The house is pretty quiet the past few days while 'da wife' is out around the bay with her folks.
After working 3 days and two nights of hockey, today was a day of rest aka sleeping in. But now it is back to my 2 courses, each with one paper left. Unfortunately, one is worth 40% and my partner lives outa town. sigh
The house will be less quiet on Sunday, when a puupy comes into our house. It is an EARLY xmas present for my better half, who has been aching for a dog for a year. The last time I got a dog I was 6. And my folks dealt with the training. I forsee 'accidents' on the floor and my slippers chewed.
Yes, I wear slippers. Call me an old man.
Anyway, the dog is a mutt and is small. Hopefully she won't take over the house and my wife won't forget about me. :)
cgc
Thursday, November 23
Tuesday, November 21
NL Politics
Well, Danny Boy is getting a lot of shite of "cablegate." Can he expect anything different? The Liberals need ANY bone to chew on and beat to death, even IF it is a legit deal.
Persoanlly, that 15 million can go to a lot more things, such as Literacy centers, roads, etc etc etc
And then there is the madness with Paradise Elementary closing down. I can't imagine the stress the kids/parents/teachers are going through. But to think that school is the only one with poor air quality is being naive.
I subbed as a gym teacher today. Came home with a headache. I wonder tomorrow when I am subbing if I can play dodgeball and be the only one throwing? hehe
cgc
Persoanlly, that 15 million can go to a lot more things, such as Literacy centers, roads, etc etc etc
And then there is the madness with Paradise Elementary closing down. I can't imagine the stress the kids/parents/teachers are going through. But to think that school is the only one with poor air quality is being naive.
I subbed as a gym teacher today. Came home with a headache. I wonder tomorrow when I am subbing if I can play dodgeball and be the only one throwing? hehe
cgc
Monday, November 13
Singing Legionnaires
This past Thursday I witnessed one of the most moving things in my 33 years - singing Legionnaires. I was subbing at an elementary school all week ($$) and on Thursday we had a short assembly.
The kids sat on the gym floor and in marched a bunch of men in their 60s to 80s. Behind them marched a smaller group carrying the flags. For the next hour the men sang many songs about war & life. Needless to say all the teachers were spellbound and most of the kids as they stood in their uniforms, singing proudly.
(unfortunately some Grade 6's were idiots but I volunteered to give them detention. I enjoyed it).
I think more people are "getting it" with the current war 'over there.' A veteran doesn't have to be someone who fought in WWI or WWII - it can be a current member of the military.
cgc
The kids sat on the gym floor and in marched a bunch of men in their 60s to 80s. Behind them marched a smaller group carrying the flags. For the next hour the men sang many songs about war & life. Needless to say all the teachers were spellbound and most of the kids as they stood in their uniforms, singing proudly.
(unfortunately some Grade 6's were idiots but I volunteered to give them detention. I enjoyed it).
I think more people are "getting it" with the current war 'over there.' A veteran doesn't have to be someone who fought in WWI or WWII - it can be a current member of the military.
cgc
Sunday, November 5
I just don't understand
This past week in Newfoundland a man got sentenced several years in jail for stabbing two people. One was a cop. It was expected.
In another sentencing, a man got 6 months for leaving a scene of a crime. You may say no big deal, but the crime scene he left was a dead boy on a road. Apparently he doesn't remember hitting the kid. Oh, plus he had a few drinks but waited until it was out of his system before he turned himself in to the cops. Many people are upset. I can't blame them. If I went out and shot a moose today without a licence, I would probably get more jail time.
Sometimes it seems the accused have more rights than the victims in Canada.
On CNN this morning I found out that Saddam got the death penalty by hanging. ouch. Not a surprise there, considering the nutjob that he is. But he will probably win an appeal, saying if he is put to death, there will be a lot of civil unrest. Politics and the (in)justice system, how tangled they are!
later
cgc
In another sentencing, a man got 6 months for leaving a scene of a crime. You may say no big deal, but the crime scene he left was a dead boy on a road. Apparently he doesn't remember hitting the kid. Oh, plus he had a few drinks but waited until it was out of his system before he turned himself in to the cops. Many people are upset. I can't blame them. If I went out and shot a moose today without a licence, I would probably get more jail time.
