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harves' online home: December 2009
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My home online. Feel free to post comments. :). Thursday, December 24, 2009. We've seriously narrowed our housing options down, and are now just creating different designs. We even have fly-through videos of our latest designs, all made with MyVirtualHouse. We're focusing our efforts on a pie-shaped lot that has a lot of south-eastern exposure. We like it because the house won't be crammed in amongst other enormous houses. If you can't see videos above, watch them here. Tuesday, December 22, 2009. Simple...
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harves' online home: January 2010
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My home online. Feel free to post comments. :). Thursday, January 28, 2010. One of my co-workers is a strict vegetarian, which means I've ended up with the occasional shared vegetarian meal. A lot of the time his food actually tastes better than mine. Just recently I realised that: I don't actually enjoy the taste of meat very much. I mean, I love some Chicken Teriyaki or Curry Beef, but you could switch it with Tofu Teriyaki or Curry Vegetables and I would not notice. Vegetables, fruit, dairy, eggs, etc.
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harves' online home: October 2012
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My home online. Feel free to post comments. :). Thursday, October 11, 2012. Not On The Same Page. Emily just posted a blog about the things which are stressing her (and us). There was one thing which she missed, which is that we're struggling to get everyone in this family on the "same page" and staying there. We want Timothy to have more control over his life, and despite repeated efforts we can't seem to stop family members shoving drinks and food into his hands and saying "eat" or "drink". We want Tim...
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harves' online home: July 2010
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My home online. Feel free to post comments. :). Thursday, July 22, 2010. We've been getting into a rhythm with Adelaide at bedtime. The times can vary by up to an hour, but the basic routine is:. 8:00pm - change from her regular clothes into a sleeper. 8:00pm to 8:30pm - she's very chatty and enjoys some attention. 8:30pm to 9:00pm - a bit of feeding to help her get to sleep. 9:00pm to 10:00pm - she naps while Emily and I play the Wii. But whatever happens, Adelaide. Not in her sleeper. I've been told th...
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harves' online home: March 2012
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My home online. Feel free to post comments. :). Saturday, March 24, 2012. We recently went to a disabilities conference as a family (Emily, Stella, and me). It's technically called a "leadership conference" because they're training us to be advocates and leaders in the field. When someone is being discriminated against and excluded by a system (school, workplace, etc), we should be prepared to help. Inclusion' is the idea of broadening/stretching existing services to accommodate people with disabilities&...
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harves' online home: February 2012
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My home online. Feel free to post comments. :). Saturday, February 11, 2012. Every so often, we as a family need to write an application or a blog or some kind of communiqué. Whenever we do this, we are representing Timothy to the world and must be very careful about making sure that representation is accurate. We've been challenged a few times on the things that we write as Timothy. It generally comes down to "how do you know this? Or "has Timothy said this to you? These challenges are very useful.
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harves' online home: April 2012
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My home online. Feel free to post comments. :). Tuesday, April 10, 2012. More Thoughts on Inclusion. My last post was on inclusion for people with disabilities, with a strong emphasis on service provision. There is another area where "inclusion" needs to be considered and is perhaps harder to execute - personal interaction. First, I'll give a broader definition of "inclusion". The definition doesn't focus so much on service provision, but is a more general philosophy:. It is fairly obvious how this appli...
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harves' online home: Preferential Voting
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My home online. Feel free to post comments. :). Sunday, December 30, 2012. This is a post for the Canadians. The Australians should already know about preferential voting. If any Australian wants to correct me on this, feel free. This is just how I perceived it when I was in Australia. Determining the winner in a 'preferential voting' scheme is a simple process of elimination:. 1 Tally up the number of 'first preference' votes for each candidate. Repeat until only one candidate is left standing . Mainstr...
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harves' online home: April 2010
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My home online. Feel free to post comments. :). Monday, April 05, 2010. Emily and I have been discussing parenting styles recently. The standard stuff like discipline, how to encourage, etc. We won't need any of this for a year or so, but it's best to plan a bit beforehand. And that brings me to the value of bullshitting. I don't know if anyone has heard of the card game called "Cheat", but I think it's a good and safe intro to the concept of bullshitting. The rules are:. I feel this game teaches us:.
