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Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland – review

February 28, 2017 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

This is a first for me, a review of an audio book.  That may not seem like a noteworthy distinction, but I’m growing ever more convinced that it is.  I’ve been listening to audiobooks off and on for a few months now.  They’re handy when out walking or doing some chores around the house and […]

Filed Under: Book Schmidt Tagged With: audiobook, books, faith, religion, review, school

My Life Is A Song #67

July 29, 2016 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

This week, I confess to a crime. This type of crime may confuse my younger readers, may even amuse them.  In a world where one’s entire collection of owned music can be stored digitally on a device the size of a cassette tape and easily shared with friends in seconds, the very concept of stealing […]

Filed Under: Music Schmidt Tagged With: '80s, Eighties, party, school

My Life Is A Song #65

July 15, 2016 by acrockofschmidt 1 Comment

Love songs can be … … nauseating.  As my children assert their musical tastes on the household, my ears are increasingly besieged by the stomach churning bilge that is a pop music ballads.  Not that rock ballads or, god forbid, country ballads are much better and I say that as someone who greatly appreciated when […]

Filed Under: Music Schmidt Tagged With: 70s, ballads, country, dance, school, Seventies

An Awesome Mother’s Day Gift

May 8, 2016 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

Today is Mother’s Day, the one day out of the entire year we endeavour to do what we should already be doing on a near daily basis; thanking, honouring, and rewarding those women who gave us life and unconditional love.  It is also a day where I am most grateful for our public education system […]

Filed Under: Dad Schmidt, Yummy Schmidt Tagged With: food, gifts, kids, moms, Mother's Day, recipes, school, teachers

I’m Too Freakin’ Old School At Parenting

February 29, 2016 by acrockofschmidt 1 Comment

I’ve now been parenting for nine years, most of that time as the at-home parent, which I think makes me a veteran.  And likely an expert, though current results may undermine such a bold assertion.  Whatever the case, one thing has become abundantly clear to me over that time period.  I’m bloody old school.  Not […]

Filed Under: Dad Schmidt Tagged With: attendance, minor hockey, parenting, school, vacation

Scrub: A Tale of Baseballs and Bicycles

May 20, 2015 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

Before the last sticky globule of partially chewed Corn Flakes found its way to my startled stomach, I bolted from the kitchen table, grabbed my backpack, squeezed the side of the bag to make sure my ball glove was inside, and slung it over my shoulders. “Bye Mom!  Luv ya!” I hollered down an empty […]

Filed Under: Writing Schmidt Tagged With: baseball, bicycle, childhood, creative writing, school

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Quantum Night by Robert J. Sawyer – review

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