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Monthly Archives: July 2020
The Monday
There is a soccer team–the rival to my friend’s favourite team–called the Wednesday. The origin, if correct, was that they played on Wednesday. They were also butchers and their team uniform reflects the apron of the profession. Why am I … Continue reading
Posted in achievement, bicycles, cycling, cycling gear, exercise, group rides, Mondays, Newmarket Eagles, perfect moment
Tagged bicycles, cycling, exercise, group ride, Monday evening, musselman's lake, rides around the lake, Vandorf
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Not As You Might Suspect
From the picture, you might think I am choosing pizza for lunch as Today’s Perfect Moment. That wouldn’t be surprising. If I go back and look at the past 1000 or so posts, I have undoubtedly written many posts in … Continue reading
Posted in bicycles, cycling, delicious, group rides, perfect moment, pizza, willpower
Tagged carbs, cycling, delicious, fuel, group rides, lunch, pizza, pre-ride, saving, willpower
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Too Drained for the Kitchen
It’s funny how we develop and break patterns. I could be talking about habits, but really I am just talking about where I get my takeout food from. Lately, I’ve mostly had pizza or Chinese food, or Shawarma. Pizza because….well, … Continue reading
Posted in burrito, comfort food, Covid 19, ESL, ethnic food, food, food blogging, mask, perfect moment, problems, restaurant, students
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When There’s Nothing to Write About
Having no thoughts on where or how to start and stop this thing, you can expect a bit of a ramble. I haven’t been writing much. This is probably due to the mourning of my cat and the heaviness I … Continue reading
Posted in blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, cycling, perfect moment, writing
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Portrait of a Cat
My ex-wife really wanted a cat. I was concerned that it would affect our traveling and I wasn’t really ready for the responsibility. I managed to put her off for a little while, but one day, while I was running … Continue reading
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From the Mailbox
The mail carrier/postal worker arrived rather late today. This didn’t bother me, but it did make for a good starting sentence to this post. Long after work was done, I made the short pilgrimage to the mailbox. When I got … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, bicycles, Canada Post, Covid 19, cycling, cycling gear, mail, online, perfect moment, quarantine, shopping, tools, waiting
Tagged Amazon, delivery, forgotten, Japanese standard, long wait, mail, mail order, order, post, screwdriver, tools, waiting
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Being Bad
I have a short story to tell. It feels like a confession, even though it isn’t. My girlfriend is rather neat. I don’t mean that she is a neat freak or anything like my third roommate in Japan. She just … Continue reading
Posted in confessions, Covid 19, organization, perfect moment, randomness
Tagged being bad, confessions, cosmetics, Covid 19, experiments, girlfriend, having fun, making waves, neatness, organization, physical distancing, randomness, reorganizing, reorientation, ripples, social distancing, The Big Bang Theory
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Saturday Struggles
I don’t know if this is true for everyone, but I have come to believe it’s true for me. Some days, you just don’t have it on the bike. You might have been decent the week before, but on this … Continue reading
Posted in club, cycling, cycling gear, exercise, group rides, hills, Newmarket Eagles, perfect moment, Saturday morning, training
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