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Monthly Archives: July 2019
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I left my house under a cloudy sky that threatened and then delivered rain. It was an inauspicious start to the day and one that would irrevocably influence Today’s Perfect Moments. It didn’t cancel them, but it profoundly affected them, … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, commuting, lunch, sleep, talking, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged bus, commute, gift, lunch, no energy, present, rain, sleep, sleepy, Viva Blue, weather, York Region, York Region transit, YRT
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Tomorrow’s Post in Doubt
The title says it all. I am going to see Queen tonight and I will probably get back too late to post anything–unless I am so completely hyped up that the ride home can’t knock me out. This will be … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, concerts
Tagged blog posts, blogging, Brian May, family outing, Queen, Toronto
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Goodbyes
I’ve grown a pretty thick skin over the years of watching students say goodbye to me and to one another. It isn’t coldness, but rather a kind of acceptance. I like my students while they are here, but I know … Continue reading
Like a Free Bookstore
Today’s Perfect Moment is rediscovering the library. For the past couple of months, I have been on a bit of a reading lull. It isn’t so much that I haven’t been reading, I just haven’t been as aggressive with it … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, books, bookstore, comic books, e-book, Exodus Travels, free stuff, guide book, librarian, library, model railroads, trains, travel
Tagged Beverly Hills 90210, book store, Budapest, discovery, Dresden Files, Ebook, Exodus Travels, free, Hemingway, Kobo, library, magazines, Model Railroader, Prague, Star Trek
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Getting Positive Email
It was kind of a humdrum kind of day. It was so humdrum that I had to use an antiquated word like that to describe the day. I almost had to break out the “ennui”–but I couldn’t go that … Continue reading
Riding with the B Group
On Friday, the topic of bucket lists came up. After some discussion and some correction, they asked me about mine and I explained that I don’t really have a lengthy bucket list, bur rather a lot of smaller interim goals. … Continue reading
Posted in 2019, achievement, advice, ambition, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, cycling, cycling gear, cycling shoes, Exodus Travels, fitness, goals, group rides, Newmarket Eagles, travel, travel tips, vacation
Tagged advice needed, B group, Chile, cold drinks, group rides, mini goals, Newmarket Eagles, Prague to Budapest, rewards, Riding to the lake, speed, Starbucks, strava, trips, vacation
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Letting Someone in on the Secret
Today’s Perfect Moment is a continuation of yesterday’s Perfect Moment. I wrote about being let in on the secret of the rooftop garden/patio. Today, I shared that with my girlfriend. On our way back home, I told a little white … Continue reading
A Secret
Do you ever feel like someone’s got the secret, but their not letting you in on it? Do you get told about insider deals, only to follow their instructions and not find the deals? It seems like others know how … Continue reading
Posted in anticipation, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, construction, construction equipment, construction machines, nature, view, Yonge and Eglinton
Tagged airline tickets, baggage, bank, Coach Purse, construction, discount, Louboutin shoues, Patio, relaxing, rooftop, secret, shopping centre
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