It’s amazing how easy it is to jump a gate when there is something you really want on the other side. I watched Hazel easily climb over...

An old retired friend was fondly regaling a recent trip to Mexico City. He was very impressed with many elements of his visit including...

Olive and I fueled up a very cool airplane this week at the Vegreville airport. It was a Piper Super Cub on bush tires that was on a...

I read another article recently which touted the importance of having a ‘best friend’ at work. People with best friends at work perform...

While following a vehicle with a large bumper sticker boldly touting “Remember the Creator and Prepare to Meet Him”, I was more than a...

I was howling with laughter at an inappropriate fictitious story that I was telling Karina on our drive this week. We were describing a...

I am in the process of ordering my 4K weeks poster (https://4kweeks.com/), which is a weekly countdown to death. Although it sounds...

I have a habit of glancing around the parking lot moments before starting a work day, quickly informing me of who will be waiting on the...

‘Spring-ahead’ for daylight savings time occurred this week and my disdain for stupidity was running at an all-time high. When my 4:45...

While visiting our house this week Popa asked a question while peering out the living room window. “Is it an optical illusion or can you...

The best way to stay energized and motivated during a morning workout is NOT to have two children talk incessantly ‘at’ you. They kindly...

I recently began a journey that I know my 80 year old self would be disappointed if I had not explored, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ). I was...

Nature kindergarten, fifteen different high school class options, and the red ‘cheese whiz’ toast I made for Hazel this morning. Gimmicks...

Consumerism is not the means to happiness. Anytime I find myself lusting after a new vehicle, toy, or gimmick I recognize this clear sign...

It turns out that a magnetic dartboard which my daughters were not using ended up being the centrepiece of my classroom over the past six...

While learning about inheritance and heredity in Science 9, I often take close up images of student eye colour. It is amazing what the...

At lunch this week I was part of a team of teachers that won the intramural dodgeball tournament. The final match was against a group of...

I watched a ‘mousetrap powered car’ in my mechanics class leave the starting line so slowly that it appeared to be a failure. It took a...

As the end of the most challenging teaching semester of my career comes to a close, I am reflecting on all the lessons learned through...

Karina asked me if I had heard the rumour about a local high school student that requires a litter box at school because they identify as...