<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149</id><updated>2011-07-31T02:33:03.085-05:00</updated><category term='media'/><category term='cover'/><category term='memorial'/><category term='trump'/><category term='pondering'/><category term='ramblings'/><category term='my pancakes suck this morning'/><category term='climate'/><category term='warmth'/><category term='bike'/><category term='home'/><category term='travel'/><category term='tims'/><category term='facecrap'/><category term='big bro&apos;s'/><category term='sj'/><category term='faceunnessessary'/><category term='facethis'/><category term='new friend'/><category term='learning'/><category term='work'/><category term='weddings'/><category term='toss your cookies'/><category term='fam'/><category term='facebook'/><category term='faceoff'/><category term='me'/><category term='birthday'/><category term='vacation'/><category term='consumerism'/><category term='dublin buddies'/><category term='golf'/><category term='uncommonly photographed'/><category term='politics'/><category term='no degree'/><category term='camping'/><category term='poop'/><category term='school'/><category term='why i blog'/><category term='puppy'/><category term='people i meet'/><category term='dreams'/><category term='winning'/><category term='etch'/><category term='ireland'/><category term='mac'/><category term='feeling good'/><category term='urine idiot'/><category term='coffee'/><category term='hats'/><category term='tea'/><category term='141'/><category term='the Kid'/><category term='havelock &apos;07'/><category term='profile'/><title type='text'>so long and thanks for all the fish</title><subtitle type='html'>you are now past the "no attractions past this point" sign
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click &lt;a href="http://jimtucker.blogspot.com"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to return to the most recent post</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>376</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-3703620663699195346</id><published>2007-12-28T23:20:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-28T23:20:55.496-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/3703620663699195346/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=3703620663699195346' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3703620663699195346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3703620663699195346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/12/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A9ZewnOJW24/R3XLIM3MB6I/AAAAAAAAADo/jJKLgy6jUuI/s72-c/header.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>16</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-7728759475151541812</id><published>2007-09-28T09:56:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-28T09:59:21.787-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='facecrap'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='faceoff'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='facethis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='faceunnessessary'/><title type='text'>crawling back...</title><summary type='text'>... facecrap has me hooked again. please don't make too much fun of me, but allow me to learn that i deserve to be treated better, loved more and treated out once in a while. relationships seldom end on the first go anyways. like jerry said, ... "it's like a pop machine. they never go over in one push. you've got to rock them back and forth for a while, then they go over." ... i feel as though </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/7728759475151541812/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=7728759475151541812' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/7728759475151541812'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/7728759475151541812'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/09/crawling-back.html' title='crawling back...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-6024526793866388005</id><published>2007-09-27T15:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-27T15:08:57.385-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pondering'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tea'/><title type='text'>this is post four hundered and one</title><summary type='text'>hiccoughs are cute. i always smile a bit when i hear them. the person performing the hiccoughs is usually quite embarrassed to have just performed the cute action mostly because they seldom realize that the act is cute or that someone might be paying attention enough to know that it is cute.only girls hiccough. boys do not. ever. and if they did it would not be cute.sneezes make me chuckle too. </summary><link rel='replies' 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profile pic</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/871841694025238878/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=871841694025238878' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/871841694025238878'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/871841694025238878'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/09/new-profile-pic.html' title='new profile pic'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A9ZewnOJW24/RucozZJ8ZhI/AAAAAAAAADg/npAr8MV970M/s72-c/p.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-6531574644273012060</id><published>2007-09-08T08:44:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-08T09:20:37.581-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why i blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ireland'/><title type='text'>... the end</title><summary type='text'>well, not THE end, but AN end. yesterday was my last day working construction for this summer. This to allow myself to get organized for my ireland working holiday (matty and i leave a week monday). it's exciting and scary making me nervous and anxious. i don't have a job yet, but we do have our hostels booked for the first week of our stay, after which we'll tour to cork and look for a flat </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/6531574644273012060/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=6531574644273012060' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6531574644273012060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6531574644273012060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/09/end.html' title='... the end'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-487935371707177133</id><published>2007-09-05T09:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-08T09:08:53.712-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why i blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mac'/><title type='text'>beer + mac =</title><summary type='text'>... depression.My Powerbook had beer spilled on the keyboard. My buddy appologized profusely, and I forgave him with similar passion. He promised to repair or replace, what ever makes most sence.The computer won't turn on.I have learned this:... things don't matter, they really don't matter. It is just a thing and I can get on just fine without things.... back up data. you never know what will </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/487935371707177133/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=487935371707177133' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/487935371707177133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/487935371707177133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/09/beer-mac.html' title='beer + mac ='/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-4082357112095397385</id><published>2007-08-19T21:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-19T21:50:58.026-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dublin buddies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='weddings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='havelock &apos;07'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='camping'/><title type='text'>mix master tucker</title><summary type='text'>as fortune would have it i have been asked to mc a wedding. as unfortune would have it is this coming weekend. luckily I am one of two, and the other guy speaking is a great speaker and will, with any fortune at all, have the program laid out entirely and all i'll have to do is follow his jokes with a rim shot.the groom is a good buddy of mine, and i've know him since we were in kindergarten and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/4082357112095397385/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=4082357112095397385' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4082357112095397385'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4082357112095397385'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/08/mix-master-tucker.html' title='mix master tucker'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A9ZewnOJW24/RskBdpJ8ZgI/AAAAAAAAADY/AEoGb0nLrgQ/s72-c/bizz%26greg.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-4058152505695535263</id><published>2007-08-09T06:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-09T06:14:08.135-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ireland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sj'/><title type='text'>SWAP this ...</title><summary type='text'>... for a new life opportunity. i know, i used the same word in my last post - please forgive the taboo. i'll make it up with more posts about ireland. wait, scratch that: i haven't kept my word about posting more often regarding my summer adventures so i'd like to take that comment back. i don't know if i'll get to post more ... i don't know if i'll get to post this one. today, or rather tonight</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/4058152505695535263/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=4058152505695535263' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4058152505695535263'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4058152505695535263'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/08/swap-this.html' title='SWAP this ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-8753926922862861024</id><published>2007-08-08T09:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-09-08T09:27:08.927-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='puppy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='urine idiot'/><title type='text'>hey zues</title><summary type='text'>we have a puppy. i mentioned him before. he gets rather excited when i pet him, but it seems only to be me that he gets so excited about.he comes when he's called, and lays on his back immediately for a belly rub. but when i pet him a small stream of urine comes shooting out at me.for whatever reason, he does it nearly every time. i am getting better at avoiding it ... i had to because one time i</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/8753926922862861024/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=8753926922862861024' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8753926922862861024'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8753926922862861024'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/08/hey-zues.html' title='hey zues'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-9128013889574850784</id><published>2007-07-20T20:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-07-20T20:27:31.441-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ireland'/><title type='text'>allow non secure items? y/n</title><summary type='text'>[random story]thanks for the luck wishes shabadu, and as far as being 25, ... it feels like seventeen. however a short while ago i woke up to a bit of the truth of being my age (which i am feeling better about). i went on a bus trip for a friend of my sisters, she was turning 19, and had the opportunity to watch a handful of the younger siblings of ppl i went through school with have a night at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/9128013889574850784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=9128013889574850784' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/9128013889574850784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/9128013889574850784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/07/allow-non-secure-items-yn.html' title='allow non secure items? y/n'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-8389428445272748167</id><published>2007-06-23T07:42:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-06-23T07:54:57.436-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='people i meet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><title type='text'>dear blog</title><summary type='text'>i am so very much sorry for ignoring you these past couple of months. despite whether you believe me or not i am going to do my best to keep you up to date with funny stories, wierd people and other happenings.i am working in northern southwestern ontario and living in a trailer park for the week ... and boy oh boy do i have some characters that come to call. at times i feel as though i am in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/8389428445272748167/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=8389428445272748167' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8389428445272748167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8389428445272748167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/06/dear-blog.html' title='dear blog'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-6190435676573335569</id><published>2007-04-30T09:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-30T09:46:28.361-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='toss your cookies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='uncommonly photographed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cover'/><title type='text'>denied</title><summary type='text'>[formerly titled "cash sings hurt"]I'm sitting at my sisters desk, hearing praise from the staff of the building she works /lives in while i organize her photo's into appropriate and inappropriate files for printing with echo's of johnny's voice in surrounding speakers.my browsing uncovered an uncommon photograph of my own.... however, more important is the story i must share with you now.A few </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/6190435676573335569/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=6190435676573335569' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6190435676573335569'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6190435676573335569'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/04/cash-sings-hurt.html' title='denied'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A9ZewnOJW24/RjX5f4H6iPI/AAAAAAAAADQ/u8MNgntxq1g/s72-c/IMG_0064.