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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.158 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Wed, 22 May 2013 10:23:11 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Alex Gravelle</title><subtitle>Alex Gravelle</subtitle><id>http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-09-21T14:29:04Z</updated><generator uri="http://five.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.158 (http://www.squarespace.com)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>The Undertakings of Bret Lawless: This Mouth Can't Be Washed</title><category term="Bret Winterburn"/><category term="Short Stories"/><category term="cussing"/><category term="dish soap"/><category term="swearing"/><id>http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/8/15/the-undertakings-of-bret-lawless-this-mouth-cant-be-washed.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/8/15/the-undertakings-of-bret-lawless-this-mouth-cant-be-washed.html"/><author><name>Alex Gravelle</name></author><published>2012-08-16T01:01:07Z</published><updated>2012-08-16T01:01:07Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[“You know, I’ve been cussing a lot. I’ve also been riding my trike while chewing bubble gum and sipping on juices boxes when mom told me not to. Damn, I’ve even shot a Red-Rider BB-Gun at a pop-can once or twice. What Cathy hates though — beg my pardon — I mean what mom dislikes, is my swearing.”]]></summary></entry><entry><title>The Undertakings of Bret Lawless: Spelling with Vinegar</title><category term="Bret Winterburn"/><category term="Childs play"/><category term="Grandma"/><category term="Lawless"/><category term="Short Stories"/><category term="spelling"/><category term="vinegar"/><id>http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/7/30/the-undertakings-of-bret-lawless-spelling-with-vinegar.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/7/30/the-undertakings-of-bret-lawless-spelling-with-vinegar.html"/><author><name>Alex Gravelle</name></author><published>2012-07-30T23:46:23Z</published><updated>2012-07-30T23:46:23Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Grandma wasn’t having that though. After minutes of nagging and nagging she grabbed me by the wrist and dragged me down the hall. “You think you can get through life without writing your name do you? Well you can’t. Not in Bermuda and not here in Canada, and remember both of your ‘T’s’ this time Brett.”]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Silently Studying From the Sideline</title><category term="Blog"/><category term="bullies"/><category term="fascism"/><category term="loner"/><category term="punk"/><id>http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/7/30/silently-studying-from-the-sideline.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/7/30/silently-studying-from-the-sideline.html"/><author><name>Alex Gravelle</name></author><published>2012-07-30T21:23:55Z</published><updated>2012-07-30T21:23:55Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[I could complain about how hard I had it, but really, who the hell cares? I sure as hell don't want to hear it again. So what this is about is fascism at most. About the kids who stick out and take heat for it, and sadly adults at that. The cliques and the cliches. The ideas and the wrongful answers towards them. So sure, there will always be different religions, ethnic groups, and peoples overall taste in a personality.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>The Grady Tripp Lifestyle</title><category term="Bukowski"/><category term="Cheever"/><category term="Essays"/><category term="Hunter S. Thompson"/><category term="Kerouac"/><category term="Michael Chabon"/><category term="Poe"/><category term="Wonder Boys"/><id>http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/5/30/the-grady-tripp-lifestyle.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/5/30/the-grady-tripp-lifestyle.html"/><author><name>Alex Gravelle</name></author><published>2012-05-30T22:52:30Z</published><updated>2012-05-30T22:52:30Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Chabon creates this lifestyle for Grady Tripp that is quite reckless. Tripp's life is loaded with drinking, drugs, sexual affairs, and a couple of dead animals even come into play. Quite a wild ride really. This all sounds like a great party and I'm sure it is for those who live this way. Chabon is really not that far off from a certain writing lifestyle that he portrays. It is not exactly your typical writing lifestyle, at least not in the era we are in today, but yes, there have been and will be more outlaw type writers. The Grady Tripp writing lifestyle definitely seems to be a dying breed, but I am positive that there are great writers out there with these issues that just haven't been noticed yet.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Why I Write</title><category term="Books"/><category term="Essays"/><category term="creative"/><category term="life"/><category term="lyrics"/><category term="poetry"/><category term="writers block"/><category term="writing"/><id>http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/5/30/why-i-write.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/5/30/why-i-write.html"/><author><name>Alex Gravelle</name></author><published>2012-05-30T22:46:32Z</published><updated>2012-05-30T22:46:32Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[When I was a child I recall writing in a small journal. On the cover was a picture of a few dolphins and some water bubbles floating about. Every 20 pages in this journal, the colour of the page itself would change. The first section was pink, then green, and then blue. I never made it into the green section. This little journal was my first book to write in.