Sometimes it seems the accused have more rights than the victims in Canada.
On CNN this morning I found out that Saddam got the death penalty by hanging. ouch. Not a surprise there, considering the nutjob that he is. But he will probably win an appeal, saying if he is put to death, there will be a lot of civil unrest. Politics and the (in)justice system, how tangled they are!
later
cgc
Wednesday, October 25
Sickness & Interviews
I have pneumonia for the first time in my life. After running a temp over 38 degrees for four days my wife suggested a trip to the doc. A chest x-ray later confirmed it.
So now I am home, downstairs resting. With all the sweating and farting since Sunday, the rec room sofa may be on its last legs. And yes, this is the same couch that was "roughed up" getting downstairs.
Lucky for me my profs are understanding, and I have an extension on a paper.
I had an interview last Friday for a job I was already doing. Weird, eh? But I didn't get the gig. I came in second place. F@#k. Admin said I was fine, but they gave it to the guy with elementary training and I have jr/sr high school training. Then she said something that threw me - my personality is better suited to junior high school. Huh?
So I am back to square one. I hope the jr/sr schools start calling again, after telling them I have been booked for the past three weeks.
sigh
cgc
So now I am home, downstairs resting. With all the sweating and farting since Sunday, the rec room sofa may be on its last legs. And yes, this is the same couch that was "roughed up" getting downstairs.
Lucky for me my profs are understanding, and I have an extension on a paper.
I had an interview last Friday for a job I was already doing. Weird, eh? But I didn't get the gig. I came in second place. F@#k. Admin said I was fine, but they gave it to the guy with elementary training and I have jr/sr high school training. Then she said something that threw me - my personality is better suited to junior high school. Huh?
So I am back to square one. I hope the jr/sr schools start calling again, after telling them I have been booked for the past three weeks.
sigh
cgc
Wednesday, October 18
Tuesday, October 17
Kids
It seems the news is filled with stories of kids turning into nutjobs.
I read the paper today and the main story was about some kids, aged 7 to 11, trapping a disabled kid in a shed and burning it down. Lucky for the kid an adult came by and saved his ass. The cops can't charge the kids, but by Jesus a can of whup-ass is needed for the disturbed little buggers.
What are parents doing today? I am not a dad yet, but one is certain - I won't let the kid run the show. He (I gotta have a boy) will know who is the boss - his mother, then me (ha).
Everytime I hear a kid whine or complain, my toes curl. I just want to say, "Stop. The decision is final. Keep whining like that you will lose....blah blah blah."
As a teacher I find it hard to bite my tongue because it is the parent's "fault" in giving the kid the misconception that they are in control. All this touchy-feely kindness has gone WAY overboard. There is nothing wrong with a kid being scared of their folks. I was scared of mine.
And I turned out....ok. :)
cgc
I read the paper today and the main story was about some kids, aged 7 to 11, trapping a disabled kid in a shed and burning it down. Lucky for the kid an adult came by and saved his ass. The cops can't charge the kids, but by Jesus a can of whup-ass is needed for the disturbed little buggers.
What are parents doing today? I am not a dad yet, but one is certain - I won't let the kid run the show. He (I gotta have a boy) will know who is the boss - his mother, then me (ha).
Everytime I hear a kid whine or complain, my toes curl. I just want to say, "Stop. The decision is final. Keep whining like that you will lose....blah blah blah."
As a teacher I find it hard to bite my tongue because it is the parent's "fault" in giving the kid the misconception that they are in control. All this touchy-feely kindness has gone WAY overboard. There is nothing wrong with a kid being scared of their folks. I was scared of mine.
And I turned out....ok. :)
cgc
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