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I’m Thankful
Every year at this time, I like to take stock of my life and reflect on all of the blessings I have. It’s one of the reasons that I like Thanksgiving. I love getting together with the family and have a nice dinner, but I also like reflecting on my life and all of the good…
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Carving Out Some Time
I share things on Instagram and Facebook that I don’t necessarily share here. That’s probably because of the immediacy of those platforms. It’s easy to throw up a quick update and move on. With my blog, I am a little more deliberate of what I post and take several hours each week crafting entries. At least,…
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Teaching Yard Sale and Resource Exchange
I have been collecting teaching resources for the past 15 years. I have a lot of great items that I will be selling this weekend. Other teachers will also be selling some of their tried-and-true teaching resources at the ETFO Yard Sale and Resource Exchange. Here are the details . . . I will have…
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Happy Star Wars Day!
It’s a bad pun, but it has started a yearly celebration of everything Star Wars. One of the slogans in the franchise is , “May The Force Be With You” and since today is May the Fourth and that sounds very close, fans have taken that and run with it. Happy Star Wars Day! I…
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Happy Earth Day – Let’s Leave Some of It Alone
“We should take about a quarter of the Earth and only let Darwin run the show there. It doesn’t have to be contiguous, doesn’t have to all be tied together. It should be part in the oceans, part on land. But we should not run every evolutionary decision on this planet. We want to have…
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Record Store Day Tomorrow!
James Kirkpatrick aka Thesis Sahib is a performance artist, visual artist, rapper, and much, much more. He circuit bends toys and turns them into musical instruments. I have seen him perform live several times and what he does just blows me away. Make sure you go to Grooves Records in London, Ontario for Record Store…
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A Secret Stash of Medicine Music
Amanda Palmer writes, “In my darkest hours, I still go to my secret stash of medicine-music to comfort me, like a familiar childhood blanket, and cocoon myself in the songs of . . . “ Instead of sharing her list of medicine-music, I thought I would share mine. No matter how I feel; happy, sad,…
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How I Feel Doing Midnight Radio
Midnight Radio. Written by Ehud Lavski. Art by Yael Nathan. Contact: elavski@gmail.com I feel like this when I do my Midnight Radio program. It feels like I belong there and I hope I connect with the listeners in the same way. Brilliant comic! Listen to My Show – Word is Bond Rap Radio Monday Nights…
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The Gift Must Always Move
I have never liked the term Indian Giver. Not only is it racist, it is wholly inaccurate. The First Nations People weren’t in the practice of giving presents and then taking them back. There was a cycle that was observed and for those outside of the culture, it was a little hard to understand. I…
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Give It Away–Pass the Hat
I have been blogging for eight years now. I freely give away all of my content, and have never thought about placing an ad on the site. My radio show is on a university campus and although I put tons of work into it, I never see a dime. Give It Away I do what…