en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1315319 Comments by Melanie Ching http://www.amyboughner.ca/2012/04/11/wahm/#IDComment339551937 I'm so happy for you, embracing change has led to some of the best decisions in life. I look forward to hearing of your new adventures, your family is so lucky to have a work at home mom. :D Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:42:05 +0000 http://www.amyboughner.ca/2012/04/11/wahm/#IDComment339551937 http://cpsr365.tumblr.com/post/16116170830#IDComment271539243 Good job Nick! :D Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:53:03 +0000 http://cpsr365.tumblr.com/post/16116170830#IDComment271539243 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/12/07/a-pause-for-leonardo/#IDComment234441977 Me too! Just link to my new website melanieching(dot)ca.... <3 Thu, 8 Dec 2011 02:15:01 +0000 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/12/07/a-pause-for-leonardo/#IDComment234441977 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/11/27/taiyo-ken/#IDComment228155883 Welcome back to the blogosphere. Happy to hear about a new computatron. <3 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:56:16 +0000 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/11/27/taiyo-ken/#IDComment228155883 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/11/19/hello-old-friend-how-have-you-been/#IDComment224455393 <3 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:22:51 +0000 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/11/19/hello-old-friend-how-have-you-been/#IDComment224455393 http://www.amyboughner.ca/2011/09/17/the-truth-of-the-matter/#IDComment194973621 Thank you so much for sharing and thank you for introducing me to Stephanie. :D Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:42:17 +0000 http://www.amyboughner.ca/2011/09/17/the-truth-of-the-matter/#IDComment194973621 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/08/23/couldnt-do-it-without-you-mel/#IDComment185921398 Love it. You're welcome. :D Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:53:43 +0000 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/08/23/couldnt-do-it-without-you-mel/#IDComment185921398 http://www.jjmccullough.com/index.php/2011/08/22/r-i-p-jack__trashed/#IDComment185905708 As a rural western Canadian living in Toronto, I don't always agree with your politics JJ but you do some damn fine art. :D Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:42:45 +0000 http://www.jjmccullough.com/index.php/2011/08/22/r-i-p-jack__trashed/#IDComment185905708 http://cpsr365.tumblr.com/post/8085384562#IDComment177561318 That is so awesome! Such easy things to do to drastically improve quality of work life. :D Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:15:24 +0000 http://cpsr365.tumblr.com/post/8085384562#IDComment177561318 http://cpsr365.tumblr.com/post/8085384562#IDComment177557520 The "funny" part for me was when I brought my own tools into the workplace (my iPhone), i was criticized and openly question about who was paying for the device. By management. Often having "toys" is seen as a management-only privilege. So no wonder.... Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:57:44 +0000 http://cpsr365.tumblr.com/post/8085384562#IDComment177557520 http://www.cpsrenewal.ca/2011/07/office-space-nin-mashup.html#IDComment176393972 <3 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:52:06 +0000 http://www.cpsrenewal.ca/2011/07/office-space-nin-mashup.html#IDComment176393972 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/06/17/digging-up-bones/#IDComment163651125 "The lamp’s light bathed everything in pale earth tones like a sneaky pair of red panties found in a load of whites." Those are the words that caught me and I couldn't quite stop until the end. Beautiful piece. :D Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:41:27 +0000 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/06/17/digging-up-bones/#IDComment163651125 http://cpsr365.tumblr.com/post/6587031056#IDComment163276200 I would say taking photos while driving is dangerous (which is probably is), but some of my best shots have come out of my camera while it was pointed through a car window. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:58:08 +0000 http://cpsr365.tumblr.com/post/6587031056#IDComment163276200 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/06/13/listening-with-fresh-eyes/#IDComment163050687 Don't even joke, you know I would have given it to you. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:05:26 +0000 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/06/13/listening-with-fresh-eyes/#IDComment163050687 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/06/13/listening-with-fresh-eyes/#IDComment162250298 I'm glad I waited until morning to read this. That way I have a really good start to my day. I'm glad you like your blog and I look forward to reading it. And I'm trying to think of something witty but I'm not quite done my coffee and it's way too damn early. Need. To. Wake. Up. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:42:03 +0000 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/06/13/listening-with-fresh-eyes/#IDComment162250298 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/06/12/transylvania-university/#IDComment162040573 I'm working on my teleporter. Once it's ready we can use it to get you to and from tournaments real quick and easy like. And there is nothing wrong with being a dork, especially if you admit it. It's those dorks who keep it hidden that you gotta worry about. ;) Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:22:27 +0000 http://www.iamzacksblog.com/2011/06/12/transylvania-university/#IDComment162040573 http://www.cpsrenewal.ca/2011/05/education-system-and-culture-of.html#IDComment158015721 I have shared it three times already! Wed, 1 Jun 2011 01:04:29 +0000 http://www.cpsrenewal.ca/2011/05/education-system-and-culture-of.html#IDComment158015721 http://www.cpsrenewal.ca/2011/05/education-system-and-culture-of.html#IDComment156784325 As someone who just recently TA'd in university, I can agree it's not like grade school at all. It's a financial transaction where students expect A's because they (or their parents) are spending thousands of dollars trying to get them. So that they can "get a good job." If students (my former self included) spent more time learning the material rather than worrying about getting good grades, we'd have a lot more university grads who can write and think critically (completely different blog post entirely) as opposed to ones who just want to get a good job. As someone who had/has a "good job" (on leave at the moment), I "wanted a promotion" for two reasons. The first is because I saw people with similar skill sets and education levels moving much faster than I was for various reasons, few of which had to do with merit. The second reason was because I was trying to pay for the two degrees that I had gotten just so that I could "get a good job." I don't think that grade school or university is the place we need to be looking. Highschool is the time I'd rather go back and fix. I took advanced courses in math and science because i needed to get into university so I could get a good job. I did two degrees so that I could get a better job. And in the end I wish I would have taken band and choir in high school. And I think that it's obvious from the video that a lot of things are worth reconsidering. But from my personal experience, we need to start changing expectations during formative periods so that kids don't get expensive university degrees to learn they don't want to be public servants or engineers and would rather play music. Fri, 27 May 2011 19:01:56 +0000 http://www.cpsrenewal.ca/2011/05/education-system-and-culture-of.html#IDComment156784325 http://www.cpsrenewal.ca/2011/05/education-system-and-culture-of.html#IDComment156782022 Thanks so much Nick for posting this video, again a huge pile of food for thought. I think the list of "Nick's entries that I have to blog about someday" gets twice as long every time you post. :D Fri, 27 May 2011 18:52:07 +0000 http://www.cpsrenewal.ca/2011/05/education-system-and-culture-of.html#IDComment156782022 http://www.cpsrenewal.ca/2011/03/back-in-saddle-again.html#IDComment137768508 So glad you're back Nick and even gladder that your pa is cancer free. <3 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:24:24 +0000 http://www.cpsrenewal.ca/2011/03/back-in-saddle-again.html#IDComment137768508