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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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The Pieces Fall into Place
Throughout this pandemic, several things have gone through periodic shortages. We all read about or experienced the toilet paper shortage. I reported in a previous blog that bike stores didn’t have many low or mid priced bikes. I still don’t … Continue reading
Club Rides in the Covid 19 Era
Of course, on my first official club ride of the season, I was running late. I don’t know why. I had actually tried to put a lot of organizational effort into the ride. I printed up my club membership, and … Continue reading
Cycling News
I got a great email in my inbox earlier this week. My cycling club is now able to operate. Of course, we have to have smaller groups, staggered starting times (and actually staggered, not leaving a couple of minutes later) … Continue reading
Posted in bicycles, cyclery, cycling, cycling gear, email, Newmarket Eagles, news, online, perfect moment, shopping
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