15 Stanley Ave. application in Mimico was refused, in Sept. 14, 2018 TLAB decision

A Sept. 14, 2018 TLAB decision regarding 15 Stanley Ave. in Mimico warrants attention. The application was refused. You can read the decision at the link at the previous sentence. This is a decision that warrants a close read. As a retired elementary school teacher, I will (when I get around to it; I’m currently […]

A recent rental was a four-level cottage along a steep, heavily forested hillside at a lakeside in Ontario

Doctors in the U.S. and Canada encouraged to promote early literacy to families – CBC Sept. 12, 2018

A Sept. 12, 2018 CBC article is entitled: “‘Nothing short of remarkable’: Study finds parents’ chats with their toddlers pay off 10 years later: Doctors in the U.S. and Canada encouraged to promote early literacy to families.” I began my teaching career in 1975 (I retired from the Peel District School Board in 2006) by […]

Noteworthy photo from Taste of the Kingsway, Sept. 8, 2018

We have sold our house in Long Branch and are enjoying a nomadic lifestyle, most recently travelling to Amsterdam, Stockholm, and Tallinn and currently enjoying cottage country near Peterborough. I remain active in documenting life in south Etobicoke and am pleased to share with you a photo that a Long Branch resident (whose help in […]

Stuttering Meets Stereotype, Stigma, and Discrimination (2015) features a wide range of chapters on changing attitudes (in a positive direction) toward stutterers

My Story as a Stutterer: Speaking notes for presentation at Nordic Meeting, Tallinn, Sept. 1, 2018

Graeme Decarie reports: I’m now considering a move to Montreal or Ottawa. Moncton is boring.

I am pleased to share the following message from the retired Concordia University history professor Graeme Decarie I’ve just been reading happy birthday e mails for August 27, 2018. I was surprised to find one just now from Diane Fagg. But it’s for August 27, 2017. I’m sure I didn’t see that last year – […]

Draft No. 2 of speaking notes: Sept. 1, 2018 Tallinn talk

Draft No. 2 goes like this: I am very pleased to be speaking with you today. The title of my talk is: “Everybody’s story matters.” I chose the title because, in my view, each of our stories is equally important. In the first 20 minutes of my talk today, I will share my own story. After that, I will […]