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Oh!  To Do It All Over Again...

Oh!  To Do It All Over Again…

17/07/2016
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Behaviour, Life

Once we get more than a few years under our belts, it is tempting to look back at life and consider what we would do…

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Sittin’, Drinkin’, Superficially Thinkin’...

Sittin’, Drinkin’, Superficially Thinkin’…

10/07/2016
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Behaviour, Writing

Sittin’, Drinkin’, Superficially Thinkin’… Isn’t that a great line? I mean, it’s not meant to be a lifestyle or anything, but just as a line…

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You Don’t Storm the Bastille with your Mouth Full

You Don’t Storm the Bastille with your Mouth Full

03/07/2016
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Opinion

Change is afoot. My Mother was fond of saying that Russia was not involved in the first World War;  “They went home and had a…

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The Definition of a Weed

The Definition of a Weed

26/06/2016
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Opinion

No folks, not the definition of weed, the definition of ‘a’ weed.  Any good old fashioned hard copy dictionary will give you some version of…

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Change the Circumstances, Change the Outcome

Change the Circumstances, Change the Outcome

19/06/2016
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Family

It is Father’s Day today, and my Father is 5 years gone from this world.  He lived to a ripe old age of 96 and…

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Like Bison in a Storm

Like Bison in a Storm

12/06/2016
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Living Well

The broad open space and rugged terrain of the prairies is not a welcoming environment for any species.  The prairies are not going to adapt…

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Sincere = Without Wax

Sincere = Without Wax

05/06/2016
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Living Well

Michelangelo is famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but as an artist, the medium he truly loved to work in was not…

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Never Interrupt Positive Play

Never Interrupt Positive Play

29/05/2016
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Behaviour

Long long ago, I worked in a children’s mental health facility.  On one occasion, I was temporarily helping out in the pre-school classroom.  The woman…

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Duration and Degree

Duration and Degree

22/05/2016
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Behaviour, Relationships

Jimmy Stewart starred in a lovely, rather poignant 1950 movie in which Stewart’s character had an imaginary friend named Harvey. Wikipedia’s  description of the movie…

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Looking Upside Down

Looking Upside Down

15/05/2016
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Creativity

A favourite trick of proof readers is to read text from the bottom up to the top.  You are more likely to catch an error…

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