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"I’m sure I paid it" August 6, 2010

Here’s a little story I have been holding off on writing about for a week or two. I think if you read on you will find something in it for everyone. To begin, we must travel back to the end of 2007 when a young lady (let’s call her Wendy just for fun) traded in […]

“I’m sure I paid it”

Here’s a little story I have been holding off on writing about for a week or two. I think if you read on you will find something in it for everyone. To begin, we must travel back to the end of 2007 when a young lady (let’s call her Wendy just for fun) traded in […]

Signs of Monday August 2, 2010

It seems the cat killed a snake in the night. It was a baby little snake but a snake nonetheless. The cat kindly left it in the entryway.I think it was a sign that today is Monday.

Signs of Monday

It seems the cat killed a snake in the night. It was a baby little snake but a snake nonetheless. The cat kindly left it in the entryway.I think it was a sign that today is Monday.

It deepens like a coastal shelf July 24, 2010

Well I certainly have been Little Miss Slack Blogger lately. Work is hectic. If I’m not preparing classes I am teaching them. The good times continue though. My cohort of students are absolutely delightful. We have worked our way through simple, compound and complex sentences and are now looking at the various forms of top-level […]

It deepens like a coastal shelf

Well I certainly have been Little Miss Slack Blogger lately. Work is hectic. If I’m not preparing classes I am teaching them. The good times continue though. My cohort of students are absolutely delightful. We have worked our way through simple, compound and complex sentences and are now looking at the various forms of top-level […]

Saturday shopping: My obsession with filigree continues July 10, 2010

This morning’s shopping expedition was supposed to be about groceries and groceries only. It didn’t turn out that way. Groceries took a back seat as I found bargains and other things I just felt like buying. Here they are for you perusal and enjoyment. Firstly, we have little cats. Some of you may remember the […]

Saturday shopping: My obsession with filigree continues

This morning’s shopping expedition was supposed to be about groceries and groceries only. It didn’t turn out that way. Groceries took a back seat as I found bargains and other things I just felt like buying. Here they are for you perusal and enjoyment. Firstly, we have little cats. Some of you may remember the […]

One week down…. July 8, 2010

It’s been a big first week at work. I am teaching a different course this term for the first time since 2003. Yes. That’s right. You heard me. 2003. It’s the academic writing subject that is part of our program. The aim is teach our students to write, research, reference and produce an essay on […]

rambling about politics June 24, 2010

I am feeling conflicted, cynical and just a bit cranky. After a day of compulsively following twitter at work, I have arrived home to watch the events of today unfold in pictures. This afternoon I spoke briefly to a local reporter about our new female Prime Minister. The reporter wanted me to say things like, […]