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taken from us nine years ago
mourned by your friends
and family
forever resting within the depths
of lake coleridge/whakamatau
watching your friends
make their mark on the world
missing your contribution
but remembering
how you brought
us all together
rest in peace
hamish alexander robert duncan
4/4/95 – 4/4/15
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randomly watching the repair shop
one of the clients said something that resonated with me
“while i love having a daughter …
… i really miss being one …”
that’s a powerful emotion
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for a number of years (2007 – 2018) i blogged regularly as an educator – i found it helpful and it was part of an ongoing conversation with other educators – i used the edublogs platform (wordpress in a difference setting)
you can find it here :: https://dragonsinger.edublogs.org/ :: with the tagline learning, unlearning, relearning …
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way back when (2011) i was a core education efellow and did some research around literacy
i published my research to a wikispace which now no longer exists
i have just republished this to a google site: https://sites.google.com/view/dragonflights/home
In older times ancient map makers would mark unknown or dangerous territory with the phrase “here be dragons”. The pace that eLearning is marching at means that we are always entering into unknown territory. My CORE eFellowship is one flight into unknown territory.
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i recently read an article that talked about phrases we use all the time that have their origin in violence
phrases like : bite the bullet : goin’ in with all guns blazing : give it a shot : soften the blow : pick your battles : keep your powder dry : i could go on but a simple search will come up with lots of examples of these
i doubt that we even think about the origin of these phrases – but i wonder – when we use them do they ever : trigger : (see what i did there) negative feelings or fear in others
(…do they ever cause others to be fearful or have negative feelings…)
i’ve been thinking about this a lot recently
why is it that we use these particular phrases – how did they become so popular
i don’t know the answer but this article has some great ideas to : combat : (i did it again) this habit
(…great ideas to change this habit…)
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just some thoughts from me
you will notice a lack of punctuation and capitals
but not the title because i have no control over it
and not the story about my grandmother because – respect
also – the story about my grandmother
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alone i sit
trying to think
distracted by the world
outside my window
this is my life
alone
sitting in solitude
at peace
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another kiwi in paradise? 