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Luke Miller
May 12, 20231 min read
Jumping the gate
It’s amazing how easy it is to jump a gate when there is something you really want on the other side. I watched Hazel easily climb over...
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Luke Miller
May 5, 20231 min read
There’s no substitute for the experience
An old retired friend was fondly regaling a recent trip to Mexico City. He was very impressed with many elements of his visit including...
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Luke Miller
Apr 28, 20231 min read
The ‘Cool’ Factor
Olive and I fueled up a very cool airplane this week at the Vegreville airport. It was a Piper Super Cub on bush tires that was on a...
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Luke Miller
Apr 21, 20231 min read
Work Besties
I read another article recently which touted the importance of having a ‘best friend’ at work. People with best friends at work perform...
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Luke Miller
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Context is everything
While following a vehicle with a large bumper sticker boldly touting “Remember the Creator and Prepare to Meet Him”, I was more than a...
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Luke Miller
Apr 7, 20231 min read
Laughing at your own jokes
I was howling with laughter at an inappropriate fictitious story that I was telling Karina on our drive this week. We were describing a...
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Luke Miller
Mar 31, 20231 min read
Weeks to live
I am in the process of ordering my 4K weeks poster (https://4kweeks.com/), which is a weekly countdown to death. Although it sounds...
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Luke Miller
Mar 24, 20231 min read
Parking Lot Intuition
I have a habit of glancing around the parking lot moments before starting a work day, quickly informing me of who will be waiting on the...
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Luke Miller
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Semi-Annual Anger
‘Spring-ahead’ for daylight savings time occurred this week and my disdain for stupidity was running at an all-time high. When my 4:45...
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Luke Miller
Mar 10, 20231 min read
Just Look Up
While visiting our house this week Popa asked a question while peering out the living room window. “Is it an optical illusion or can you...
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Luke Miller
Mar 3, 20231 min read
Good Morning, Chatty Cathy
The best way to stay energized and motivated during a morning workout is NOT to have two children talk incessantly ‘at’ you. They kindly...
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Luke Miller
Feb 24, 20231 min read
Forged in Fire
I recently began a journey that I know my 80 year old self would be disappointed if I had not explored, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ). I was...
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Luke Miller
Feb 17, 20231 min read
Gimmicks
Nature kindergarten, fifteen different high school class options, and the red ‘cheese whiz’ toast I made for Hazel this morning. Gimmicks...
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Luke Miller
Feb 10, 20231 min read
New Gear
Consumerism is not the means to happiness. Anytime I find myself lusting after a new vehicle, toy, or gimmick I recognize this clear sign...
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Luke Miller
Feb 3, 20231 min read
Unpredictable wins
It turns out that a magnetic dartboard which my daughters were not using ended up being the centrepiece of my classroom over the past six...
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Luke Miller
Jan 27, 20231 min read
Look closer
While learning about inheritance and heredity in Science 9, I often take close up images of student eye colour. It is amazing what the...
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Luke Miller
Jan 20, 20231 min read
Lessons from dodgeball
At lunch this week I was part of a team of teachers that won the intramural dodgeball tournament. The final match was against a group of...
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Luke Miller
Jan 13, 20231 min read
Be Patient
I watched a ‘mousetrap powered car’ in my mechanics class leave the starting line so slowly that it appeared to be a failure. It took a...
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Luke Miller
Jan 6, 20231 min read
Leave 2023 ‘richer’
As the end of the most challenging teaching semester of my career comes to a close, I am reflecting on all the lessons learned through...
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Luke Miller
Dec 30, 20221 min read
Litter box
Karina asked me if I had heard the rumour about a local high school student that requires a litter box at school because they identify as...
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