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Monthly Archives: August 2016
A Pizza by Any Other Name….
Recently I found myself in a situation which has sparked a bit of discussion amongst my students. Normally, as an ESL teacher, I would welcome any topic that provokes a lot of discussion–as long as it isn’t full of … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, authentic, decisions, delivery, dilemma, drinks, ethnic food, food, gourmet, pizza
Tagged authentic, cherry coke, coke, delivery, dessert pizza, dogme, guarana, Italian, pizza, Sweet pizza, Toronto
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Pikachu Spotted on Subway
The Canadian National Exhibition opened quite recently. This is often called the CNE, or when I was young “The Ex”. This event runs until Labour Day Monday at the exhibition fairgrounds in Toronto. It has been a staple of life … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, Canadian National Exhibition, CNE, Japan, Pokemon, pokemon Go
Tagged CNE, Great Big Sea, Japan, Labour Day, Pikachu, Pokemon, pokemon Go, subway, The EX, transportation
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“We Now Call it Friday Junior,” She Explained
I guess we all think of our workplaces as a little weird, or at least containing some kind of weirdness. It might be strange policies, strange products in the vending machines or that one completely out of place song on … Continue reading
Posted in adapting, advice, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, changes, co-workers, conversation, ESL, Friday, teaching
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Reflections on a Camping Trip Part One
There is a lot of joy to be gotten from simple things. In my case it was a game of catch between myself and my best friends. As I write this, I am reminded about the line from “Stand By … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, baseball gloves, beer, camping, friends, friendship, Frisbee
Tagged ball, baseball, beer, camping, catch, friends, friendship, Frisbee, glove, Wham o
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A Tribute of Sorts
Saturday night, despite camping, was devoted to The final concert of The Tragically Hip. I have seen them live a couple of times. I took their music when I went to Japan to give it as much international exposure as I … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, camping, The Tragically Hip, wine
Tagged camping, concert, radio, The Tragically Hip, wine
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Make my Burrito: A Treatise on Abdicating my Assembling Responsibilities
Lately, I have become somewhat addicted to burritos. I think I have had one at least once a week for the past two months. The problem, though some might see it as an advantage, is that you have to instruct … Continue reading
Posted in adapting, adventure, adversity, advice, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beverages, burrito, cherry coke, choice, choosing, decisions, eating, ethnic food, food, restaurant, risks
Tagged adventure, assembling, burrito, chain restaurants, dare, fun, hot sauce, Mexican, ordering, responsibility, risk, staff
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Without Drawers, But With A View
I don’t have a desk at work. I have a kind of table…more like a cantilevered slab of leftover countertop really. I shouldn’t complain because some teachers, especially new ones and temporary summer ones (often one in the same) don’t … Continue reading
An Almost Transparent Fog
There’s a woman I often see jogging past my bus stop in the early morning as I make my dreary half asleep sluggish body towards what will eventually be work. She usually looks quite resplendent in her yellow/high visibility high … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, commuting, sunrise, weather
Tagged bus stop, commuting, dogs, fog, jogging, life, random meeting, sunrise, weather
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Spreading the Warmth
\ First and foremost, thanks to Just a Girl and a Bike for nominating me for this award. I appreciate any feedback I can get on my blog. I am very happy that you found it worthy of the nomination. … Continue reading
Posted in achievement, adventure, ambition, appreciation, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, award, bicycles, blog, blogging, choosing, commuting, happiness, hobbies, Japan, Japanese, kansai ben, tattoo, wordpress discover
Tagged awards, biography, cell phone, ESL, facts, life, lovely, personal questions, teaching
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Quests Updated
I think all of us have quests of some kind. Maybe we’re looking for the hockey card to complete our set. Maybe were looking for the last in a series of Red Rose Tea figurines. Maybe our quests are to … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beverages, collecting, drinks, hobbies, N scale, quests, trains, vampires
Tagged bad songs, Burritos, collecting, figurines, Forever Knight, Jarritos, Maple Leafs, model trains, orange, pop, quests, Red Rose, Royal Albert Hall, tea, trains
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