Category Archives: adapting

A Break from the Noise

Posted on January 8, 2020 by

In light of the days events, writing about A Perfect Moment seems callous and is quite hard. The media and even the people around me are all talking about war and death.  Everyone is waiting for the Trump speech in … Continue reading →

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A Night at the Movies

Posted on December 27, 2019 by

A long time ago….or maybe it was a little while ago. In actual fact, I don’t really remember when–but I remember the conversation quite clearly–my girlfriend wondered if I would go see Little Women with her.  At the time, I … Continue reading →

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Children

Posted on October 10, 2019 by

As a commuter, you are bound to see things. They can be horrible things like bad behaviour and rudeness, to things more shocking.  They can be confusing things like able bodied people not giving up the disability designated seats they … Continue reading →

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Premonition or Paranoia

Posted on July 7, 2019 by

Once again, circumstances prevented me from joining my Saturday morning ride. These were pretty good circumstances, so I really can’t blame anyone. Today’s ride assembled at the usual spot, and as Sunday’s seem to be, only the fast group came … Continue reading →

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Taking It All In Stride

Posted on April 19, 2019 by

I was asked to Substitute on Thursday. Then the person requested a change and asked me to substitute Tuesday.  On Monday, the person asked me to wait and see, only to come back later and say, maybe it could be … Continue reading →

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In the Classroom

Posted on April 16, 2019 by

There was a light cascade of snow to complicate and complement my early morning walk to the bus stop. Its drops were so fine only the light from the streetlamps illuminated it.  Rather than get bogged down in thoughts of … Continue reading →

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Putting Away the Jacket

Posted on April 9, 2019 by

Yesterday I went to work without a jacket. Perhaps this wasn’t the first day that I went without a jacket–I am pretty sure that I have left it in the car or not taken it because I was going to … Continue reading →

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Advice from the Family

Posted on March 12, 2019 by

I am not sure how it came up, but my family were talking about my blog. Of course, they weren’t talking to me, but amongst themselves.  While they weren’t being critical, they were expressing their opinion about the topics of … Continue reading →

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Remarks on the Passing of Time

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

In truth, I have no Perfect Moment for today. As a result, I will have to cling to yesterday’s Perfect Moment that I wasn’t able to write about because I needed a bit more time to process.  Thankfully, it is … Continue reading →

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Beaches to Bars

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

HaveOur next day, and last full day in Puerto Viejo, was a relaxing beach day. Apparently, there was enough money in the budget to rent bikes for everyone and head to Manzanillo beach. It wasn’t a great distance away, but … Continue reading →

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