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October 28, 2004

Saving Graces

It's been a long month of change, but I've decided to call it quits on a few bad habits I've picked up this year. Cigars, Beer, and Sex....

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Posted by Robert on October 28, 2004 08:15 PM
Category: October 2004

October 10, 2004

Critically thinking outside a box of Urban Legends

One of the things I'm trying to teach my students is the concept of Critical Thinking. Sadly, it is sorely lacking at this college - not that this school is representative of all Post-Secondary schools in even this province, yet...

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Posted by Robert on October 10, 2004 11:55 PM
Category: October 2004, Teaching Tales

October 07, 2004

An untouched minority village

While CPK and OB were busy watching a woman work the loom, I decided to play games with the children of the village. The children were mainly barefoot, covered in dusty second hand clothing. I had only seen their...

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Posted by Robert on October 7, 2004 11:58 AM
Category: National Holiday (Sept to Oct) 2004

October 04, 2004

Taking over kitchens, Exploring mountain villages

If this day was a theme for a Children's Television Network program, the main idea for today was learning to take calculated risks that maximize exploration value, and when to bloody well write off bad ideas....

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Posted by Robert on October 4, 2004 10:08 PM
Category: National Holiday (Sept to Oct) 2004

October 03, 2004

Jenga, Dead Dogs, and Wandering Ways

Remember that scene in National Lampoon’s Summer Vacation where Clark Griswald (Chevy Chase) is driving along the desert highway? Christie Brinkley, his temptation, rides up beside the family car in her own hot automobile, her hair bobbing and flowing in...

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Posted by Robert on October 3, 2004 09:26 PM
Category: National Holiday (Sept to Oct) 2004
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