Category: Interests
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Summer Has Ended – Poem
I see you falling, you can settle near me and I will enjoy everything you are. You do seem tired, it’s time to rest now, it will soon be night and frost is coming. That’s a good spot you’ve chosen though, now you can rest and feel proud. Can I ask, what was it like…being…
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Outdoor Play Session Work
Today I supported a colleague who works in the Kirkcaldy, Gallatown Gardens and Wild Play Area. I work as a volunteer building and repairing items. I often find myself surrounded by kids interested in what I’m doing and I let them help because they really enjoy it. Today I was invited to support the session…
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Suffering Flu, or COVID19 in October 2019
On October 28th 2019, I Tweeted about my 2nd flu in my entire life. I had suffered flu about a year before, it put me to bed for a couple of days as I could barely move. Getting flu twice in such a short time, opened my eyes and I now pay attention to immunization…
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My First Photoshop: Try it yourself!
Came across my first attempt at Photoshop today, from about 10 years back. I wish I had started this blog ten years back too but I’m posting this now because I didn’t. Then I used Photoshop to bring those two pics together, taking with a 10 megapixels camera, I think. This took 2-3 hours, including…
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My COVID-19 Post, everyone should have one!
Firstly, As a father of four, (ages 3 to 10) I’m available to chat with other parents during this time and figure things out together. The Coronavirus is a sensitive topic but we must add our thoughts to the nations pool-of-opinions – in my opinion. Costs of Lockdown A growing number of people are questioning…
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My Kids Say Stuff…
You Make Me Sick! Today, my three year old, Kitsy. Was sitting on my knee, nearing bedtime and she says, “Daddy, I feel ill…because your boring!”. She said it with a low, tired sounding tone. Just totally fed up with her Dad, cheers Kitsy!
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Picard: Star Trek 2399
“Good morning plastic people” said a crew member in an orange suit, addressing what appeared to be a storage room for androids. It didn’t look like Star Trek at first, but that made it all the more intriguing. After watching episode one, I guessed what we were being shown. Episode One: Data The orange suited…
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I miss lucid dreaming, do you?
Wikipedia describes a lucid dream as one in “which the dreamer is aware of dreaming.”. This happened to me as a teenager while I was experiencing a repetitive dream at such a frequency I become determined to change what was happening in my dream. I wasn’t even aware it was possible, I was just so…
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CODE Portal and David Jonassen
First I want to point you towards the PDF a lot of my research is based on. This great PDF is where I read about David Jonassen’s “five essential aspects to learn in a meaningful and effective manner”. http://www.computingatschool.org.uk/data/uploads/CASPrimaryComputing.pdf (See pages 19 and 20) David Jonassen’s five essential aspects to learn in a meaningful and…
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Possible CODE Portal Pages
The CODE Portal is currently a concept with early versions focusing on Primary Schools in the United Kingdom.
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