Author Archives: Harry Brake

Ah….the word itself, Harry means as referenced: (if you click below it will take you to the link too!) harry (v.) Old English hergian “make war, lay waste, ravage, plunder,” the word used in the “Anglo-Saxon Chronicle” for what the Vikings did to … Continue reading →

Whew.  Minutes, hours, weeks, then months!   Alot has happened since the end of July and yet, needs and wants of what makes a content, satisfying life sometimes become clearer as those same minutes, hours, weeks, and months go by. … Continue reading →

When you have options of individuals, as well as events, that benefit the community, I find/believe  that you should go out of your way to promote such an event and/or individual.  As such, I am hoping that everyone will in … Continue reading →

That’s right, Book Lover’s Day!  Please send me from now until the 9th your favorite books and I will post them here for all to see!  🙂  Thanks!  I am starting this off with one of my all time favorites, … Continue reading →

Summer 2013 – whoa, wow, and yippee!  🙂  It’s so amazing how you think summers are going to turn out and yet, how they turn out.  Staying in Mexico wasn’t the original, original plan, yet, what an amazing summer!  I … Continue reading →

“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should each the way they learn.” – Ignacio Estrada As I posted this on my facebook, I realized it is one thing to post something you feel relative, but … Continue reading →

Hola!  I am just highlighting specific pages that have been revamped to help!  ONE – is a page specific to children and family events in Mexico City at this page on my blog: Children and Family Specific Events Also I … Continue reading →

Finishing my coverage of the ALA Conference on my blog focused with librarian and technological connections has been amazing as well, tiring but amazing how many areas that can have an impact in the classroom that were presented and the … Continue reading →

I do not usually post book reviews on my main blog, but this was a text that after receiving from a controversial individual, Oliver Stone, and I could not put it down for 600 pages, and still am in shock … Continue reading →

There is a smattering, SMATTERING of items that go innoticed, workshops I was able to catch tail bits of, and pieces here and there that do not work their way into the schedule of a normal day.  This post is … Continue reading →