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-5777379717234226765</id><published>2007-04-28T20:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-28T21:55:00.789-05:00</updated><title type='text'>orientation</title><summary type='text'>i've been trying to email come pictures for the past half an hour now (damn you dial up) and my connection either won't let me send the images, or disconnects "unexpectedly" ... ... i have a better idea "connection": how about you simply do your job. we're living in a society!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/5777379717234226765/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=5777379717234226765' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/5777379717234226765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/5777379717234226765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/04/orientation.html' title='orientation'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A9ZewnOJW24/RjQHHIH6iOI/AAAAAAAAADI/1jS6TxLfY9s/s72-c/roof3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-8793982440179891492</id><published>2007-04-24T19:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-26T09:38:18.339-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='warmth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='feeling good'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ireland'/><title type='text'>better day</title><summary type='text'>just to make things clear, my entire day didn't go as crappy as the previous post might make you believe. in fact, immediately after having written that post i felt ten times better (and then i got dave's email of a picture ... as you can see below).but the reason i've logged on a second time today was that i remember i was going to write something about my adventure yesterday.in my hustle and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/8793982440179891492/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=8793982440179891492' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8793982440179891492'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8793982440179891492'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/04/better-day.html' title='better day'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A9ZewnOJW24/Ri6jguAU0ZI/AAAAAAAAACw/bgmBIXyo9BY/s72-c/Snapshot+2007-04-24+20-39-44.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-1417034213536712455</id><published>2007-04-24T10:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-24T18:54:10.125-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='my pancakes suck this morning'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='big bro&apos;s'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poop'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='facethis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='no degree'/><title type='text'>facethis</title><summary type='text'>i just deleted my face*%&amp;$ account. i feel really, really, really good. i hope this lasts, because lately i've been having a rather poopie day. in fact, really shitty. i've discovered that my honors degree is just out of reach and that i might have to spend another semester here, turnitin thinks i've cheated and ... there are other things on my mind.i don't have a summer job. my roommates have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/1417034213536712455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=1417034213536712455' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1417034213536712455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1417034213536712455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/04/facethis.html' title='facethis'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A9ZewnOJW24/Ri5AbuAU0YI/AAAAAAAAACo/b_Wyq1-0XTE/s72-c/mail.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-1764818419305054543</id><published>2007-04-13T03:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-13T04:57:33.641-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new friend'/><title type='text'>i've only got a 100 yrs</title><summary type='text'>tonight i found a wonderful video of a friend. he is a talented hair stylist (does his own work) and can choreograph anything that you ask him to. below is a video of him at a local talent show (or so i assume) accompanied by a young up and coming (first year) star.the dance that they perform is (i assume) a cover, or at least influenced by, a video that i watched a few weeks ago: an interpretive</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/1764818419305054543/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=1764818419305054543' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1764818419305054543'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1764818419305054543'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/04/ive-only-got-100-yrs.html' title='i&apos;ve only got a 100 yrs'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-1875975560007986036</id><published>2007-04-12T15:16:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-12T15:17:23.992-05:00</updated><title type='text'>my first very last time</title><summary type='text'>in preparation for my only and last exam i ate two entire foot long subs. i feel as though i could eat a third but i don't have time; i've got to get to studying.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/1875975560007986036/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=1875975560007986036' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1875975560007986036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1875975560007986036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/04/my-first-very-last-time.html' title='my first very last time'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-380716953089032502</id><published>2007-04-11T03:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-11T03:29:56.032-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the Kid'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bike'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learning'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school'/><title type='text'>three weeks before the day after tomorrow ...</title><summary type='text'>This semester my dad lent me his '89 buick leSabre. it is a boat of a car, rides wonderfully and i loved having it; even though it made me lazy. my bike sat unused for several weeks at a time because it was easier to jump in the car than it was to get suited up for the ride in to campus, despite it being next to impossible to find parking closer than my house.i had the car because i am finishing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/380716953089032502/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=380716953089032502' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/380716953089032502'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/380716953089032502'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/04/three-weeks-before-day-after-tomorrow.html' title='three weeks before the day after tomorrow ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A9ZewnOJW24/RhyYK7m9JbI/AAAAAAAAACg/rZijBYZBZjA/s72-c/Snapshot+2007-04-11+04-10-21.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-8500993287455645101</id><published>2007-04-09T02:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-11T04:20:00.708-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='media'/><title type='text'>my twin</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/8500993287455645101/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=8500993287455645101' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8500993287455645101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8500993287455645101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/04/my-twin.html' title='my twin'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-8028590585758732415</id><published>2007-04-04T13:36:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-04T13:40:52.474-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tims'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='winning'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='media'/><title type='text'>win/gagnez</title><summary type='text'>i had no idea that it would be this easy. perhaps next time i'll just buy more hot apple ciders.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/8028590585758732415/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=8028590585758732415' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8028590585758732415'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8028590585758732415'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/04/wingagnez.html' title='win/gagnez'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A9ZewnOJW24/RhPwdCbmWOI/AAAAAAAAACY/WfGWqZ-PdKw/s72-c/TIMS+-+Hons+arts.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-1579987343521235842</id><published>2007-04-03T00:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-03T00:57:58.738-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why i blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='facebook'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new friend'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learning'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ireland'/><title type='text'>instant completion</title><summary type='text'>today was finally the day that long prolonged presentation was ... phttp://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifresented. twas the last day of classes and i had no more chances. the class enjoyed my 'official food of bloggers' (Cheeto's) and my odd, disorganized style. as the presentation wore on i was discovering that i had way more than twenty minute to discuss the topic, and in my haste to get </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/1579987343521235842/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=1579987343521235842' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1579987343521235842'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1579987343521235842'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/04/instant-completion.html' title='instant completion'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-4980281094668417473</id><published>2007-04-02T11:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-11T04:18:44.296-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learning'/><title type='text'>the presentation</title><summary type='text'>earlier post</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/4980281094668417473/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=4980281094668417473' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4980281094668417473'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4980281094668417473'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/04/presentation.html' title='the presentation'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-4811877291578772229</id><published>2007-03-26T11:29:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-26T11:53:24.529-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the Kid'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>kroonen &amp; anderson</title><summary type='text'>[what follows is less of a story than it is an assortment of memories from this past weekend]i made a trip home this weekend for an old buddies buck and doe. he's getting married to the girl he's been with since college. the wedding is going to be sometime this summer, but i am not too sure when. i really hope it is before my tentative plans for Ireland ... i don't know for sure when I'm going to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/4811877291578772229/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=4811877291578772229' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4811877291578772229'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4811877291578772229'/><link 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term='media'/><title type='text'>do you hear what i hear?