teacher for the…
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Strange Breed Live + bRavenous Interview (Word is Bond Rap Radio)
It’s been a long time since we were able to gather inside and put on a dope hip-hop concert. That’s why I wanted to record this return to live concerts. I was the DJ for the show and had a blast rocking the wheels of steel. When it came time for Strange Breed to perform,…
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Ben Folds Learned Cheap Lessons
A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons by Ben Folds I love when audio books are actually narrated by the author and when it is a musician, who plays some keys throughout, it’s really cool. I like to take notes when I read. It’s a little harder to do that…