One of my favourite books from my childhood, ok, maybe my teen or young adulthood. Click the image to view source and read more about the book and the movie. 2 lessons that never end for me – gleaned from my last post and its comments: asking for and accepting help and support respecting my [...]

Yesterday afternoon was gorgeous – a perfect afternoon for a shopping spree in Montreal, which I hadn’t done in a long while. It’s as if I were a tourist in my own city, since I no longer live in Montreal but lived there for so long. In the very first store I visited (after stopping [...]

“Today’s topic…self-construction” KRS-One **audio from 1vibe.net, April 22, 2008 7 months ago (though I just discovered it) Clay Burrell wrote On Leaving Teaching to Become a Teacher: More and more I wonder: is school a good place for teachers who want to make a difference in the lives of their students, and to the future [...]

I just this moment discovered this project through facebook – in one of those ads that usually annoy the crap out of me in the left hand column (they annoy me because a) they are usually about finding an adult friend or signing up for some kind of scammy looking deal; and b) when I [...]