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Teacher X
He was not the worst teacher I ever had. Or maybe he was. More than 40 years later I can’t decide. He knew his subject, which I guess is a plus. But his treatment of his students was, at the very least, disrespectful. I think his classroom management methods built up resentment and stifled the […]
No Picture For This One!
Today the city comes by to pick up the paper and cardboard recycling in our area. They can come by early, so I usually take the stuff out the previous evening, which is what I did last night. It as about 9 p.m. and dark. I was thinking of all the other things I had […]
The Martian
When the Oscar nominees were announced last week I noted that I had not seen any of the films in the Best Picture category (or most other nominated films for that matter). If I was ambitious, or had more time, I would make it my mission to see all the nominees before the awards are […]
Art, Not Science
The dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree. If there was a warning light there it came on. Oil, engine repair both seatbelts, traction control, battery – you name it, it was lit. Of course the seat belts were buckled, and there seemed to be nothing else wrong with the car. Given that the alternative […]
The Refugee Family
I guess you could call them political refugees. It’s a familiar story, I’m sure you have heard it before. They were in the wrong place at the wrong time. They got out before the soldiers came because they had been tipped off. You can attribute that to divine intervention if you like, or just to […]
Bethesda
In the New Testament book of John here is a reference to a place of healing, pool, that in English is rendered Bethesda. The Hebrew word translates as “House of Mercy.” Just outside of Ottawa there is a retreat centre that aspires to be such a place, the Bethesda Renewal Centre. On New Year’s Eve […]
The Big Boat
The reference to the Titanic in yesterday’s post did bring something to mind, a slight connection I had with that ill-fated ship that sank in 1912. Back in the 1960s I had a friend whose grandmother hailed originally from Northern Ireland. Her father had been employed by Harland & Wolff, the Belfast shipbuilder who […]
Monday’s Words Of Wisdom
I have no idea where I got this one. I really need to pay more attention when I see these things online. That way at least I can give credit where credit is due. If I was more computer literate I’d fix the grammatical error, but that sort of skill is beyond me.
Winter is Here???!!!
After an unseasonably warm Fall I woke up this morning to freezing rain with colder temperatures and some major snowfalls in the forecast. Looks like it might be here to stay. Mind you, we normally get around 75 centimetres of snow before Christmas. This yer we had one, which quickly melted. It was 16 degrees […]
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