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Portrait of a Cat
My ex-wife really wanted a cat. I was concerned that it would affect our traveling and I wasn’t really ready for the responsibility. I managed to put her off for a little while, but one day, while I was running … Continue reading
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From the Mailbox
The mail carrier/postal worker arrived rather late today. This didn’t bother me, but it did make for a good starting sentence to this post. Long after work was done, I made the short pilgrimage to the mailbox. When I got … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, bicycles, Canada Post, Covid 19, cycling, cycling gear, mail, online, perfect moment, quarantine, shopping, tools, waiting
Tagged Amazon, delivery, forgotten, Japanese standard, long wait, mail, mail order, order, post, screwdriver, tools, waiting
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Being Bad
I have a short story to tell. It feels like a confession, even though it isn’t. My girlfriend is rather neat. I don’t mean that she is a neat freak or anything like my third roommate in Japan. She just … Continue reading
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Tagged being bad, confessions, cosmetics, Covid 19, experiments, girlfriend, having fun, making waves, neatness, organization, physical distancing, randomness, reorganizing, reorientation, ripples, social distancing, The Big Bang Theory
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Saturday Struggles
I don’t know if this is true for everyone, but I have come to believe it’s true for me. Some days, you just don’t have it on the bike. You might have been decent the week before, but on this … Continue reading
Posted in club, cycling, cycling gear, exercise, group rides, hills, Newmarket Eagles, perfect moment, Saturday morning, training
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The Pieces Fall into Place
Throughout this pandemic, several things have gone through periodic shortages. We all read about or experienced the toilet paper shortage. I reported in a previous blog that bike stores didn’t have many low or mid priced bikes. I still don’t … Continue reading
Club Rides in the Covid 19 Era
Of course, on my first official club ride of the season, I was running late. I don’t know why. I had actually tried to put a lot of organizational effort into the ride. I printed up my club membership, and … Continue reading
Cycling News
I got a great email in my inbox earlier this week. My cycling club is now able to operate. Of course, we have to have smaller groups, staggered starting times (and actually staggered, not leaving a couple of minutes later) … Continue reading
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Getting the Mail
If I were writing for a book, I would say that I taught from a loft, surrounded by multiple computer screens with a big panoramic window overlooking the water. That would sound good and add an extra layer to the … Continue reading
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Tagged break time, Canada Post, coronavirus, ESL, getting the mail, letters, lockdown, mailbox, packages, super-box, teaching, the view from my window
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Morning Reading
My mornings used to be rushed to get myself out of bed, clean, fed, and on the bus. It was on the bus that I had time to relax, read, and even do some lesson planning. I’ve chronicled this many … Continue reading
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