</title><summary type='text'>Essays. eff'n essays. nuf said.well, nearly enough said: currently i am working my first of four ... "cuban missile crisis" ... i'm learning a lot too. i am getting a lot of interference though. you see, i watched the movie 13 days about a year ago. at the time i new little of the cold war, and never really know there was a crisis with cuba. having watched the movie i found out something about </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/2283438199055168660/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=2283438199055168660' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/2283438199055168660'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/2283438199055168660'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/03/do-you-hear-what-i-hear.html' title='do you hear what i hear?'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-8794328670479818285</id><published>2007-03-10T17:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-11T04:19:31.895-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bike'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='media'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='consumerism'/><title type='text'>completion</title><summary type='text'>just today ... actually just now i completed the second part of my spinning certification (the first part i took back in October). it feels pretty good to have finished it ... and what more i have done a bit of a refresher on how to coach the classes. i think Tuesday's class is in for a surprise - this new jim might knock them off their seats!what's more, completing the final portion of the cert </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/8794328670479818285/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=8794328670479818285' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8794328670479818285'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8794328670479818285'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/03/completion.html' title='completion'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A9ZewnOJW24/RfMvdDRupDI/AAAAAAAAABU/ex2AsDiNXL8/s72-c/5506_black-LR_thumbnail.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-2314736890380975236</id><published>2007-03-07T16:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-26T11:52:58.843-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>what a catch</title><summary type='text'>I have been on retreat for the past few days, spending time with family and watching a bit of volleyball. The weekend (... ha, it isn't the weekend at all, but it sure has felt like it) The past day and a half have been filled with more volleyball than i thought i could handle, but the girls have been doing well so it has made it better. you can follow their progress at this website, however </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/2314736890380975236/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=2314736890380975236' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/2314736890380975236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/2314736890380975236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/03/what-catch.html' title='what a catch'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A9ZewnOJW24/Re86W1AqU4I/AAAAAAAAABE/3wa5pXVeYEs/s72-c/ofsaa+hat+in+motion.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-5943526707087162660</id><published>2007-03-04T21:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-04T21:42:45.027-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vacation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>Gone Fishin' ...</title><summary type='text'>... and i'll be back in homeford by thursday. my sisters are playing volleyball over the next few days in Midland and i decided that since my presentation is postponed for a month and my tuesday quiz is now a thursday quiz that i might play hookie for a few days and watch a little volleyball.dad and i leave on tuesday morning and mom is meeting us there later that afternoon. another plus of this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/5943526707087162660/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=5943526707087162660' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/5943526707087162660'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/5943526707087162660'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/03/gone-fishin.html' title='Gone Fishin&apos; ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-4853309632630401551</id><published>2007-02-28T23:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-01T00:00:11.678-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Instant Postponment</title><summary type='text'>My presentation on blogs as memory  has been postponed until April 3rd. I was wishing I could get it done, but having more time seems like a good thing too. That will be the calm in the middle of the storm, with essays at my back and song finals to the front.Wish me luck, as well please share any thoughts you might have on the topic.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/4853309632630401551/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=4853309632630401551' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4853309632630401551'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4853309632630401551'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/02/instant-postponment.html' title='Instant Postponment'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-3061584973648720785</id><published>2007-02-27T23:42:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-27T23:13:15.702-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why i blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ramblings'/><title type='text'>There Are Others</title><summary type='text'>some research for class has turned up startling evidence: there is more than one blog title "so long and thanks for all the fish" ... several in fact. i don't think i have a problem sharing the name with other writers, however i'll have to get a feel for their style before i jump to any rash conclusions.until then, you be the judge.emerymariartiwriter guy me... and in other news ...i updated the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/3061584973648720785/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=3061584973648720785' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3061584973648720785'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3061584973648720785'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/02/there-are-others.html' title='There Are Others'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-5818700930027324802</id><published>2007-02-27T12:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-27T13:04:23.751-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learning'/><title type='text'>Instant Disapointment</title><summary type='text'>Yesterday's class was cancelled. I was really excited to make my presentation ... as well it would have been nice to have the time i spent working on this presentation (that didn't happen) for other things. like papers, and presentations and life.although, i have only myself to blame for my lack of available time seeing as i spent an entire day in bed watching hereos. in other news, i govelled at</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/5818700930027324802/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=5818700930027324802' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/5818700930027324802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/5818700930027324802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/02/instant-disapointment.html' title='Instant Disapointment'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-1748602152504146501</id><published>2007-02-25T14:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-04-02T11:53:22.612-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pondering'/><title type='text'>Instant Memory</title><summary type='text'>Welcome to my presentation post. I am making a presentation today about how blogs can be used as memory tools. I will be working from Dr. Iwona Irwin-Zarecka's book Frames of Rememberance, specifically chapter 10 - Instant Memory.why i blogfamilyothers...dreamsmemorialexternal links...facebookCorperate Blogssuper nannymy blogs:this one, plus mostly harmless</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/1748602152504146501/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=1748602152504146501' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1748602152504146501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1748602152504146501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/02/instant-memory.html' title='Instant Memory'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-1100332757480442877</id><published>2007-02-25T12:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-26T01:11:03.352-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pondering'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='media'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sj'/><title type='text'>... it was tonight?</title><summary type='text'>i'll bet lord of the rings won again. or that pans labrynth. i saw it last night and really liked it. sj wasn't as much of a fan.and you were upset that notebook got a 14A rating?tonight i watched a bit of RV and then researched blogging for several hours. turns out there is a history for this phenomenum, not quiet a rich history yet, but definetly a history.i hope you enjoyed watching the oscars</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/1100332757480442877/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=1100332757480442877' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1100332757480442877'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1100332757480442877'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/02/it-was-tonight.html' title='... it was tonight?'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-5127935962954820815</id><published>2007-02-24T16:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-24T16:53:45.073-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vacation'/><title type='text'>Cider and Tea</title><summary type='text'>One of the hardest things I found about this reading week was actually settling down to do school work, in fact I had mentioned just the other day to Sj that I likely got to read more last year during out trip to Panama Beach, Fl amongst 2,500 other university/college students - one might have thought that our nations capital might provide some refuge for a dedicated student.Alas, it did not.The </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/5127935962954820815/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=5127935962954820815' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/5127935962954820815'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/5127935962954820815'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/02/cider-and-tea.html' title='Cider and Tea'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/399426191_f5fe3cc009_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-8619667435535415553</id><published>2007-02-16T16:51:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-24T16:54:17.353-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vacation'/><title type='text'>The Trip Begins</title><summary type='text'>Reading week is upon us and the campus is a buzz. Students sharing with each other what they will be doing (rarely does actual reading come up in the conversations, at least not being admitted to) and plans are coming together for the flights/buses/cars/bikes/shoes that will be providing the transportation to the desired destination. My house is very much alive with the sounds of spring break and</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/8619667435535415553/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=8619667435535415553' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8619667435535415553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8619667435535415553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/02/trip-begins.html' title='The Trip Begins'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/399430669_71b70f32cc_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-7673995328779916851</id><published>2007-02-14T11:16:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-24T16:54:46.154-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Snow Day</title><summary type='text'>Turns out today is a Snow Day at school, although only for those of us at the Brantford Campus. Main still has to go to school. The pickle I woke up in this morning consists of myself, the kid and our classes in waterloo that are still going on. But with the roads the way there are ...... this is getting boring, so i'll move on. today is also valentines day, which i hate for reasons i won't get </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/7673995328779916851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=7673995328779916851' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/7673995328779916851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/7673995328779916851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/02/snow-day.html' title='Snow Day'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-4977575559541296462</id><published>2007-02-08T03:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-08T00:15:36.811-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Buck 65</title><summary type='text'>I heard this guy open at the Hip concert I was at on Tuesday. The Hip was incredible, they always are - but i believe I have found a new favourite singer. I don't know too much about the hip hop sound so I don't know what to compair him to, he does remind me of a band I used to follow, The Post House Posse. Their sound  was similar to Buck's, I only wish they made more albums.I used my cell phone</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/4977575559541296462/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=4977575559541296462' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4977575559541296462'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4977575559541296462'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/02/buck-65.html' title='Buck 65'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-3175634753891322841</id><published>2007-02-07T23:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-08T00:14:08.791-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the Kid'/><title type='text'>Frequent-Stopper Points</title><summary type='text'>The Kid looked more ready for a car ride than I had ever seen him before. We had a few quick stops to make first, picking the tickets up for the game, JD's house and the Hammer for Manders. While waiting for the tickets my phone rangyou on campus?