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My Own Seinfeld Moment
For those of us of a certain age or of a certain generation, it seems appropriate that, at times, our life resembles a Seinfeld episode. Watching my student eat her chocolate chip muffin with chopsticks provoked a few thoughts from … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, cleaning, comfort food, eating, food, good manners, seinfeld
Tagged chopsticks, cleanliness, eating, food, lunch, manners, muffin, seinfeld
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In Defiance of the Season
In defiance of the season, today was more like a gorgeous spring day. In fact, it might have been an early summer day with the way the temperature climbed beyond its usual station. So, is that Today’s Perfect Moment? Well … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, autumn, co-workers, colours, ESL, good manners, seasons, teaching, weather
Tagged autumn, beer, bucket loads, co-workers, colours, fall, goodbye, hockey, Leafs, Maple Leafs, pot, power play, scoring, teaching, tons, weather, weed
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A Perfect Moment on the TTC
The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) doesn’t really have a good reputation. The system is plagued by outdated equipment, poorly designed stations, inefficiency, and a bad reputation. They have hired someone to turn the thing around, and I think it is … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, fare evasion, good manners, morning, public transportation, service, smile, subway, Toronto, TTC
Tagged Commission, compliance, control, entrance, fare, friendliness, good morning, greeting, improvement, Presto, Toronto, transit, TTC
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A Choice of Two Moments
Commuting by bus affords one the opportunity to witness things that might otherwise go unnoticed. It is, therefore, not particularly unbelievable that so many of my stories come from my bus rides. Today, I have for you two. Both are … Continue reading
The Right Way to Eat a Kit Kat?
I don’t know if it is because of the people I work with or the fact that they are ESL teachers, but we can find ourselves in a whole bunch of debates. The topics of these debates range from the … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, good manners, Japan, Japanese, kit kat, proper
Tagged eating, four pieces, Japan, Japanese, kit kat, the right way, the wrong way, to peel a banana
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And This Is November…
What a beautiful day it was. My bus ride seemed slower than usual, but that gave me time to look out the window and see all the changes that have taken place, or are going to take place. Some local … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, books, commuting, good manners, weather
Tagged commuting, elbows, Naomi Foyle, politeness, ribs, Seoul Survivors, Viva
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