This year I picked up Math 31 in my teaching assignment. It is an introductory course to calculus that only students with a: high post secondary ambitions b: a love of math c: lots of spare time consider taking. All of my students fit into categories a and b. I’ve loved the challenge and content … [Read more…]
My father bought me this M C Escher puzzle back in October. So, a couple weekends ago when Blaise said “let’s do a puzzle!!!” I thought of this 1000 piece one in the basement that I was saving for Christmas holidays and brought it upstairs. That Friday night, Blaise helped me sort the edge pieces … [Read more…]
In honour of Movember (Mo(ustache No)vember), I decided to shave my beard down to a stache for a couple days. I guess the whole tradition started in Australia where people started fundraising for research prostate and testicular cancer by getting sponsors for their month long moustaches. In North America it became more of a beard … [Read more…]
OK, think of the two most embarrassing things to purchase. I purchased both of them at the same time today! I’m a hero!
Posits: People who buy new luxury vehicles generally replace their vehicles within five years Vehicles do not typically require any major repairs in their first five years. People who can afford to buy new luxury vehicles, do not typically drive them into the ground as they can afford alternative transportation for long distance trips. Five-year-old … [Read more…]
A couple weeks ago I attended a rich musical event: Owen Pallett performing at Knox United Church. I had heard from a friend that Mr. Pallett was kind of full of himself, a bit pouty, but a superb performer. All of this was true in my experience. He was very gracious towards the opening artist … [Read more…]
I was privileged to attend a this conference a couple days ago with several of my coworkers. The conference’s purpose is to equip educators to teach/instill character traits to/in their students. The keynote speaker impressed me so much by doing one simple, though I’m sure it required hours of preparation. Michele Borba is an American … [Read more…]
We have been involved with cohousing for about a year now and have since become associate members and then equity members. A couple weeks ago our group, Whiskeyjack Cohousing, merged with Silver Sky Cohousing to form a new group. At our meeting last Sunday, we chose a new name. Prior to the meeting, we were … [Read more…]
While waiting in Kelowna airport on a layover on my way to Calgary, my buddy Mike was waiting in Calgary airport on a layover. We connected over Facebook and started chatting. We discovered that I was going to arrive about 5 minutes after he left. I asked him if he was into hiding something in … [Read more…]
At teacher’s conference a couple days ago, Josh McDowell said “. . . I wish those emergent post-moderns would get that through their thick skulls.”