[yep, waiting for chipps. you know where to pick up Manders?]yep. see you soonwith the tickets got we're on our way. at least that's what i thought, the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/3175634753891322841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=3175634753891322841' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3175634753891322841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3175634753891322841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/02/frequent-stopper-points.html' title='Frequent-Stopper Points'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-2601788726225446892</id><published>2007-02-05T02:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-08T00:12:00.108-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the Kid'/><title type='text'>The Wake Up</title><summary type='text'>I am going to tell a bit of a different story over on Mostly Harmless, but the account I am going to attempt here might get you laughing a bit harder.9:30 amPhone call from Chipps. He can't make it, family has become a priority. Understandable. It shouldn't be too hard to find a stand in for today's Raps vs. Clips.[hey kid]harumph[didn't make your bus did you!]noan interesting point to make here </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/2601788726225446892/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=2601788726225446892' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/2601788726225446892'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/2601788726225446892'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/02/raps.html' title='The Wake Up'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-7471571238119528323</id><published>2007-02-03T13:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-03T13:14:19.320-05:00</updated><title type='text'>HandSanitizer</title><summary type='text'>with moisturizers and vitamine EWoke up this morning with a less uncomfortable stomache and an appetite for bananas and apples.stay hidrated, and eat some rice and dry toastsure thing momi don't know what I would do without her.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/7471571238119528323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=7471571238119528323' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/7471571238119528323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/7471571238119528323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/02/handsanitizer.html' title='HandSanitizer'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-6303500197788367463</id><published>2007-02-02T20:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-02T20:21:34.334-05:00</updated><title type='text'>If Ever</title><summary type='text'>If Ever I get better, over this hump of nausia, i plan tointall a toliet in my roomand coat everything with anti bacterial spread.I will make my head less pounding, my legs less aching,my back less attention starved, and my attidude with sickmuch better.i hate being sick because i can't think or form coherent lines of thought.my apologise for this poem, i simply typed and hit "publish"</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/6303500197788367463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=6303500197788367463' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6303500197788367463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6303500197788367463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/02/if-ever.html' title='If Ever'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-2415496058163606238</id><published>2007-02-01T08:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-01T10:16:25.286-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pondering'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why i blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learning'/><title type='text'>For School (final)</title><summary type='text'>(part five)Currently I am in the middle of planning a backpacking trip to Ireland. I hope to leave after my spring exams, however there is a great deal of planning that I would like to put into it before embarking on this trip. Before I left for university I took a month to go to Australia. The experience was great, however I regret two things: (1) I wish I was more prepared and (2) I wish I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/2415496058163606238/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=2415496058163606238' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/2415496058163606238'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/2415496058163606238'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/02/for-school-final.html' title='For School (final)'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-8277009296318995193</id><published>2007-01-29T06:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-29T09:10:02.149-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pondering'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why i blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learning'/><title type='text'>For School (part five)</title><summary type='text'>ivAs I sift through some of the old posts (and my oh my, I really should have edited them more closely for grammar) I have also taken to reading some of the comments posted. In doing so I have come to realize that not only is this blog my collection of life, but it is also a collection of how you, the audience, interpret what you read here or what you know of me in person. In effect, this blog </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/8277009296318995193/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=8277009296318995193' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8277009296318995193'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8277009296318995193'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/01/for-school-part-five.html' title='For School (part five)'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-4833396927359446558</id><published>2007-01-27T06:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-27T15:23:17.028-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pondering'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why i blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learning'/><title type='text'>For School (iv)</title><summary type='text'>(3)Just as with the student resident, I am able to read over old posts in an effort to refresh my memory how I had felt on a particular subject a day, a month or even two years ago. I can then proceed to edit, adjust or update my thoughts and theories regarding a great number of topics with each new post I create. New posts can relate back to my older material making reference to contemporary </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/4833396927359446558/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=4833396927359446558' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4833396927359446558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4833396927359446558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/01/for-school-iv.html' title='For School (iv)'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-3237668183919293424</id><published>2007-01-24T06:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-24T20:36:53.731-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pondering'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why i blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learning'/><title type='text'>For School (3)</title><summary type='text'>con'tJust as with the student resident, I am able to read over old posts in an effort to refresh my memory how I had felt on a particular subject a day, a month or even two years ago. I can then proceed to edit, adjust or update my thoughts and theories regarding a great number of topics with each new post I create. New posts can relate back to my older material making reference to contemporary </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/3237668183919293424/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=3237668183919293424' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3237668183919293424'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3237668183919293424'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/01/for-school-3.html' title='For School (3)'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-6205334378241941337</id><published>2007-01-23T06:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-23T12:16:52.058-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pondering'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why i blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learning'/><title type='text'>For School con't</title><summary type='text'>[This paper turned out not to be due for another week. As a result I have learned a valuable lesson: Don't do things before they are due, because then you will have them done early.]startWhile I was donning I shared a bit of advice with a student resident. I suggested that he might want to keep a logbook, a daily account of his life, complete with thoughts and stories. (As I think more about it I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/6205334378241941337/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=6205334378241941337' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6205334378241941337'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6205334378241941337'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/01/for-school-cont.html' title='For School con&apos;t'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-9074646940564041335</id><published>2007-01-22T02:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-22T06:02:38.651-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pondering'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why i blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learning'/><title type='text'>For School</title><summary type='text'>For class I have to write a 1500 word essay discussing my thoughts on history i.e. why do we/do we not need to study it, am I drawn to a particular time, what are my attitudes towards the past and other such things. Class is tomorrow and I am starting it now, which means that I have already fallen behind with my resolution to stay on top of work and not let it get to this point ... a desperate </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/9074646940564041335/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=9074646940564041335' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/9074646940564041335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/9074646940564041335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/01/for-school.html' title='For School'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-8162471723831527634</id><published>2007-01-21T12:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-22T00:51:13.955-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='141'/><title type='text'>The DAY AFTER!</title><summary type='text'>A few of my predictions about last night's party were a little off ... for instance:- 250 people came- we tapped all the kegs but they didn't run out until 12:45 am - we did not get a ticket even thought Brantford's Finest came out in full 'four'ce at 1:00 am - our house was not really a big mess and it only took a couple of hours to clean it all - i went to 5 o'clock mass last night - nothing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/8162471723831527634/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=8162471723831527634' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8162471723831527634'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8162471723831527634'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/01/day-after.html' title='The DAY AFTER!'