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Retrospect: May

By Jack Posted on May 5, 2025 Posted in retrospect Tagged with baseball

Self-tutoring about people and events of the past: the tutor recalls the month of May as an elementary student. As a kid in the Maritimes, I recall May as a month that would arrive in a low-key way. The weather …

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Retrospect: mixed farming

By Jack Posted on April 19, 2025 Posted in retrospect Tagged with export

Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects about global versus local economic activity. I lived in the Annapolis Valley 1980-83. I was just a kid then; perhaps because of that, my time there made deep impressions …

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Retrospect, holidays: the Valentine’s lesson? (part 1)

By Jack Posted on February 14, 2025 Posted in holidays, retrospect Tagged with Valentines crafts

Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects about Valentine’s Day and its lead-up. I recall, in elementary school, Valentine’s Day was fun. We often would have a Valentine’s Day party in class. People would bring treats …

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Holidays, retrospect: Halloween 1978

By Jack Posted on October 25, 2024 Posted in holidays, retrospect Tagged with grease, Halloween, olivia newton-john

Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions Halloween 1978. In Fall 1978, I was in grade three and lived on a military base. The fall was a fantastic time there – it was on PEI. The …

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Math, retrospect: walking speed

By Jack Posted on June 4, 2024 Posted in lifestyle, math, retrospect Tagged with 2 miles per hour walking speed, casual walking speed, typical walking speed

Self-tutoring about being a pedestrian: the tutor reflects regarding walking speed. When I was a kid, we walked nearly everywhere. We did have bikes, but used them more for planned, return trips. For just going “out,” nowhere in particular, we …

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Retrospect: the old bridge

By Jack Posted on May 17, 2024 Posted in retrospect Tagged with childhood, mysteries

Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor reflects about a clean-up. As a kid in the early 80s, I lived in an old farming region in the Maritimes. It was a beautiful place with great agricultural output. …

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Retrospect: left and right

By Jack Posted on March 10, 2024 Posted in retrospect

Self-tutoring about primary lessons: the tutor mentions his realization of the directions of left and right. When I was a kid, I heard adults refer to left and/or right often. While I knew they were positions or directions of some …

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Retrospect: the road crosser

By Jack Posted on January 7, 2024 Posted in retrospect

Self-tutoring about people and events linking back to the past: the tutor mentions someone he saw. My wife and I were driving to the grocery store today, down a 4-lane road. Its speed limit is only 50km/h, but it can …

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Retrospect: 2023

By Jack Posted on January 1, 2024 Posted in retrospect

Self-tutoring about the year(s) past: the tutor reflects…. In the final evening of 2023, I’m thinking back to the late 70s. Yesterday my wife and I were out shopping at a dollar store, and I noticed some chocolates smaller than …

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Retrospect: they all lived in apartment 2

By Jack Posted on December 20, 2023 Posted in retrospect

Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions a curiosity he’s always loved. Years ago, my friend lived in a building that was grand on the outside, but cut up into small apartments on the inside. I’m …

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