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Mar 19
2011

To Ride Hell’s Chasm – ALWR

[  Mood: Sick ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]A while back, the Roundtable looked at the topic of Race in Fantasy Fiction. During the discussion, author Ika Koek mentioned this book as one we all should read if we are interested … Continue reading

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Mar 11
2011

A Note To Supply Teacher’s Everywhere

[  Mood: Fed Up WIth Life ]My son was sick this week and then he had the good grace to pass it on to me. Below stems from my general frustration with a certain type of supply teacher that seems to … Continue reading

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Mar 11
2011

Visual Bookshelf – Exporting a Collection

[  Mood: Fed Up WIth Life ][ Currently: Home Sick ]I am quickly posting this here because these instructions are damn hard to find. Not to mention carry out. Warning: This does not export your reviews. You have to do that manually. … Continue reading

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Mar 03
2011

All-Star Superman V. 1 – AQR

[  Mood: Happy ][ Currently: Editing the Podcast ]We recently did a Superman vs. Batman podcast that I am editing right now. This title was mentioned as the best Superman comic every written. So I decided to pick it up. Grant Morrison … Continue reading

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Mar 02
2011

Inrigues – AQR

[  Mood: Sleepy ][ Currently: Editing the Podcast ]Mercedes Lackey is a very well known fantasy author. Creator of the Heralds of Valdemar series, her books would be classified as YA if she starting publishing now, given the themes that she explores. … Continue reading

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Feb 21
2011

Baby Gyms

[  Mood: Fed Up WIth Life ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]So I was listening to the CBC show Q, and they had an interview with a woman who had developed a physical activity program for young babies. Her premise is … Continue reading

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Feb 21
2011

Amelia’s Notebook – AQR

[  Mood: Amused ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]I am always reading. ALWAYS. And as part of that activity, I am always on the lookout for books to pull kids of any age into reading. When I stumbled across this book at the … Continue reading

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Feb 12
2011

Metered Internet Part II – Reaction to the CBC Interview

[  Mood: Fed Up WIth Life ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]So today I was listening to the House, a CBC show on National politics. They had an interview with someone from Shaw Communications, one of the Canadian cable companies that … Continue reading

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Feb 12
2011

The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie – AQR

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]I stumbled across this book at my local library. You see in addition to using things like Goodreads, CBC Radio and people like Rick Klaw to find my next read, I also like to troll … Continue reading

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Feb 11
2011

NERDS – A Quick Review

[  Mood: Sick ][ Currently: Getting ready to get a blood test then go back to bed ] Jackson Jones is the star of Nathan Hale Elementary School. Good looking and popular, he is the star quarterback of his peewee football team. … Continue reading

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