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Category Archives: bookstore
What I Haven’t Read
Are there books on your bookshelf that you meant to read but just haven’t gotten around to? Don’t worry. You are not alone. I have a large number of books that I haven’t gotten to yet. There’s no way that … Continue reading
Getting Through
Today’s Perfect Moment, this time, comes from my teaching day. I spend quite a bit of time encouraging the students as well as teaching them things. This comes in the form of feedback, and comes in the form of little … Continue reading
Posted in books, bookstore, class, ESL, grammar, reading, students, teaching
Tagged books, ESL, getting through, Harry Potter, making progress, noticing, participle clauses, reading, students, teaching
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Some Reading Material
While it didn’t happen today, it is recent enough that I don’t mind writing about it. It may sound funny, but since we are still in lockdown, maybe it won’t. I was finally able to check some books out of … Continue reading
Posted in adapting, books, bookstore, Canada, Canadian, Covid 19, e-book, imagination, library, magazines, perfect moment, reading, tools, woodworking
Tagged adapting, books, borrowing, Covid 19, ideas, imagination, library, lockdown, magazines, new way to do thing, pandemic, woodworking
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Lots to Talk About
In the bleakest moments, people need to shine their brightest. I am not sure that things are truly bleak, but they are a far cry from good. What I can say is that I have not been doing my best … Continue reading
Posted in birthday, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, books, bookstore, celebration, creative, creativity, DIY, eating, ESL, ethnic food, food, food blogging, grace, growing your blog, perfect moment, presents, subscription, teaching, woodworking, writing
Tagged coronavirus, Covid 19, ESL, lockdown, pain, perfect moment, protests, realization, teaching, waking up, weeds, work, working from home
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Christmas Three Days Early
Owing to a typical family situation, it isn’t possible for everyone to gather in one place on Christmas day. Families have branches and extensions and some broken branches. The world is a hectic place and traffic has only gotten worse. … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, books, bookstore, Canada Post, celebration, Christmas, family, gifts, perfect moment, presents, shopping, turkey
Tagged celebration, Charlie and the chocolate factory, Christmas, definition, dinner, family, James and the Giant Peach, lunch, Oxford dictinary, Roald Dahl, supper, turkey
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At the Bookstore
I have been reading more lately and this has had some positive consequences. My commute has become more tolerable and I am feeling a bit like my old self–before I got tired of reading and just wanted to spend my … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, books, bookstore, commuting, reading
Tagged books, bookstore, covers, getting back to my old self, potential, promise, reading
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No Excuses
I have explained before that students sometimes give me gifts. I certainly don’t expect them and I hope I have responded well to them. I certainly appreciate them and I appreciate that I have made an impression on a student … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, books, bookstore, conversation, ESL, gifts, presents, recommendations, students, teaching
Tagged books, coversations, ESL, gifts, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the PHilosopher's stone, no excuses, presents, recommendations, students, teachers
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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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