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Why a Parent Participation Preschool Is Worth It
A parent participation preschool (PPP), sometimes called a parent involved preschool (PIP), requires parents to take active roles in their children’s education. Each parent is assigned a job, like...
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Grammar 101: Pour Over and Pore Over
The English language is filled with words and phrases that sound similar (or the same) but have different meanings. “Complement” is not the same as “compliment,” just as authoritative and...
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Sunday Snippet: William Blake, The Tyger
Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? It almost feels like a lifetime ago at this point, but did you know that I...
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Vlog #93: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Apparently, being invited to speak at Freelance Camp isn’t exactly the same thing. Or so I’ve been told. As you might have heard, I’m about to embark on a little camping trip with some other local...
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The Journey of Life
Between preparing for #5DadsGoWild, going back to preschool, and keeping up with my regular professional duties, as well as everything going on with this blog (and the weekly vlog), I’ve been pretty...
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Green Leaf Cafe Japanese Restaurant, Burnaby
One of my longtime friends was telling me that her favorite sushi restaurant in Vancouver is Green Leaf Sushi. The challenge, at least for me, is that it is located on West Broadway and almost Alma...
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Sunday Snippet: Sean Evans (Hot Ones)
Super entertaining to see some sort of big meltdown and I laugh at the reactions just like you laugh at the reactions. But we’re an interview show first and it really is about the interview. And you...
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Vlog #94: Am I a Good Canadian?
Two months ago, inspired by the “Yappie” series by Wong Fu Productions on YouTube, I questioned whether I was a good Asian. A lot of that had to do with stereotypes, like whether I went to Kumon or if...
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Driving the 2018 Ford Explorer to #5DadsGoWild
When I was a college student, I drove around in a little sports coupe. It was nowhere near the fastest thing on the road, but I threw some money on it nonetheless. I got some strut bars to stiffen up...
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The #5DadsGoWild Camping Gear Roundup
As I mentioned in the vlog last week, I’ve never been properly camping. The last time I went “camping” was over 20 years ago in high school, and that was when we had cabins, beds, heat, electricity...
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Sunday Snippet: Olivia Maine (This Is Us)
[You’re jealous] of him. He’s changing. And that’s scary for you because you want to change too. You’re scared that you’ll lose all the weight and that nothing will have changed, right? That you will...
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Vlog #95: The Complete #5DadsGoWild Camp Experience
I’m a city boy. I’ve said this before and I’ll likely say it again. That’s why I felt I was probably one of the worst candidates for this #5DadsGoWild camping trip. With zero survival skills and even...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: Fall Wisdom
As you might already know, I do these monthly speedlinks that I call the What’s Up Wednesdays series. For the September collection, we’ve got bloggers dropping some mad wisdom. Or something. Life is...
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On Complaining and Giving Up
Life is hard. Everyone you encounter on the street, just as much as everyone you encounter online, is going through something. The friend who’s cracking self-deprecating jokes all the time could be...
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Sunday Snippet: Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were—I have not seen As others saw—I could not bring My passions from a common spring— From the same source I have not taken My sorrow—I could not...
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Vlog #96: Into the Woods
After the 17+ minute behemoth of a vlog last week, I thought we might want to take it a little easier with this week’s vlog. In that spirit, I decided to take a stroll through the middle of the urban...
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The Other Preschool Parents
Now that September is in the rear-view mirror — seriously, it felt like it lasted all of three seconds — many of us have fallen into our more predictable routines again. Schedules provide structure,...
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Making the Lists in 2018
I’m not normally one to toot my own horn. Okay, that’s not exactly true. It’s more like I’m never especially comfortable with overt self-promotion, but as a blogger, freelance writer, and dare I say...
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Sunday Snippet: The Good Place
I still believe that the only reason that you improved in Michael’s fake neighborhood is because you thought there was a reward at the end of the rainbow. You’re supposed to do good things because...
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Vlog #97: Epic Rap Battle of Dad Bloggery
It’s Thanksgiving today in Canada, and families across the country are getting together to enjoy turkey with all the fixings. Me, I’m feeling as sick as a dog, but I am thankful for the supportive dad...
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