July 2012
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Those gymnasts are so good, they ALL just need a gold medal EVERY TIME. You’re welcome.
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Grade 5/6 Literacy Lesson Turns Into World History...
Well, it started off as a reading comprehension lesson with a focus on ‘cause and effect’. So we spoke about cause and effect in the universe. And then I asked if they knew anything about a cause creating a HUGE effect. So we started talking about World War I. And World War II. And then terrorism and world politics and the history of war.
The kids were super-engaged, super-interested,...
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Movie theatres are supposed to be places where we lose ourselves. There’s real evil in the world and some movies examine evil and violence as a form of reflection. When I saw The Dark Knight Rises the other day, I had blood and (natural) chemicals racing around my body; this is the power of movies. Terrible that some nutjob could unleash his madness on people who were out for a couple of...
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Things I Actually Ended Up Doing on my Long...
Last December I posted a list of things I wanted to do when I got my first long service leave. This has now come to pass, and here is what I actually did. I’ve crossed out the things that did not happen; and the things that happened are in bold.
Be a school Dad and drop off the kids, pick them up and be a parent helper in the mornings. Just couldn’t be a parent helper; I found I...
The history and art of the logo
bitshare:
A logo should define an entity, and it should encapsulate everything you do in one singular image. With that mantra in mind, creating a successful, simple yet illustrative logo can be a difficult project to undertake.
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