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Attempting to Save my Afternoon
I really hoped that Today’s Perfect Moment would be the Toronto Maple Leafs advancing to the next round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. I even took pictures to that effect. Sadly, it will have to wait until Tuesday. If that … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beer, comfort food, ethnic food, food, food blogging, food shopping, hockey, Japanese snacks, Maple Leafs, Toronto
Tagged chips, comfort food, ethnic food, Guiness, hockey, inarizushi, Japanese food, Maple Leafs, pizza, results, Sour cream and onion, Stanley Cup Playoffs, stax, tofu, Toronto, TV
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The Easter Incident
I got to celebrate Easter and experience an exhilarating moment of sheer panic at the same time. It would be hard to call it Today’s Perfect Moment, but my nephews insisted that I write about it. What kind of uncle … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, cars, celebration, comfort food, driving, Easter, family, food, turkey
Tagged accident, cars, dinner, driving, Easter, family, fibbage, food, friends, get together, hockey, humble pie, NHL, playoffs, tow truck, turkey, winch
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Baby Steps
I wish I could write that I have completely overhauled my diet. I wish I could honestly tell you that I have given up junk food, stopped snacking between meals and that my love affair with pizza (who loves me … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, diet, eating, exercise, fitness, food, stretching, weight loss
Tagged Baby Steps, core strength, exercise, lunch, nutrition, stretching, vegetables, yoga
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When Shopping At A Japanese Grocery Store
Once, a long time ago, I watched a Japanese TV program that was waxing nostalgic about Japanese summer treats. One of the things they mentioned was Monaka. If I remember correctly, the program was not really talking about the Monaka … Continue reading
Friends
I last wrote this blog five days ago. This might be the longest I have gone without a post since the start of the blog. Even when I was on vacation, I managed to blog every couple of days. I … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beer, comfort food, conversation, food, food blogging, friends, friendship
Tagged 3 brewers, beer, friends, friendship, meeting, Toronto
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Rejecting the Predictable
These days, if you’re hungry and you’re not looking for a fancy sit down meal, it’s pretty easy to succumb to a fast food choice, or maybe a fast casual choice. Its taste will be predictable and there is something … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, delicious, eating, ethnic food, food, food blogging, perspective, restaurant
Tagged chef burger, chicken sandwich, delicious, eating, food, food blogging, hungry, Richmond Hill
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Following Through
I am not sure there is anything more disappointing than a person who promises something and then doesn’t follow through on it. Okay, there are lots of other disappointing things. Your sports team doesn’t win. You miss the bus……I could … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, breakfast, chocolate, comfort food, delicious, ESL, food, food blogging, promises, students, teaching
Tagged bread, chocolate, delicious, eating, ESL, follow through, food, lucky, promise, promises, teaching
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No More “Next Time.” This Time!
Have you ever come across a snack item and thought, “That looks delicious. I should try that.” Then promptly walked away from it. It could be you balked at the price. It could be that you were distracted by something … Continue reading
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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