Author Archives: Harry Brake

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About Harry Brake

Employee of Woodbridge High School, Library Media Specialist, Media crazy! :)

“Libraries” = Creating+Preservation + Creativity+Risk Taking+ Discarding the Box

As a 2016-2017 school year approaches, there is MUCH to look back on and use as a springboard to what is to come.  Of course, as you well know, it is QUITE easy to miss these past activities and let … Continue reading

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Roaming Roma…

It was an idea given to me by a former colleague, she asked, why don’t you cover all the new restaurants located in the Northern Roma area and provide a guide.  That is a very cool project, so while I … Continue reading

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Turning, Spinning, Reeling…Life

Pericles.  I never heard of this Shakespeare play, so as I was literally running with 2 minutes to spare, (yes it was one of those days, walking in Plaza Cabrera, passing by a camera crew, then stopped by a camera … Continue reading

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Hamlet…To Be.

When you see a version of Hamlet that leaves you wanting for more, the one that is spectacular is even more spectacular.  Such was the case with Stratford Festival’s Hamlet at the Lunario on the Fourth of July.  In the … Continue reading

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Uninvited Acts of Kindness

 There’s so much I have missed out on. Yet, I thought I was not missing anything at all!   Famous last words. Case in point. Heading to the short story, rescuing a dog in the last week, with a damage/broken leg, … Continue reading

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Unfinished Business.

Father’s Day every year is like that moment when you come into the apartment, you out your feet up, and that one cat sneaks up on you and scares the living daylights out of you. Every year, Father’s Day sneaks … Continue reading

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A Five Year Musing, but Years of Depth…

“How do you say something to someone every time you see them?” As I watched “When We Were Knights”, alot slipped into place.  “You either live a genuine life true to who you are or you don’t.”   So much comes … Continue reading

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Pockets of Brilliance, In Between.

It was Canada.  It was winter.  If I am 80% accurate, it was the winter of 1994 or 1995.  Maybe a year or two later, we were attending Edinboro University.  A high school buddy of mine and I decided we … Continue reading

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Your Heart On a Screen…

Movies.  I have mentioned how much they align with things I see, feel, and just relate to – and yes, they are just movies.  I am just a movie junkie – meaning I can’t stop feeling and easing into the … Continue reading

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IB Visual Art Show? Did you forget? Some pieces you can’t…

Sure, it has been several weeks since the IB Visual Show, however, the pieces represented – they linger long beyond the takedown of the whole exhibit.  Let’s take a look at some memorable second half exhibits. Natalia – Somehow I … Continue reading

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