doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


June 2022

  • Little things

    This morning, I was reading the blog posts for the This Week in Ontario Edublogs, watching the morning news, and eating breakfast when I got a notification on this Chromebook that there was an update. I’m on the Beta Channel and Google wanted me to upgrade to version 104.0.5112.23. https://www.googblogs.com/category/google-chrome-releases/ What the heck? It only… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 06/30/2022

    How Much Money Do You Need to Be Happy in Your State? | GOBankingRates How Much Money Do You Need to Be Happy in Your State? | GOBankingRates – https://t.co/jsMoazL6et — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Jun 29, 2022 tags: IFTTT Twitter The Best of Ontario Educators 7 Daily The Best of Ontario Educators 7 is out!… Continue reading

  • Historic planning

    Just in time for summer vacations, it’s worth taking a look at HistoricPlaces.ca. Previously, I had blogged about Ghost Towns. The sites pair nicely if you’re doing some planning or research for places to go, things to see. Even if you’re not a history buff by trade, wouldn’t you just hate visiting a destination, talk… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 06/29/2022

    The Principal Chronicles | voicEd https://t.co/1FhrFOKMRr — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Jun 28, 2022 tags: IFTTT Twitter The Best of Ontario Educators 7 Daily The Best of Ontario Educators 7 is out! – https://t.co/xOuOiO0ozA Special thanks to @shelleylaskin @DrJKhokhar @TRyanGregory #onpoli #onted — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Jun 28, 2022 tags: IFTTT Twitter The Best of Ontario… Continue reading

  • Hoping to get better

    My apologies in advance to English and Language teachers. I hated your class in school! I did well enough, I guess, I took three Mathematics, three Science, and an English kicker in Grade 13. Yes, I know, I’m old. I wasn’t interested in English but it was a fallback in case I stumbled in any… Continue reading