doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


July 2019

  • A great lake

    We are very fortunate to live near water. Although technically, the Detroit River is the closest, it’s only minutes down County Road 20 before you can take in the view of Lake Erie. Some things you can see on the trip with the naked eye… Fermi 2 Power Plant Pelee Passage Pelee Island The Jiimaan… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 07/31/2019

    The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/qhyOrA28Lt Stories via @Lammer13 @brmf_rm @marclijour #onted #education — tags: IFTTT Twitter The Best of Ontario-Educators 5 Daily The latest The Doug Peterson Daily! https://t.co/7xe6eubSRq Thanks to @mechsymp @OECTAHawk @DwightStead #cdnpoli #etfo — tags: IFTTT Twitter The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best… Continue reading

  • Reunited and it sounds so good

    Jaimie and I just got back from our morning walk/jog. It was a little shorter than usual with the heat and humidity. At least one of us had our tongue hanging out before we got to the end of the driveway. Our path has two directions – north and south – and so I rely… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 07/30/2019

    The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/k56byq5xJz Stories via @HockeyAmor @digitalnative @KimCraw4d #education #yyc — tags: IFTTT Twitter The Best of Ontario-Educators 5 Daily The latest The Doug Peterson Daily! https://t.co/qpMqkShwpe Thanks to @ArcandjMs @DStargratt @uOttawaEdu #onted #bpa — tags: IFTTT Twitter Posted from Diigo. The rest of my… Continue reading

  • Cheating the machine

    Alfred Thompson and I had had a bit of a back and forth about automated checkouts recently. He liked them; me, not so much. We have two stores in town that have incorporated this – Sobeys and Walmart. They haven’t gone completely automated and so we typically will go to a cashier. Over the years,… Continue reading