I duly confer upon you this grade eight certificate

Tonight is graduation night for our oldest son. At fourteen, he is finishing grade eight. Such graduation ceremonies are uncharted waters for me. I am really looking forward to it. In a slightly evil way.
He has been at his current junior high school for two years. There are no end-of-year examinations. Everyone has passed. I [...]

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Provençal ramble

Received wisdom says blog posts should stick to one topic.
But I’m on vacation. And I get tired of being bombarded with finger-wagging etiquette rules these days. You know the type:
How to write an effective blogpost. How to respond to a blogpost. How to respond to responses to your blog posts. How to use your cellphone [...]

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