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Monthly Archives: May 2017
Cider with Hemmingway
The end of my day became very social. While waiting for a friend to have some drinks with, I was invited to have drinks with some other friends. I think that is what they call a “win-win” situation. Although both … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, drinks, food
Tagged cider, drinks, Hemmingway, Hunter S Thompson, social, work
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Perfect Moments of the Near Past
I’m laying catch up with the Perfect Moments. Sunday’s Perfect Moment was a combination of three great things (in no particular order): Japanese food, an interesting cafe, and friends from a long time ago. Having reunited with an old friend, … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, coffee, ethnic food, food, friends, friendship, Japanese, restaurant
Tagged cafe, coffee, Pape station, Sakawa, The one and only cafe, tonkatsu
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Fortune Cookies
I have complained before about the lack of fortune in my fortune cookie, There have even been better fortunes in my cough candies (see here). However, very recently I got these. Looks like my life is going to get interesting.
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, luck, Omens
Tagged Chinese food, cookies, fortune, good luck, luck, omens, prophecy
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New Topics of Conversation…Finally
English teachers, especially new ones, love to talk about grammar and teaching. With the summer upon us and an huge influx of teachers for the busy summer season, things can get loud in the teacher’s room. The debates about the … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, conversation, ESL, teaching, Toronto, travel
Tagged conversation, ESL, family names, gerunds, grammar, infinitives, Oxford comma, Present Perfect, talking, teachers, teaching, topics, travelling
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The Girl Who Ate Sushi
I know I shouldn’t stare. And, on the face of it, she probably thought I was staring because she was an attractive young woman. That wasn’t the case at all. I was staring because she was doing something I had … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, eating, ethnic food, food, Japan, Japanese, public transportation, sushi
Tagged balance, bus, chopsticks, commuting, dexterity, eating, skill, sushi, Viva, York Region
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On the Road
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. While that may be true, it isn’t necessarily the most enjoyable. Also, outside of the 401, Yonge Street and downtown Toronto, not really applicable for the roads in Ontario. The … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blogging, blogposts, driving, review, success, view
Tagged blogging, blogs, driving, increasing views, Kerouac, On the Road, Ontario, page views, roads, success, Toronto, Yonge street
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Rebuilding Aurora
I wish they had put a hole in the boards and not made me take this picture from the side through a chain-link fence. Oh well. There is still that little boy in me who can stop and look at … Continue reading
Posted in achievement, adapting, adversity, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, Aurora, buildings, business, constructions, Toronto Real Estate
Tagged Aurora, boom, buildings, businesses, bust, city, condo, condominium, core, downtown, failure, population, real estate, taxes
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Dandelion Whine
First of all, this post probably should have been called My Thoughts on Dandelions and Other Assorted Weeds, but that just seemed like a rather long title and probably gave so much away that nobody would read it. The shortened … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, environment, weeds
Tagged animals, banned, beauty, curious, dandelion wine, dandelions, killex, organic solution, pesticides, rant, weed, whine
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