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New computer - woe is me...I have to figure it out...I can't upload photos, I can't scan, grrrrrrr.......

1/29/2012

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A New Semester - A New Neighbourhood to Study!

1/16/2012

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Too busy to share much until the end of the month, but I can share some photos
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See community design for more information on my portfolio design as it evolves.  I'm buying a new computer later this week, so it may take awhile to figure out and upload!

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Beyond Absurd Behind Closed Doors

1/7/2012

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If it takes a village to raise a child, how much does it cost to pay off
citizens (including politicians, teachers, and even parents) to support
actions against a child's best interest?
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The flyer distributed in Halifax schools to promote the Christmas tree lighting event.


Comment posted by Coast blog reader Bill regarding the insanity related to the event organized around the HRM Christmas Tree Lighting:

"WE paid for their advertising? WTF?..."




Image Source: www.thecoast.ca/blogs/RealityBites/

First off, let me state for the record that I've watched and enjoyed two Shrek movies.  This is NOT about a movie or a movie character.  This is about commercial insanity. This is about a city council that has lost its vision of a city for the people, by the people and of the people. While I was writing a community design take-home exam absurdity soared to new heights (again behind closed doors) in HRM chambers.  What message is council sending us exactly? 

A. We can't have an Oval without advertising, but we will spend our tax dollars paying huge corporations with zero interest in Halifax or its children in order to advertise FOR them, or;
B. You fill in this blank:

Please consider the following quote posted by an Anonymous source on-line:

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink... unless you hold his head under and suck it out his ass. "

[except, in Cape Breton, we'd call it his 'arse']

And everyone knows exactly what I'm saying.  Something smells in this town and it's not just sewage.

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Novel?

1/5/2012

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Let this serve as a reminder to myself that my holidays are over and it's time to renew my commitment to writing.
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Fortunately, according to one of my new profs, becoming a better copy editor & preparing to write the Editors' Association exams will make me a better writer of my own material...

To the writerlies:
Now that I'm officially in the copy editing course and have my final schedule, I'll be sending out a new schedule for our 2012 meetings this weekend.
Cheers,

TartanFrog


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    Welcome to my Blog!

    My name is Dina 
    (aka TartanFrog)
    I'm a writer & educator.


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    Why blog? Why write?
    My dream: To see all children grow up with dignity, self-esteem and a passion for their dreams.

    I've met many children and adults whose dreams and innocence were stolen. 


    I write for them; I write as one of them.


    I try to blog weekly. 
    Blog topics:
    Writing & publishing-related tips for my writerly friends;
     social justice issues that touch children, adults, trees or threaten our world of future wholesome communities; my experiences navigating the process of living & writing. 

    Spoiler Alert:
    Some days, these may be rants:)

    Why TartanFrog?  
    TartanFrog--a celebratory tip of the hat to the interweaving of my French Acadian roots with the Celtic culture  of Cape Breton. 


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