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Coffee Old School
If my coffee maker had died after it made my coffee yesterday morning, I could have then gone out and bought a new one (fixing the old one would be preferable, but it was beyond my skills). Since that is … Continue reading
And She Didn’t Order Coffee
It’s been a while since I wrote about a character from my bus ride. And I suppose it will be a little longer because this character actually comes from the coffee shop. The back-story My coffee maker died this morning. … Continue reading
Posted in actor, actress, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, chance meetings, coffee, dance, dancing, free stuff, taking chances, Tim Hortons, Yonge and Eglinton
Tagged actor, actress, beautiful, book store, bookstore, chance encounter, chance meeting, free stuff, model, Roll up the rim, Tim Hortons, to win, Yonge and Eglinton
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Joiners and Non Joiners (Catching Up Part two)
A long time ago, one of my neighbours, when talking about her husband and his hobby of running, explained that he joined a running club. She said that it was a little “unusual” because her husband was “not a joiner.”. … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, clothes, club, coffee, cycling, cycling gear, jersey, Newmarket Eagles, sw, zwift
Tagged clothes, coffee, cycling, cycling club, fitting, joiner, joining, Newmarket Eagles, try on, uniform, zwift
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Drinkable Souvenirs
I cannot decide whether it is merely luck or a subconscious design on my part, but every region I have visited in the past two years (granted, it hasn’t been that many) produces some fantastic coffee. As a result, besides … Continue reading
Posted in art, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beverages, coffee, Costa Rica, drinks, memories, memory, souvenirs, stamp collecting, stamps
Tagged beverages, coffee, drinking, making coffee, souvenirs
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And So It Ends
My last full day in Costa Rica was a free morning with the promise of a long car ride back to San Jose in the afternoon. One of my fellow travellers recommended a place not too far from … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, breakfast, coffee, Costa Rica, food, G Adventures, travel, travel writing, vacation
Tagged airports, breakfast, coffee, Costa Rica, flights, goodbye, grilled cheese, photographs, photos, sandals, shoes, the end, the final days, trip is over
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A Coffee Moment
You generally won’t find me sitting around in coffee shops. It isn’t that I never patronize them, but rather I am more of a beer with a friend than a coffee with a friend. I have also watched … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, coffee, conversation, ESL, students, teaching
Tagged coffee, coffee shop, friends, orders, snacks, stolen moments
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A Simple Sandwich
Today’s Perfect Moment is a celebration of one of the simpler things in life. The day held very little in the way of either excitement or controversy. I spent time folding clothes trying to get information about flights to the … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, coffee, comfort food, cooking, cycling, eating, food, sandwich, tasks, travel, travel writing
Tagged cat, chicken, chicken sandwich, ciabatta, comfort food, eating, enjoyment, food, review
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Absurdly Complicated Names
Today has been full of little bummers, and although I need a perfect moment, I really wasn’t planning on writing anything. However, I came across a photo I took the other day, and it made me chuckle inwardly…..and outwardly. This … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, coffee, mistakes, restaurant
Tagged Chino, coffee, errors, Gino, mistake, mistakes, myth, names, order, Starbucks, urban legend
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When to Slap the Teacher
If I ever say I am jealous of the gifts some teachers receive, please slap me… hard. Not only is jealousy wrong, but I have nothing to be jealous of. Lately, people have given me so many compliments and so … Continue reading
