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Category Archives: literature
Good Omens in the Mailbox
I don’t want to bore you with all my trip stuff, but I need to share with you a coincidence that is Today’s Perfect Moment. I usually write my blog posts at night and then publish them in the morning. … Continue reading
Posted in catalogue, coincidence, commuting, Exodus Travels, growing your blog, growth, literature, mail, Omens, perfect moment, portents, public transportation, travel, travel writing, vacation, writing
Tagged best time to publish your blog?, catalogue, coincidence, encouraging, Exodus Travels, good omens, increasing readers, lucky, mail, mailbox, vacation, writing
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A Book From My Last Vacation
On my last trip to Vietnam, on the last real day of being there, I toured the War Remnants Museum. I was pretty harrowing and ….. Anyway, I ended up going to a bunch of giftshops they had set up … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, books, Exodus, Exodus Travels, literature, reading, souvenirs, travel, travel writing, Vietnam, Vietnamese
Tagged Andrew Pham, book review, books, Catfish and Mandala, literature, reading, recommendations, travel, travel writing, Vietnam, Vietnamese
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On the Bus with Siddhartha
Maybe I’ve written too many posts about encounters with people and their books. While this blog is not Today’s Perfect Books, it isn’t surprising that literature so often creates perfect moments for me. My degree is in English Literature (all … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, books, bus, commuting, literature, public transportation
Tagged Asimov, books, Camus, Casteneda, Ellison, Harlan, Heinlein, Hesse, literature, reading on the bus, Siddhartha
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The Woman Who Loved Chopin
I find it awesome to meet someone with passion. I don’t always “get” what they’re passionate about, but I respect it. I find it powerful and somewhat infectious. You can see the energy rippling off them in waves. Sometimes it … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beer, books, chance meetings, Chopin, coincidence, literature, luck, meeting people, passion, subway, taking chances
Tagged books, chance meetings, Chopin, connections, literature, meeting, passion, people, piano, subway
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Snow Underfoot
It was eerily quiet as I left the house this early morning, leaving me all to aware of the sound of the snow crunching underfoot. The ground was covered in a thin layer of white, reflecting the street lamps and … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, literature, public transportation, seasons, snow, weather, writing
Tagged morning, observation, snow, thoughts, winter
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The Wisdom of Students
It is amazing how an offhanded comment by one student can really start me thinking–can really start a tumble of dominoes in my mind. Shortly before class on Friday, while wondering aloud where some of the more punctual students were, … Continue reading
Posted in ambition, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blogging, dreams, ESL, growth, knowledge, literature, students, teaching, words, writing
Tagged ambition, blogging, blogs, dreams, intelligence, state of the blog, students, therapy
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When Reading Transcends
Today’s Perfect Moment is in celebration of reading. Reading is wonderful and I wish more people found it as amazing as I do. Of course, writing this, I guess I am preaching to the choir. If you’re reading this, you … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, books, food, literacy, literature, reading
Tagged books, George, intensity, literacy, R.R. Martin, reading, slang, terminology, texting
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