{"id":117,"date":"2009-03-29T08:07:53","date_gmt":"2009-03-29T14:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=117"},"modified":"2010-05-08T11:40:54","modified_gmt":"2010-05-08T17:40:54","slug":"wouldnt-it-be-nice-to-have-a-job-where-you-can-be-wrong-this-often","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2009\/03\/29\/wouldnt-it-be-nice-to-have-a-job-where-you-can-be-wrong-this-often\/","title":{"rendered":"Wouldn&#8217;t it be nice to have a job where you can be wrong or change your mind THIS often?"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p>Compare: (these are all taken from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weatheroffice.gc.ca\/city\/pages\/ab-52_metric_e.html\" target=\"_blank\">Environment Canada Weather Site<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The day before there had been a severe winter storm warning. Nothing happened.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_121\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-011.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121\" title=\"weather-011\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-011.png\" alt=\"Day One. March 27. 7AM\" width=\"220\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-011.png 612w, https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-011-262x300.png 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day One. March 27. 7AM<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_122\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-02.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-122\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122\" title=\"weather-02\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-02.png\" alt=\"Day 2. March 28 10am\" width=\"220\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-02.png 611w, https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-02-269x300.png 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 2. March 28 10am Yesterday&#39;s predicted snow &amp; rain didn&#39;t happen.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_123\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-03.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123\" title=\"weather-03\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-03.png\" alt=\"Later Mar 28\" width=\"219\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-03.png 609w, https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-03-248x300.png 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Later Mar 28 - 2pm - snowfall warning<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_124\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-04.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124\" class=\"size-full wp-image-124\" title=\"weather-04\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-04.png\" alt=\"Later still. Mar 28\" width=\"220\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-04.png 610w, https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-04-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Later still. Mar 28 - 11 PM. Notice the snowfall warning is gone. It has started to snow very lightly.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_125\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-05.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125\" class=\"size-full wp-image-125\" title=\"weather-05\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-05.png\" alt=\"Mar. 29. Morning. PILES of snow. Still snowing heavily.\" width=\"219\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-05.png 608w, https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-05-256x300.png 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mar. 29. Morning. PILES of snow. Drifts 4&#39; high. Still snowing heavily.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_129\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-06.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-129\" class=\"size-full wp-image-129\" title=\"weather-06\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-06.png\" alt=\"Mar. 29 3pm. Snow has stopped. We have occasional sun. And now they're telling me Tuesday is not going to be a nice day after all.\" width=\"220\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-06.png 610w, https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/weather-06-262x300.png 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mar. 29 3pm. Snow has stopped. We have occasional sun. And now they&#39;re telling me Tuesday is not going to be a nice day after all.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-117'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(117);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(117);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(117);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>Compare: (these are all taken from the Environment Canada Weather Site) The day before there had been a severe winter storm warning. 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Cute, but I pray this does NOT inspire people to go out and get a duck as a pet!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T!!! Every year I get people who contact me looking for a (one) duck or egg\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Educational Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Educational Technology","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/educational-technology\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1679,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2011\/05\/19\/im-the-only-one-left-who-remembers-my-childhood\/","url_meta":{"origin":117,"position":1},"title":"I&#8217;m the only one left who remembers my childhood.","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"May 19, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"So, the other shoe has dropped so to speak. I don't usually write personal things, but this one is important. This isn't going to be a long post but I wanted to get this out there before too much more time went by. 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