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-8295950002845242223</id><published>2007-01-20T16:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-22T00:30:18.254-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='141'/><title type='text'>PARTY!</title><summary type='text'>We're having a party tonight. I expect about 500 people to show up at our house. A great many other things may happen after this party, so here are a few of my predictions:- we're tapping the (5) kegs at 7:00 pm. I predict they will be empty by 10:30 pm.- we're going to get a ticket for noise violation from our neighbour- our house will be a big mess tomorrow- i am going to miss church- something</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/8295950002845242223/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=8295950002845242223' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8295950002845242223'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8295950002845242223'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2007/01/party.html' title='PARTY!'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-9149060606293395962</id><published>2006-12-21T19:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-02T23:22:07.914-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>holiday cheer</title><summary type='text'>I am home for the holidays. I hope to acheive a few things while there: - finish dad's barn renovation worked at it all break - read American Gods by Neil Gaiman done dec 26 - have christmas dinnerdone dec 25th (evening of) - coffee with Grandma Little done dec 30th - welcome in 2007 done jan 1 - make sure crush is fed (thanks to dan and sj) done all break with extra thanks to tommy - clean </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/9149060606293395962/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=9149060606293395962' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/9149060606293395962'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/9149060606293395962'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/12/holiday-cheer.html' title='holiday cheer'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-7215914831652712178</id><published>2006-12-15T15:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-15T15:33:30.535-05:00</updated><title type='text'>one more to go</title><summary type='text'>I wrote my second last exam this morning, 3/4. The last one is at 6:30 tonight and I will be glad to be done ... although I am not  as ready for this exam as I would like to be. When I left the building this morning I had the urge to take a picture of what was layed out before me. Armed only with my cell phone (a new one, I'll explain some other time) I captured this image. I took three separte </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/7215914831652712178/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=7215914831652712178' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/7215914831652712178'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/7215914831652712178'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/12/one-more-to-go.html' title='one more to go'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A9ZewnOJW24/RYMGMZoFawI/AAAAAAAAAAw/stRf1oZ-doI/s72-c/following+exam+%233.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-6118661265091089051</id><published>2006-12-13T14:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-13T14:21:19.319-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome to Milliways,</title><summary type='text'>It has happened. It has finally happened. The blogs are up and ready to go. You can visit them all by following this link, and you can read me here. I have added all the WLU bloggers to my blogroll, however I don't think the sidebar will catch updates to the wlu blogs. You may have noticed that it only likes to move a few of the blogs to the top of the list and leave clemens at the bottom, but I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/6118661265091089051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=6118661265091089051' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6118661265091089051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6118661265091089051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/12/welcome-to-milliways.html' title='Welcome to Milliways,'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-1016364295637065153</id><published>2006-12-12T22:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-12T22:28:58.378-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dreams'/><title type='text'>of snakes and spiders</title><summary type='text'>... but they all looked like gandalf did when he came back in the second book/movie.[originally written on 12/04/06]Let me start at the beginning. I had a dream last night. I don't know if I will be able to remember it all because I have been awake for a while. I'll give it a go none the less. It was of the backyard, and the front yard ... and my neighbours yard. we have a neighbour that knows </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/1016364295637065153/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=1016364295637065153' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1016364295637065153'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1016364295637065153'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/12/of-snakes-and-spiders.html' title='of snakes and spiders'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-6797905486606076521</id><published>2006-12-09T00:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-10T21:54:36.728-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='facebook'/><title type='text'>Facebooking Part III</title><summary type='text'>Part IPart II Anyways, what prompted all this (besides pent up rage towards Facebook and MSN) was a post made to my Facebook homepage. Please observe the following bearing in mind my little sisters read my facebook as well as a bunch of her little friends. I will be deleting the message shortly, but I want to share it with you all here.B Campbell wroteat 12:41pm on December 5th, 2006Brad! We had </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/6797905486606076521/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=6797905486606076521' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6797905486606076521'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6797905486606076521'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/12/facebooking-part-iii.html' title='Facebooking Part III'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-6240184955307679327</id><published>2006-12-08T00:07:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-08T00:11:29.262-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='facebook'/><title type='text'>Facebooking Part II</title><summary type='text'>Part II am always amazed at how technology has created new forums for people to get to know each other. When I was starting high school the only way to meet someone knew and have contact with them would have been to get their phone number likely give them a call on Thursday to see about Friday and then call on Sunday to talk about Saturday. Then in first year, oh so many year ago, I was formally </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/6240184955307679327/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=6240184955307679327' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6240184955307679327'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6240184955307679327'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/12/facebooking-part-ii.html' title='Facebooking Part II'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-8944440375583220436</id><published>2006-12-07T17:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-08T00:12:29.300-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='facebook'/><title type='text'>Facebooking</title><summary type='text'>Alas, the time has come where we can spend even more hours on the web.  Perpetuated by usage, we are driven by the need to check everyone's updated profile and picture list, collect the most "friends" (whom we will never speak with or comment) random things that make little sense in a public foru... Hold it. I sound bitter. Let me take a step back for a second. I don't dislike facebook, or the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/8944440375583220436/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=8944440375583220436' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8944440375583220436'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8944440375583220436'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/12/facebooking.html' title='Facebooking'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-5315908522702193619</id><published>2006-12-06T13:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-08T00:15:21.343-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='profile'/><title type='text'>Mixed Images of Me</title><summary type='text'>For Mano and shabadabu</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/5315908522702193619/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=5315908522702193619' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/5315908522702193619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/5315908522702193619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/12/mixed-images-of-me.html' title='Mixed Images of Me'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A9ZewnOJW24/RXcRmsBenmI/AAAAAAAAAAM/3edhX1QiPv0/s72-c/mixed+images+of+me.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-3518123452794918296</id><published>2006-12-05T02:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-05T03:05:21.827-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='media'/><title type='text'>A Little Addiction</title><summary type='text'>I have a tendency to get very attached to television shows, which is ironic for someone who pretends to be media literate and understand the hold media technology has on people. My most recent addiction has been the second season of Smallville, the story of how Clark Kent grows up to be Superman. I finished watching it a few moments ago, and I felt the need to share my problem with you. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/3518123452794918296/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=3518123452794918296' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3518123452794918296'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3518123452794918296'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/12/little-addiction.html' title='A Little Addiction'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-1195881362508426379</id><published>2006-12-03T19:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-03T22:10:36.621-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>DIon eh!</title><summary type='text'>Wow, Stephane Dion is the liberal leader. I don't think I saw that one coming.In other news, my youngest two sisters were inolved with AAA Ofsaa Girls Basketball this year, hosting school. They won the friendship match yesterday 42-40. I am pretty proud of them and I wish I could have been there to see the game. maybe kim will get back there next year, and hopefully they both make it to Ofsaa </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/1195881362508426379/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=1195881362508426379' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1195881362508426379'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1195881362508426379'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/12/dion-eh.html' title='DIon eh!'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-4788700433975285736</id><published>2006-11-28T03:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-28T03:10:28.516-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>the 141st reason</title><summary type='text'>the best thing about having roommates at university is that at 3 o'clock the morning before papers are due there is always lots of people awake to:a)bounce ideas off of and b) procrastinate withI love you guys.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/4788700433975285736/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=4788700433975285736' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4788700433975285736'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4788700433975285736'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/141st-reason.html' title='the 141st reason'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-3073354429829155924</id><published>2006-11-25T23:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-26T23:23:24.846-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='learning'/><title type='text'>communication journey ...