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Same Same but Different – Twins

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Thai people who interact with tourists use the expression "Same Same but Different" to describe many situations, including how an Australian and a Canadian compare (or any other Western people).Lately I've been thinking about my girls twinness.  We have spoken many times of nurturing their … [Read more...]

Cheesy Quotes are Us

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It's happened.  I've become a cheesy quote poster.My cynicism used to astound all around me.  Now, I do this:and this,The thing is - I believe it.  Or, I want to believe it, so I let go of cynicism and doubt and just go with it.  Look out Stuart Smalley, here I come.  And … [Read more...]

Thank You Volunteers Everywhere!

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I volunteer as President of Temiskaming Multiple Births and Director of Communications on the Board of Directors of Multiple Births Canada. I love these positions, even though I sometimes resent them (I guess that means I resent myself) for all the time they take up.I had the privilege of going … [Read more...]

Farewell to Alcohol – A New Hope

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I've been thinking about how to write this for a long time.  Almost a year.Dad about 12 years ago.Wasting away - two years ago.Eleven months ago my Dad died.  He was 63.  Alcoholism killed him.  He killed himself with alcohol.  I want to be clear that my Dad was a benign … [Read more...]

Why Do So Many People Hate Teachers?

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I try to avoid media attention to education because frankly I find it discouraging and hurtful. Lately the government has been on a mission to discredit teachers so that public opinion will be on their side.  That is not hard to do here in North America.  For some reason a lot of people seem to … [Read more...]

Changes – Screen time & Exercise

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Well, it seems I've managed to reduce screen time without even trying.  I got sick.  It was a bad cold that really knocked me down and lasted a week.  Then I needed another week to recover.  As a result I was in bed between 8 & 9 every night.  Thus, less screen time. … [Read more...]

Too Much Screen Time – For me that is

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I've been thinking about this for awhile.  I spend way too much time on this computer.  I love it, but it's too much.  I love reading blogs and communicating with friends and colleagues on twitter and facebook.  I learn a lot.  I do think this is valuable but it keeps me … [Read more...]

My Philosophy of Education & Parenting in a Poem

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I worked hard on this and am proud of it.  Somehow the idea to put my philosophy into a spoken word open struck me and I worked on it solidly until it was done (with a few breaks for food, snuggling and reading bedtime stories of course).I've posted it on the philosophy page of my blog and … [Read more...]