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Vansittart Woods Nature Trail
Vansittart Woods is a wildlife protection area in Blanford, Ontario. The Thames Valley District School Board uses this site as an outdoor education centre for its students, but you can use the trails easily enough by obtaining a permit. The trail is fairly flat and runs through the forest alongside a busy highway. This is…
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Remember, Respect, and Honour the Past
It’s Remembrance Day here in Canada – a day where we pause to reflect on the past sacrifices many have made on our behalf. I am reminded of the time I spent serving as a member of The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. I loved being in this band. We looked sharp and sounded amazing. We…
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A Fitting Send-Off
Rest in Peace, Dad! My dad was a Scout Leader before I was even born. The service bars on his sleeve always impressed me. I followed in his footsteps by becoming a youth member and then worked my way up to being a leader myself. I wouldn’t be a teacher today without the experience Scouts…
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Chasing Content – November 2012
It’s time for another edition of Chasing Content – that monthly feature that has us looking back at what was happening right here on the blog last year at this time. Let’s go exploring! You can read all of the posts from last November . . . or just these favs! All I Want for…
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Ender’s Game – Great in Any Format
Ender’s Game is one of the best novels ever written, in my humble opinion. It is a brilliant science fiction masterpiece that sparked an entire series of books. The movie version of the book has been a long time coming. In fact, in the afterword of the audio book, creator and author Orson Scott Card…
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Family of Referees – A Tribute to My Dad
Wally, Richie, and Chase March – Soccer Referees My dad was a soccer referee when I was a kid. I used to run up and down the sidelines with a flag in my hand to help him out. My brother and I often served as his linesmen and it was a lot of fun. I…
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The Borg and The Cybermen Join Forces
The most evil enemy in the Doctor Who universe finds a way to crossover into the Star Trek universe. That’s right, the Borg and the Cyberman have joined forces and that is bad news for the crew of the Enterprise and the entire universe. Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who – Assimilation 2:…
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Why Was This Never Released?
This is my all-time favourite Avril Lavigne song. Why was this video never released? Why am I only seeing it now some twelve years later? Who cares? It’s finally here! I remember being part of the Avril Lavigne digital street team. I joined it as soon as I discovered her. “Complicated” was blowing up all…
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Swimming Through a Corn Maze
I went to a corn maze on the weekend with a group of friends. Perhaps, that wasn’t such a good idea. We were warned that it was a little wet back there. We were prepared for a little mud. Little, being the operative word. After all, that is part of the fun right? Little did we…
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300,000 Page Views!
My blog just hit another milestone. Silent Cacophony has reached 300,000 page views! I want to thank all of my readers and faithful fans. Thanks for making this a worthwhile endeavor.