</title><summary type='text'>formerly titled: i know no one cares ...... and I always wonder why people post their school schedules, but I am going to go against my better judgement and post mine for winter 2007. Next semester is significant and different from others in a few key ways: one - it is the first time I will be taking classes in Waterloo. I have had a few friends move to waterloo in order to take honours courses </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/3073354429829155924/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=3073354429829155924' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3073354429829155924'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3073354429829155924'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/i-know-no-one-cares.html' title='communication journey ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-6323018519203121588</id><published>2006-11-24T03:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-24T03:35:22.966-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>Dear Dearest</title><summary type='text'>Happy birthday. Today is an ode to you, cherish it and take advatage of it. You are the age that you will lie that you are five, ten and fifteen years from now.Today is your day, what a wonderful day. The sun might be shining, the clouds might be covering, or the rain might be falling but those details don't matter because this day is yours.Happy Birthday Sj, I love you.--b</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/6323018519203121588/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=6323018519203121588' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6323018519203121588'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6323018519203121588'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/dear-dearest.html' title='Dear Dearest'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-314612742098920185</id><published>2006-11-22T00:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-22T00:17:09.211-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mac'/><title type='text'>neat</title><summary type='text'>when i turn the lights off in my room my computer screen dims. then, when i turn the lights back on the screen lights up to full again.neat, my computer can sense lighting levels. thanks for saving my eye mac!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/314612742098920185/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=314612742098920185' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/314612742098920185'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/314612742098920185'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/neat.html' title='neat'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-6177369425131349596</id><published>2006-11-21T01:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-21T02:01:42.504-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trump'/><title type='text'>trump revisited ...</title><summary type='text'>the other day i wrote about Trump and his blog. Today I went back to see if anyone had responded to my post. No one had, but 72 other people did leave their own thoughts.And I thought mine might stand out and attract some of his attention. I may have been nieve.and now today he has posted again. this time i laughed a bit. I don't entirely agree with the researchers who say "there is a bright side</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/6177369425131349596/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=6177369425131349596' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6177369425131349596'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6177369425131349596'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/trump-revisited.html' title='trump revisited ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-4939031540225329502</id><published>2006-11-20T10:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-20T10:55:25.731-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>todays goals include:Eat Breakfast (a bowl of porridge)Email my sister and other sister who is going to visit herdraft an essaydraft another essaydraft another essayread a chapter from my text for quiz on Wednesdayinstruct Cycle Fitcall in sick to work so I candraft another essaytime to get busy. and first things first: breakfast. mm, mmm!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/4939031540225329502/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=4939031540225329502' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4939031540225329502'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4939031540225329502'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/todays-goals-include-eat-breakfast-bowl.html' title=''/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-41359137281244010</id><published>2006-11-17T06:56:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-17T08:32:39.009-05:00</updated><title type='text'>today ...</title><summary type='text'>... it is cold and dark and cold and rainy and i am out of coffee. today could quite possibly turn into a very long day.[I should have something more interesting to say later on, but for now i need to find out how to keep my eyes open. what is more interesting is that i went home for a few days here. Someone close to the community passed away Sunday morning from cancer. he hadn't been doing well </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/41359137281244010/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=41359137281244010' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/41359137281244010'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/41359137281244010'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/today.html' title='today ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-6505530652301095345</id><published>2006-11-14T08:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-17T08:08:19.588-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>happy birthday ...</title><summary type='text'>... dad. and thanks for coming and picking me up from school.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/6505530652301095345/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=6505530652301095345' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6505530652301095345'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6505530652301095345'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/happy-birthday.html' title='happy birthday ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-7817480996926820258</id><published>2006-11-13T12:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-13T12:52:25.678-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Trump U? ...</title><summary type='text'>i am researching a paper for school, examining Donald Trumps leadership style, and I came across Trump University. I was a bit surprised to find that Donny has a University; curious.I was interested to find that Donald also has a blog that he keeps somewhat regular, or at least his assistants are told to update it every few days. Todays post i found particularly interesting. Apparently he has </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/7817480996926820258/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=7817480996926820258' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/7817480996926820258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/7817480996926820258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/trump-u.html' title='Trump U? ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-2077445574753394555</id><published>2006-11-12T16:38:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-12T16:38:45.966-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tea'/><title type='text'>career searching ...</title><summary type='text'>... whew. this is overwhelming. today i was bored, so i surfing around finding websites specialize in my dream job. The first one I found indirectly from Mano's blog, ironically the web site of the coffee shop he is working at was created by the site that sparked my interest in doing this search. i find it particularly interesting how those companies who make websites for other people dress up </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/2077445574753394555/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=2077445574753394555' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/2077445574753394555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/2077445574753394555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/career-searching_8712.html' title='career searching ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-8379309355612796028</id><published>2006-11-10T23:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-11T13:44:30.544-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tea'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='media'/><title type='text'>i learned spinning ...</title><summary type='text'>[first draft composed 22/10/06. saved to draft and posted today]... this past weekend. sj's dad and step mom shared the home and hospitality. nico was unavailable for entertainment as he accidentally made plans with his friend that night. i was looking forward to reading him his favourite book too... oh well, some other time perhaps [i'll share that story later].The course was on Saturday. There </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/8379309355612796028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=8379309355612796028' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8379309355612796028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8379309355612796028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/i-learned-spinning.html' title='i learned spinning ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-4919823256868901793</id><published>2006-11-09T12:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-09T14:57:36.617-05:00</updated><title type='text'>previously on "So Long" ...</title><summary type='text'>... i mentioned my sister in france. and it turns out she is going to keep a blog while she is there. you can view her posts at mandymurray.blogspot.com, or for a more permanent link you can follow the "letters home" blog that i added to the blogroll.and on that note, i have updated the "people..." part of the side panel to now be a "blogroll...". I liked that other blogs had the feature of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/4919823256868901793/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=4919823256868901793' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4919823256868901793'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4919823256868901793'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/previously-on-so-long.html' title='previously on &quot;&lt;i&gt;So Long&lt;/i&gt;&quot; ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-9179361538986181958</id><published>2006-11-08T23:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-09T22:53:41.331-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>Crush ...</title><summary type='text'>... and other things.the picture below isn't crush. he's growing, but not that quick, nor does his live in a tank that big or swim with friends like that. I have, however, been trying to think of a friend that i could get him. I believe I have reached a decision.tomorrow, i am excited for. i am going thrift store shopping with my best friend. this is a step towards my wanting to live more simply.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/9179361538986181958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=9179361538986181958' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/9179361538986181958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/9179361538986181958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/crush.html' title='Crush ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-115868464472896869</id><published>2006-11-07T11:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-07T11:18:13.167-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mac'/><title type='text'>iLibrary ...</title><summary type='text'>... of the six lap top computers around me in the library right now, four of them are Macs.Those white background comercials are really doing a great job creating an iMarket.[now that i read over this again i notice that it is very much out of place. if it seems that way to you it is because i wrote it sometime ago when i was acctually sitting at the library. it seemed like an interesting </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/115868464472896869/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=115868464472896869' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115868464472896869'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115868464472896869'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/09/ilibrary.html' title='iLibrary ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-3156825403863299955</id><published>2006-11-06T17:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-06T18:14:38.487-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fam'/><title type='text'>before the essay ...