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The Laundry List
Having not written for a few days, I have a bunch of things to declare as Perfect Moments, even if I cannot specify on which days they occurred. I showed my girlfriend a few episodes of Hell’s Kitchen. I haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in conversation, exercise, food, friends, friendship, music, musings, super bowl, television, TV, walking, zwift
Tagged catching up with friends, core strength, Disney +, exercise, friends, friendship, Hell's Kitchen, music, stretching, the Mandalorian, TV, walking
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Brown-Eyed Girl
Like all of my posts, I start writing them in my head first. I sometimes fixate on a phrase. Sometimes it is a single word. I’ve rewritten whole paragraphs because I wanted to include a particular word and I was … Continue reading
Posted in Covid 19, driving, ESL, missed opportunity, music, musings, nostalgia, students, teaching, university, western, work
Tagged beer, Brown-eyed-girl, Covid 19, driving, Eddie Van Halen, GT's, guitar player, London, memories, music, news, nostalgia, radio, singing, traffic, transported, UWO, Van Morrison, western
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My Internal Playlist
For Today’s Perfect Moment, I have selected a scene from yesterday with which we can all resonate. I was out in my car, purposefully avoiding news channels and listening to music. A song came on the radio that I hadn’t … Continue reading
Posted in driving, memories, memory, music, musings, perfect moment
Tagged American pie, Don McLean, driving, memory, music, Playlist, radio, songs
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What Song Was That?
After my online teaching day was over, I decided to go out for a socially distanced walk. It was raining a little and it was easy to stay the requested distance away from the very few people who were also … Continue reading
Posted in contemplation, music, musings, perfect moment, rain, walking
Tagged contemplation, Diana Krall, MP3 player, music, out for a walk, rain, thinking, walking
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Ramble On
I have to admit right away that this post doesn’t contain a Perfect Moment. It is a pile of reflections, thoughts and a few questions I would like you to answer–if you don’t mind. I was looking through the list … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, cycling, cycling gear, musings, reading, television, TV, words, writing
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Stop and Listen
The expression stop and smell the roses is meant to be metaphorical, I guess. However, today I had a more literal take on it. I left work early, as is the norm on Tuesday, expecting rain and feeling the need … Continue reading
Disassemble
Do you ever wish you could disassemble your day and reassemble it in another way like so much lego? The idea came to me as I walked the subway concourse. I heard the sound of a cello (I … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, incredible, music, musings
Tagged assemble, background music, BGM, disassemble, editing, music, my day, soundtrack
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Radio Days
I usually listen to the radio in the morning before I go to work. I chose my morning DJs or morning show crew not because I like the music they play. In most cases, I like about one in five … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, driving, entertainment, music, musings, news, newspaper
Tagged DJs, driving, hit songs, Mississauga, morning show, music, radio
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And So I Walked
The therapy for leg, according to my doctor, is walk. I was feeling a bit of cabin fever, so that is what I did. As it turns out, it was a beautiful, not like winter at all, kind of day. … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, Aurora, musings, photography, randomness, travel, walking
Tagged aimless, Aurora, photographs, pictures, random thoughts, walking, wandering
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