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The Week in Summary: * Taylor was battling a chest cold all week and it finally hit me by the weekend. This time they brought it home with them, which is novel, considering I am usually the first to become infected given my proximity to children at my work. Thankfully, we
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The Week in Summary: * Besides being home sick on Monday, the work week was fairly normal. Apparently it's going to get busier as we go into May, but I am not too worried about that, especially given everything else there is to worry about. * For instance, I am
urban
Calgary is in the midst of a housing crisis. This is a shock to no one who pays rent or gives real estate listings any attention. For many of us, how we pay for our homes (if we are so blessed) has dominated our financial anxieties, along with a growing
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The Week in Summary: * The highlight of my work week was Monday’s partial solar eclipse and the special programming we got to host at the science centre. I found watching the eclipse to be a sacred communal celebration - so I was very touched by it. Beyond that, it
parks
There is a magical power that city parks have on the urban soul. Amongst big box stores, parking lots, apartment highrises, and suburban cul-de-sacs, city parks exist as a dedicated place of sacred release from the grip of modern urban life. The frenetic city calls for haste and productivity, something
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The Week in Summary: * It was the second week of Spring Break camps and we did another week of our city-building program. We came to call our creation, Cherry Blossom City, and got a call-and-response chant going for everyone. Given it was our second week of the same programs, we
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The Week in Summary: * It is Spring Break for the local public schools, so this week my buddy and I ran a city-themed science camp. Lots of cardboard, tape, and hot glue used. It was a lot of fun, but very tiring and messy. The good thing about the mess
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The Week in Summary: * Work was fairly varied this week. There was some regular programming, a day working at a local school for our climate program, and a couple days prepping for spring break camps (I’ll be doing a camp with my buddy focused on city planning for ages
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The Week in Summary: * While I did my regular educational programming on Monday, I worked with another coworker at a local school on delivering a four-day climate program. The best part of the work week was getting off work early on a Friday afternoon and enjoying some Village Ice Cream
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The Week in Summary: * After a call with the dental office on Monday, I was told that I should move towards the next stage in my recovery this week and reintroduce more solid foods (whilst still continuing to clean the extraction site). Over the week, I continued to have some
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The Week in Summary: * Work was fairly slow, but brief, as I had my wisdom teeth extraction surgery rescheduled to Thursday (instead of March 19th). I was fairly nervous about it, but the surgery went fine with few complications (a chipped tooth being one). When I awoke in the recovery
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The Week in Summary: * Family Day was spent idling around the condo, reading, listening to music, and having an excellent vegetable soup for dinner (made solely by my love). Due to the holiday, our team only works four days this week. (Thanks Premier Getty!) * Work was fairly normal this week,