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Planting: How I kicked off my summer of 2012</title><category term="Essays"/><category term="SeVita International"/><category term="farming. planting"/><category term="soy bean"/><id>http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/5/30/planting-how-i-kicked-off-my-summer-of-2012.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/5/30/planting-how-i-kicked-off-my-summer-of-2012.html"/><author><name>Alex Gravelle</name></author><published>2012-05-30T22:22:04Z</published><updated>2012-05-30T22:22:04Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Everyone is moving fast on these days. These days are busy. They’re important and crucial for the rest of the year. First thing is first, drive over to the shop on Guy Road swap your car with a truck, hook it up to a trailer and hit the road back to the office. Once the 20 foot trailer is backed up to the side-door it becomes time to load every necessary item on. This includes tools, tarps, dust-masks, bungee-chords, lime, water, and of course, the seed to be planted for the day; plus more items I don’t feel the need to mention right now. The truck and trailer are both full now. We make the short drive from the office to our main 20 acre field (24 blocks) just outside of Winchester.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Penny Saving</title><category term="Essays"/><category term="bills"/><category term="cash"/><category term="money saving"/><category term="piggy bank"/><category term="struggle"/><category term="students"/><id>http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/5/30/penny-saving.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/5/30/penny-saving.html"/><author><name>Alex Gravelle</name></author><published>2012-05-30T22:04:20Z</published><updated>2012-05-30T22:04:20Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[You know that old saying every penny counts? Well, every penny can count. People are always talking about saving money and why not? Everyone can use some extra coin in their piggy bank. Whether it is a struggling student, hard-working low-income family or the richest man in the world Carlos Slim, we all want to save as much money as possible. The issue with the whole money saving process is that it is simply easier said than done. I myself have said I would like to save some money and then the question comes, how am I going to do this? Better yet, how will I succeed at saving this money?]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Books Vs. Movies</title><category term="Blog"/><category term="Books"/><category term="Chabon"/><category term="Into the wild"/><category term="Krakauer"/><category term="Literature"/><category term="Movies"/><category term="Wonder Boys"/><id>http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/4/10/books-vs-movies.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/4/10/books-vs-movies.html"/><author><name>Alex Gravelle</name></author><published>2012-04-10T15:24:01Z</published><updated>2012-04-10T15:24:01Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[This is an argument I’ve had with too many people, and don’t get me wrong I enjoy the entertainment value on both sides, but I enjoy one side a bit more. I don’t understand how so many people today argue that this form of story-telling is just a bore, but to me, a movie can never beat a book.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Feature: Family Farm to International Corporation</title><category term="Agworks"/><category term="Farming"/><category term="Feature"/><category term="Hendrick Agrifoods"/><category term="Hendrick Seeds"/><category term="Pro Seeds"/><category term="Research"/><category term="SeVita International"/><category term="Soybean"/><id>http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/3/25/feature-family-farm-to-international-corporation.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/3/25/feature-family-farm-to-international-corporation.html"/><author><name>Alex Gravelle</name></author><published>2012-03-26T01:21:10Z</published><updated>2012-03-26T01:21:10Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[SeVita International, has recently been formed out of four companies from two different families. Bob Hart and his family, who have brought Pro Seeds and Agworks; David Hendrick and his family who have brought Hendrick Seeds, and Hendrick AgriFoods to the table, to make SeVita International. David Hendrick, along with his wife Carolyn Hendrick, founded their farm in 1979 about an hour south of Ottawa, in the outskirts of Inkerman, Ontario. When 1996 rolled around, the family began to produce and export non-GMO soybeans to Japan. Throughout the years the exporting then led to East Asia, and Europe. Hendrick and his team have been working with affiliations such has: The Harrow Research Station, The Harrington Research Station, McGill University, University of Ottawa, and much more. With being a big believer in synergy, this has brought a family farm to the international corporation that it is today.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Column: Three-Piece Kits Vs. Massive Monsters</title><category term="Buddy Rich"/><category term="Column"/><category term="Drums"/><category term="Neil Peart"/><category term="Rush"/><category term="Travis Barker"/><id>http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/3/18/column-three-piece-kits-vs-massive-monsters.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.spineonline.ca/alex-gravelle/2012/3/18/column-three-piece-kits-vs-massive-monsters.html"/><author><name>Alex Gravelle</name></author><published>2012-03-19T03:50:47Z</published><updated>2012-03-19T03:50:47Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Do you really need a 12 piece drum kit or will a three piece suffice? Do we really need to take hours setting up our drum kit and then have it take up an entire room? I think not, it’s not how big it is, it’s how you use it.  Let’s take a few moments and analyze the better route to be a skilled drummer.]]></summary></entry></feed>