</title><summary type='text'>... there is procrastination. This weekend I took the opportunity to go to my homestead and reconnect with mom, dad and the sisters. The occasion revolved around the oldest sister, Mandy, and her trip to France. She is spending the next seven months, beginning today at 6:15 with her flight into Paris, and will be working for a yet-to-be-determined place of employment. She is there with SWAP, and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/3156825403863299955/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=3156825403863299955' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3156825403863299955'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3156825403863299955'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/before-essay.html' title='before the essay ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-6159673825420222994</id><published>2006-11-03T04:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-03T04:31:39.004-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>take a risk ...</title><summary type='text'>... and spend an afternoon with your roommates. you will be surprised just how much fun burning away an afternoon can be. I really have a lot of fun with my roommates. Since there is seven of us in the house there is always something going on. someone up watching tv. someone making food. someone dirtying dishes. someone willing to procrastinate with you.my dad told me in february of first year, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/6159673825420222994/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=6159673825420222994' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6159673825420222994'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/6159673825420222994'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/take-risk.html' title='take a risk ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-5839464045944920183</id><published>2006-11-02T09:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-02T10:11:02.292-05:00</updated><title type='text'>extreme heel clicking ...</title><summary type='text'>... is sweeping the face-nation. of course it hasn't, things are just more fun when things are exagerated. a friend of mine has a photo album on his facebook titled "extreme heel clicking". I have many resevations about facebook (which we can discuss at another time) but the way it enables photo-sharing is really neat.if you can, check out the album. it has some very neat action shots and stunt </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/5839464045944920183/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=5839464045944920183' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/5839464045944920183'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/5839464045944920183'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/extreme-heel-clicking.html' title='extreme heel clicking ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-1996760002772362681</id><published>2006-11-01T01:42:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-02T09:48:03.499-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ramblings'/><title type='text'>i cannot think ...</title><summary type='text'>... of anything that needs to be up. i have a few stories i want to share, such as:- lady driving kids- volleyball and knee- why i don't eat fast food- the imfamous "shoes" episode ... but they will have to come at a time when i have some to write.[does that even make sense?][sure, just keep going. they don't suspect a thing][but what if they figure out that you really don't have anything to talk</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/1996760002772362681/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=1996760002772362681' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1996760002772362681'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1996760002772362681'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/11/i-cannot-think.html' title='i cannot think ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-3530205831980797378</id><published>2006-10-29T13:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-29T22:37:45.791-05:00</updated><title type='text'>the before time ...</title><summary type='text'>... , the long long ago.our story begins last night when our house went black. yesterday did not turn out the way we had planned: baseball was cancelled and we had tried, unsuccessfully, to host first a beerfest and second a post-baseball party/mourning-the-lack-of-a-finals party.in light of it all i did have an interesting time and had the chance to reflect.by the glow of a laptop we had </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/3530205831980797378/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=3530205831980797378' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3530205831980797378'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/3530205831980797378'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/before-time.html' title='the before time ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-4573710786632321089</id><published>2006-10-28T07:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-28T08:02:54.220-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>oh the weather outside ...</title><summary type='text'>... sucks!unregardless, we will no longer be a slave to it. and by "no longer" i mean today ... and potentially only this morning (but that is not going to be the case because we are going to win. the games of the intramural softball finals for the school league start in half an hour. this mornings playlist has included "eye of the tiger", "36mafia" and some hip ... always the hip. we are pumped,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/4573710786632321089/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=4573710786632321089' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4573710786632321089'/><link rel='self' 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project.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/7842591617657433562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=7842591617657433562' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/7842591617657433562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/7842591617657433562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/good-news.html' title='good news ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-1215429070338963158</id><published>2006-10-26T14:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-27T14:32:20.773-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>following garth ...</title><summary type='text'>I am having a hard time doing any sort of political commentary that doesn't make me sound like I am trying to hard to know what the heck I am talking about. Truth be told I am confused with the whole situation Turner is in, having been ousted. It would seem to me that there is more at play than I can possibly know, more agendas being serviced and more games being played.As far as I can tell Garth</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/1215429070338963158/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=1215429070338963158' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1215429070338963158'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/1215429070338963158'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/following-garth.html' title='following garth ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-5626540047887364416</id><published>2006-10-25T08:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-29T19:09:59.235-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>muni elections ...</title><summary type='text'>i found this guy today while i was looking for brantford city council information.i haven't found anything other than a rogers poll that said Hancock was behind Friel. The reason I started looking was because I don't know who Friel is or what he stands for.All I know is that Quattrociocchi will not be getting my vote.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/5626540047887364416/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=5626540047887364416' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/5626540047887364416'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/5626540047887364416'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/muni-elections.html' title='muni elections ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-4660376752677576977</id><published>2006-10-24T14:17:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-25T08:26:30.821-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pondering'/><title type='text'>sound it out first ...</title><summary type='text'>a great deal of fwds make their way around the internet, i hardly ever read them. this one came from SJ's grandma. it was cute, but I disregarded it, filed it away to be, in all likelihood, deleted four years from now. however, the conversation thread was kept a live by another recipient on grandma schoch's mailing list. the comment that was made had me reading the poem over again and giving it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/4660376752677576977/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=4660376752677576977' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4660376752677576977'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/4660376752677576977'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/those-fwds-make-their-way-aroud.html' title='sound it out first ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-137187014212717750</id><published>2006-10-23T16:30:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-23T16:38:16.862-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pondering'/><title type='text'>interesting? ...</title><summary type='text'>... curious regardless. I don't mean to deviate from "the world according to garth", but i couldn't help myself. I will return to my thoughts on the process of Garth's leaving of the Con's ... but something else has come up and I had to - just had to - touch on it. gmail runs software that searches my email messages for keywords that trigger certain ads to appear in the sidebar of my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/137187014212717750/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=137187014212717750' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/137187014212717750'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/137187014212717750'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/interesting.html' title='interesting? ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-2631696374693015302</id><published>2006-10-19T12:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-19T13:15:53.827-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='media'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>holy smokes ...</title><summary type='text'>... Garth has been kicked out. Who?Of what? What are you talking about?patience, my love. we will gets to it That face from TV a few year aog, the one that Dad would sit and watch as part of the news hour. Dad could have watched him for the entire hour had Garth been able to stretch his Turner Report to fill the time.he has been kicked out. yesterday, according to him, "a million people" visited </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/2631696374693015302/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=2631696374693015302' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/2631696374693015302'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/2631696374693015302'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/holy-smokes.html' title='holy smokes ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-8535103733988810360</id><published>2006-10-18T21:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-18T21:12:51.492-05:00</updated><title type='text'>my spelling is atrocious ...</title><summary type='text'>... does anyone know how long Ontario has been spelt wrong? how embarasing. i think i am going to crawl under a dictionary and hide for a while. perhaps being that close to one will diffuse to my brian.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/8535103733988810360/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=8535103733988810360' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8535103733988810360'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/8535103733988810360'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/my-spelling-is-atrocious.html' title='my spelling is atrocious ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-116113099967792473</id><published>2006-10-17T19:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-26T10:55:53.562-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why i blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tea'/><title type='text'>a delightful cup of tea ...</title><summary type='text'>...can lead to wonderful opportunities. It was a few weeks ago that i shared a cup of tea with a friend. we spoke of the weather and physics and blogging. It seems that some of the bigger powers in my world are looking to expand their horizons to include the life of a few bloggers on campus.as the conversation wore on i was asked questions that were had more depth than what i was prepared for, or</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/116113099967792473/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=116113099967792473' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/116113099967792473'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/116113099967792473'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/delightful-cup-of-tea.html' title='a delightful cup of tea ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-116097279378103687</id><published>2006-10-15T23:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-17T20:00:39.513-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='me'/><title type='text'>my log in ...