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I used to work with a sulfur crested cockatoo named Sydney. He and I had a great relationship, I would take him travelling to schools. We would sit together in an empty classroom at lunch and share some memories and some peapods. When I walked into the room where he lived he would always come … Continue reading
During my first couple years of dragon boating I messed up. I would do the dry land warm up with the team and then hang around in marshalling until it was our time to go down to the boats. Then when we finally got on the water I would hold back the entire way to … Continue reading
Ted Talk – Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are In her Ted Talk Cuddy starts by talking about how different students shaped their bodies in the business classroom but as a post secondary instructor for the last several years I think this could be taken further into the classroom. If power poses … Continue reading
I spent some time out at the Haselwood Inn Bed & Breakfast this weekend, where with a little help from a hummingbird feeder, some pretty nice flowers, and thirteen acres of natural landscape, the ruby-throated hummingbirds are prevalent. Apparently last weekend there was a migration through the property. What is it about these tiny birds that … Continue reading
Several years ago, when I was paddling with a different dragon boat team my coach forgot to put me in the line up for festival. Instead she had a guest paddler. The moment someone pointed out the oversight she put me into the line up, in the bench the guest paddler had been sitting in. … Continue reading
This weekend was the Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival. I paddle and co-coach Dragon Blades, which used to be made up of skaters and family members from the Edmonton Speed Skating Club, but in all honesty is now more friends than skaters. We had an amazing festival, finishing 5th overall. There were a lot of things … Continue reading
Most of us have suffered the intense irritation of a mosquito. Is it more than their incessant buzzing and painful, itchy bites? Although this is a relatively recent concern for people in North America, mosquito-borne diseases cause millions of deaths around the world each year. However, when I was hiking at Elk Island National Park … Continue reading
A while ago I asked some of my colleagues what they thought the greatest discoveries in biology were. The answers didn’t vary much. DNA and inheritance, the field of microbiology, natural selection as the mechanism of evolution were all cited by multiple people. All the people I asked though have one thing in common – … Continue reading
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