http://www.saedigh.com/ Home is where the army sends your husband Copyright 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:49:25 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss According to the Supreme Court of Canada, people who are "functionally disabled by obesity" have the right to two airline seats for the price of one. You know, I really don't care how many seats you take up on an... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/11/solving_the_wro.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/11/solving_the_wro.html Canadiana Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:49:25 -0500 I think that perhaps the world would be a better place if more of us were more concerned with what was (or wasn't) going on in our own bedrooms, rather than concern ourselves with what might be happening in the... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/11/standing_up_for_1.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/11/standing_up_for_1.html Things that bother me Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:44:04 -0500 At sermon-time, while Squire is in his pew, He gives my gilded name a thoughtful stare: For, though low down upon the list, I’m there; ‘In proud and glorious memory’ … that’s my due. Two bleeding years I fought... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/11/remember_1.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/11/remember_1.html Canadiana Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:11:00 -0500 I have been a bit of an absentee blogger lately because for the last three weeks I have been on my first practicum block at a high school in Belleville. Even though I am only taking on an active teaching... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/10/practicum_prose.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/10/practicum_prose.html Education Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:53:46 -0500 The final draft of the paper I handed in to be marked by a grade 11 chemistry class. Why chemistry? Good question. Had I not been sitting pretty much where you are 15 or so years ago, I would probably... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/10/why_chemistry_t.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/10/why_chemistry_t.html Education Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:48:24 -0500 For those of you yet to celebrate Thanksgiving (i.e., my American friends and family), or those of you planning on serving Turkey and all the fixin's for Christmas, here are some recipes you might enjoy. They went over quite well... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/10/thanksgiving_re.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/10/thanksgiving_re.html Canadiana Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:55:36 -0500 This is the title of the paper we've been asked to write in our Chemistry Curriculum class. The purpose it to persuade a high school student to study Chemistry. Said high school student will also be the one assigning us... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/09/why_chemistry.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/09/why_chemistry.html Education Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:07:06 -0500 The day after I started at school, we received a letter from the city notifying us that someone had complained about Zeppelin's barking. None of our neighbours approached us to let us know there was a problem, they went directly... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/09/puppy_mama_dram.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/09/puppy_mama_dram.html Dogs Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:07:35 -0500 Perhaps the most interesting assignment I've had so far was for my Focus class on youth at risk. In groups of 3 or 4, we were asked to informally go to a neighbourhood near a school or schools and ask... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/09/out_of_the_mout.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/09/out_of_the_mout.html Education Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:45:21 -0500 That's what the t-shirt Capt Mike wears to my graduation is going to say. We've already started looking for one. That's how confident we are that I am going to survive this year. It's been a hard transition though, from... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/09/hot_for_teacher.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/09/hot_for_teacher.html Education Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:27:52 -0500 A new study from StatsCan indicates that the number of teens (15- to 19-year-olds) reporting having sex is on the decline, particularly amond teen girls. Notice how I emphasized that word "reporting"? That's because unlike most of the major news... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/08/the_birds_and_t.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/08/the_birds_and_t.html Health and Fitness Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:41:50 -0500 This is an e-mail I recently sent to my MPP, the Minister of Health and Long-term care for Ontario, and the Official Opposition's Health Critic. Their replies, should I receive any, will be posted here as well (hopefully). To The... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/08/an_open_letter_1.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/08/an_open_letter_1.html Saedigh's Open Letters Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:51:44 -0500 Earlier this week, three females aid workers were killed by insurgents in Afghanistan. Among them were two Canadian citizens. The Globe and Mail dutifily reported the story, and closed the on-line version to comments. Also earlier this week, two Canadian... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/08/a_telling_doubl.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/08/a_telling_doubl.html Canadiana Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:33:03 -0500 Question: What do PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and Fred Phelps's Westboro Baptist Church have in common? Answer: They're both willing to use the decapitation of a young man aboard a Greyhound Bus to further their own... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/08/pop_quiz_peta_a.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/08/pop_quiz_peta_a.html Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:50:46 -0500 "We're thinking of actually changing the name of the show to Ratings-Challenged 30 Rock, just to take some of the power out of it. It's like taking back the N-word; we're gonna do it. It might make Elisabeth Hasselbeck cry,... http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/07/on_why_tina_fey.html http://www.saedigh.com/archives/2008/07/on_why_tina_fey.html Americana Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:11:02 -0500