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A Toy Store for Adults**
**because “Adult Toy Store” would have got us all thinking about something completely different. As recent and long-time readers know, I have become interested in doing some woodworking. I have become addicted to some videos and really want to try … Continue reading
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Battling the Machines
I should be writing about how I prepared a decent meal for my girlfriend on the weekend. Too often, I have relied on takeout rather than my culinary skills. While one is certainly easier, it really is a little on … Continue reading
Cycling in Septmeber
After teaching face to face classes on alternate days this week, and having to deal with the commute for the first time in 7 months, I was a little tired. I struggled to wake up, but since time is not … Continue reading
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Some Reading Material
While it didn’t happen today, it is recent enough that I don’t mind writing about it. It may sound funny, but since we are still in lockdown, maybe it won’t. I was finally able to check some books out of … Continue reading
Posted in adapting, books, bookstore, Canada, Canadian, Covid 19, e-book, imagination, library, magazines, perfect moment, reading, tools, woodworking
Tagged adapting, books, borrowing, Covid 19, ideas, imagination, library, lockdown, magazines, new way to do thing, pandemic, woodworking
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Resolution To One Issue
In case I left anyone hanging by not concluding my story about my poorly functioning mouse, I just wanted to clue you in on the resolution. I was pretty sure I was going to get a replacement, I just didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in bicycles, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, computers, cycling, cycling gear, electronic devices, ESL, perfect moment, shopping, teaching
Tagged bicycle, blog post, blogging, computer, Covid 19, cycling, electronics, ESL, money, mouse, new block editor, online, shopping, spending, teaching, tools, wheel
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Dreams
Just before I woke up, I had this weird dream. I was back in the teacher’s room at school getting ready for class. All the other teachers were there and doing their best to talk about anything besides teaching. They … Continue reading
Posted in dreams, ESL, perfect moment, teaching
Tagged 69 Mustang, battleship, dreams, driving, ESL, mature students, parking lot, teacher's room, teaching
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A Little Bit of Revision
If you have already read yesterday’s Perfect Moment, it should be clear what this image is all about. I decided to take my coffee on the deck this morning and luckily for me, the leaf was still there and still … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, banana, cell phone, coffee, luck, lucky, Maple Leafs, morning, nature, perfect moment, photography, smart phone, sun
Tagged coffee, deck, leaf, lucky, maple, morning, photograph, sunshine
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Climbing a Hill
Sometimes responsibilities pile up and I can’t get out on the bike. Sadly, not getting out on the bike can become a habit like getting out on the bike is. If you leave it too long, one day you find … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, bicycles, cycling, cycling gear, exercise, group rides, Mondays, Newmarket Eagles, perfect moment
Tagged bicycle, bicycles, cresting a hill, cycling, full tilt, group ride, just for fun, racing down a hill, riding, speed
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Last Teacher Standing
Even before the whole Covid 19 thing hit, my work had experienced a downturn in student enrollment. That it came after finally securing a CBA struck me as ironic because people who expected that unionization would secure their jobs were … Continue reading
Posted in co-workers, Covid 19, ESL, online, perfect moment, social distancing, teaching, work, working from home
Tagged Covid 19, ESL, last person standing, seniority list, teaching, union, work, working from home
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