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Kasia Lyrics
2006-12-09 15:29:07
The title will probably frustrate googlers looking for that Polish singer, but I wanted to jot down about Kasia's singing to me last night before I forget... I find that my blog misses too many of the big events in our lives because we are too busy going through said events, and then I miss the trivial stuff because I feel I ought to write up the big stuff first, which I never get around to, so everything gets missed.....Anyway, while putting Kasia, our 2.5 year old, to bed last night, she started singing to me -- largely to forestall my signing to her, I suspect, but that is another story -- I was vastly entertained to hear her rendition of that old classic:Bad sheep,Bad sheep,Bad sheep,Bad sheep,Have you any fluff?This was followed by a rousing rendition ofTwinkle twinkle little starHow I know I know I knowwhich either indicates that she is a child with a high degree of certainty, or an odd attraction to existentialism.Later in the evening, when I was trying to get her to lie dow...
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Penny, the Frisky Tardis
2006-12-09 15:29:07
We've bought a new car. This is, in fact, my first actual NEW car, never having had the cash before for anything other than hand-me downs. My last two cars were from my Father-In-Law, and the one before that was purchased for $800 from a sympathetic co-worker. (Okay, the word "cash" may be a bit inaccurate here since we are buying entirely on credit, but you get the idea.)The car is a Honda Fit, which is new to the North American market, but has been selling in Japan and Europe as the Jazz for several years. The "Fit" name is undoutbably to emphasize that it has a roomy interior, even though it is a subcompact. I confess myself surprised when I actually fit into it, since whenever we have rented cars, I've had to specify the high end models because at six feet, 250lbs there was never any possibility of my getting into the compacts. But damned if there isn't more head room in this new Honda than in the wagon we were driving before. It feels as roomy as our Van, for crying out lo...
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Tigana and Robert Munsch
2006-12-09 15:29:07
Took Tiga na to see Robe rt Munsch reading tonight at the Yates Theater. This was our third Munsch reading, having previously seen him in Halifax and at the University in Lethbridge. I thought he ws strating to look older and bit tired at the strt of the reading, but he gathered momentum as the show progressed, and I always enjoy hearing the stories about how the stories came about. Munsch, as is his standard procedure, invited kids from the first few rows to either offer their names to be substituted into this or tht story, or occasionally to join him on stage while he told the story. Tigana inevitably put up her hand to be chosen, but I pointed out to her that since we were way back in row H, she might as well not bother. "No problem," she says, and calmly walks down, and then onto the stage. "Tigana, get back here!" I whisper shout, as Munsch, says, "Who would like to volunteer for...?" He turns and sees Tigana walking onto the stage. "Ah", he says, "Perhaps this young lady who is...
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Playing with one's food
2006-12-09 15:29:07
My 8 year old daughter, Tigana, finished the orange I'd given her for bedtime snack, and then sat playing with the peel as I told her her nightly bedtime story. This is the result.
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Mary's article in Human Relations
2006-12-09 15:29:07
And in other news, Mary 's article "Cold War, chilly climate: Exploring the roots of gendered discourse in organization and management theory" in volume 59 #5 of Human Relations , pages 695-720 is available on the web from Sage. It is essentially one chapter from her dissertation, so gives one a good feel for what she has been doing with her life these last couple of years. (I mean, besides raising a family and holding down a full time teaching position here at the UofL.)
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How I spent my summer vacation
2006-12-09 15:29:07
As mentioned earlier, Mary's graduation from St. Mary's took us to Halifax in May, which meant taking Tigana out of school. So Mary came up with the brilliant idea that as long as we were in Nova Scotia, we could visit the town of Meteghan, which is one focus of the Grade 2 Social Studies Curriculum, thus enriching Tigana's school experience and at least partially compensating for the fact that she was missing a week of school. Being the Runte Family, we sometimes get carried away, and the following website was the curriculum resource that resulted from our visit. (Meteghan was just added to the provincial curriculum last year and a lot of Grade 2 teachers were left scrambling trying to find resources. Well, hope this helps!)Tigana learns about the AcadiansI'd be keen to hear your feedback and or suggestions for improvement. Feel free to link to it in your own blogs so that I can drive it up in the Google listings under "Meteghan" or "Acadians".
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Quote of the day
2006-12-09 15:29:07
"People tell you what you want to hear, long before you hear what they want to say." (Keith Fenske, May 2005)
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Speaking of Airports
2006-12-09 15:29:07
I'm writing a trip report on our journeys to Montreal, Halifax, Meteghan, Calgary and Banff over the past month or so, but it has to wait until I can get my Garageband files to work. In the meantime, however, I would like to relate one minor incident that pretty well sums up life with a 2 and a half year old:We are in Halifax airport. Mary and Tigana have gone off in search of Star Bucks; Kasia and I have settled into one of the three play areas thoughtfully provided by the airport authority in the departure lounge. Kasia climbs to the top of the Fisher-Price treehouse, looks out at the vast crowd awaiting for their various flights to be announced, and cries out at the top of her lungs, "F***, Dad! F***, F*** F***." Somewhat taken aback to discover Kasia has added the F*** word to her vocabulary, I sweep her into my arms and ask what is the matter. "F***, Dad, F***! "Yes, well, um, can you use another word and tell Daddy what is wrong?""F***, Dad! Put me down!"Um, Kasia, I can't s...
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Ten Commandments
2006-12-09 15:29:07
Here is a great little video clip exposing hypocrisy of American religious right.....http://youtube.com/watch?v=veIU 0Jwu54w
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Drunk Pilots
2006-12-09 15:29:07
Okay, this is very funny....in a completely scary kind of way.http://www.metacafe.com/watch/115499/ drunk_airline_pilots/
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V for Vendetta Satire
2006-12-09 15:29:07
I have to admit that I found this movie trailer pretty funny...
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A grassroots petition has been started to get the ...
2006-12-09 15:29:07
A grassroots petition has been started to get the government to reconsider the $4.6 million they cut from the museum assistance program of Canada Heritage. The money is a small amount of the overall $1 billion package, and many museums were pinching pennies before the cuts, and the cuts will force them to reduce programs, cut collections, and delay renovations. Then of course, there's the effect on students who will be woefully ignorant of local, regional and national history and culture.Read the petition over, sign it if you want, pass it on to people you know.I've signed it.Here's the link:http://www.petitiononline.com/MapCut s/petition.html
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