</title><summary type='text'>... seems to be playing tricks on me. for whatever reason some comments i have posted to other peoples blogs have shown up as someone else's thoughts, and in some cases posted as two different people. i have my staff working on the troble and it should be fixed by the morning.in the mean time i would like to thank good ol'reider for putting together the ball teams this past weekend. we did better</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/116097279378103687/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=116097279378103687' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/116097279378103687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/116097279378103687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/my-log-in.html' title='my log in ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-116054606057786039</id><published>2006-10-11T00:53:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-26T10:54:28.049-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why i blog'/><title type='text'>an 800 wd essay ...</title><summary type='text'>... is one of the hardest things to put together. well, it is one of the hardest things to begin to put together. once I get started with organizing my thoughts, making bullet points and then moving into more entertaining and coherent prose I remember how much fun and how satisfying writing can be.this is the reason i blog. i have fun with it. for the most part i steer away from material that is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/116054606057786039/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=116054606057786039' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/116054606057786039'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/116054606057786039'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/800-wd-essay.html' title='an 800 wd essay ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-116097288063913284</id><published>2006-10-06T23:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-17T20:00:39.606-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>dear Kristy &amp; Adam,</title><summary type='text'>Cards for a wedding are always beautiful. They are decorated nicely, and have wonderful flowing fonts that really set the mood of the card. I do wish, however, that I could have come up with the poem that is written in them, because that is the make or break of a good card. Yet, even though the poem so perfectly states it I usually feel that there could be something more, that if only I had </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/116097288063913284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=116097288063913284' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/116097288063913284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/116097288063913284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/dear-kristy-adam.html' title='dear Kristy &amp; Adam,'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-116009309854823994</id><published>2006-10-06T19:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-17T20:00:39.345-05:00</updated><title type='text'>sneaky ...</title><summary type='text'>... is what i think of when i hear the word conspicuous - which is ironic, because that is not at all what it means. perhaps that is why i think of sneaky when i hear it. it is sneaky about what it means.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/116009309854823994/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=116009309854823994' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/116009309854823994'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/116009309854823994'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/sneaky.html' title='sneaky ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-116005676291842931</id><published>2006-10-05T08:42:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-17T20:00:39.253-05:00</updated><title type='text'>worry wart ...</title><summary type='text'>... i may be. or am i wrong? does this worry anyone else? I would have expected this result from perhaps a more conservative daily national newspaper, but i thought the globe was more liberal or leftist thinking. I would expect the right wing readers to spend their time being filled with good ol' american fear and slaming new ways of thinking - but coming from somewhat left of centre? i feel very</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/116005676291842931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=116005676291842931' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/116005676291842931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/116005676291842931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/worry-wart.html' title='worry wart ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-115988973152519596</id><published>2006-10-03T10:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-17T20:00:39.165-05:00</updated><title type='text'>fit vs fit ...</title><summary type='text'>... has me very confused.how can one word have two differing meanings. the english language continues to screw with me, slowing my reading down. especially when i have to stop and look up def'n of fitful words.sometimes you just have to say "when in Rome"thanks ron. go back to sleepfit1  adjective,  - adapted or suited; appropriate: fit2  noun,  - a sudden, acute attack or manifestation of a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/115988973152519596/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=115988973152519596' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115988973152519596'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115988973152519596'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/10/fit-vs-fit.html' title='fit vs fit ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-115946187989498578</id><published>2006-09-28T11:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-17T20:00:38.990-05:00</updated><title type='text'>we're going to recruite him for sure! ...</title><summary type='text'>... What you've got to keep in mind is that it would be the cutest infestation ever! and instead of being happy when they scurried away when the lights come on, like cockroaches, I would say to them "no, come back - I want to hold you". Zhang Xinyan had drunk four pitchers of beer at a restaurant before “stumbling to the zoo” nearby and stopping off at the pen holding a sleeping six-year-old male</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/115946187989498578/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=115946187989498578' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115946187989498578'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115946187989498578'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/09/were-going-to-recruite-him-for-sure.html' title='we&apos;re going to recruite him for sure! ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-115929822405318024</id><published>2006-09-26T14:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-17T20:00:38.878-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Asthetically Speaking ...</title><summary type='text'>A few updates to the blog (another project I have) so that it is more asthetically pleasing, because I am a stickler for that, will be done for today and tomorrow. Mostly just an updated header. I like doing graphic design stuff will I procrastinate my readings, and why no have a productive procrastination episode?Someone told me that in first year, that if you are going to progcrastinate make it</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/115929822405318024/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=115929822405318024' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115929822405318024'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115929822405318024'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/09/asthetically-speaking.html' title='Asthetically Speaking ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-115928668342977251</id><published>2006-09-26T11:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-17T20:00:38.791-05:00</updated><title type='text'>my schedule ...</title><summary type='text'>... today's 10:40 doctors appointment turned out to be at 9:40. Life is rarely fair to me when I stop paying attention.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/115928668342977251/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=115928668342977251' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115928668342977251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115928668342977251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/09/my-schedule.html' title='my schedule ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-115920078113568652</id><published>2006-09-25T11:11:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-17T20:00:38.703-05:00</updated><title type='text'>at times like these ...</title><summary type='text'>... I wish my mom was here. **CouGh** she tells me what to take to make it all better.*CCCoUGhh*Local doctors are not my mom</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/115920078113568652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=115920078113568652' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115920078113568652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115920078113568652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/09/at-times-like-these_115920078113568652.html' title='at times like these ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-115912722831567712</id><published>2006-09-24T14:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-17T20:00:38.110-05:00</updated><title type='text'>the new age ...</title><summary type='text'>Shann Jamm says that you two are an item on Facebook, but before we can add it to your profiles, you must confirm that you are, in fact, in a relationship with Shann Jamm.To confirm this request, go to:http://wluca.facebook.com/home.phpThanks,The Facebook Team... I suppose that this is the new way of going about it. this is good for me because i know for sure.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/115912722831567712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=115912722831567712' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115912722831567712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115912722831567712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/09/new-age.html' title='the new age ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-115855867462985379</id><published>2006-09-18T00:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-17T20:00:37.359-05:00</updated><title type='text'>DE ...</title><summary type='text'>... I have created my first "introduction to me" in my first Distance Ed class. It is a part of the Cont. Studies Degree, mandatory.with computers and online communication being contemporary, i suppose it is appropriate that there be an online component made mandatory.the course is Asian Spiritual Disaplines. I am excited because all I know about Asian religions I have learned from television via</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/115855867462985379/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=115855867462985379' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115855867462985379'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115855867462985379'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/09/de.html' title='DE ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707149.post-115826380076754529</id><published>2006-09-14T14:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-10-17T20:00:37.253-05:00</updated><title type='text'>the university life ...</title><summary type='text'>... is such a rush. i wake up and there is a party in my house. there are people everywhere that i recognize, and lots going on all around. i am going to miss living in this house, with these young men. i am going to have a hard time filling the dull moments that leaving this house will create.for now, i am going to live it up. for now i am going to spend my time throwing jokes around the room, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/feeds/115826380076754529/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11707149&amp;postID=115826380076754529' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115826380076754529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11707149/posts/default/115826380076754529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jimtucker.blogspot.com/2006/09/university-life.html' title='the university life ...'/><author><name>jim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17687900304741444343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='https://www.wlu.ca/images/page_images/7668/7668_profile.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
