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A Very Full Weekend
It’s a holiday here in Canada–Victoria Day or May 2-4. Like most Canadians I am not particularly royalist–at times I have been a pessimist, optimist, conversationalist, and even a drunken shower singing vocalist–but not particularly royalist. I do, however, enjoy … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beer, cherry blossoms, dating, eating, ethnic food, food, hanami, Japan, Kensington Market, long weekend, recommendations, weather
Tagged beer, celebration, cherry blossoms, Doner, hanami, high park, Japan, kebab, Kensington Market, marijuana, party, Persian restaurant
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Library Haul
I took too many books and things from the library It is kind of a weird way to begin a post and as I sit here and type this, I am not exactly sure how it qualifies as Today’s Perfect … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, books, commuting, haul, hobbies, hobby, librarian, library, reading, recommendations, review
Tagged arguments, borrowing, Bryson, bus, commuting, Connelly, distractions, Ellison, Gibson, haul, Irving, Jewell, Larson, library, Mankell, Parker, Rankin, reading, Swift, Theroux, too many books, Vonnegut
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Responding to the Sunshine Blogger Award My Way.
I have been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award by Hunida. I have to admit that I have done enough of these awards that I am no longer completely excited by them. I spent a lot of time thinking up … Continue reading
Posted in answers, appreciation, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, award, growing your blog, growth, increasing blog traffic, questions, recommendations, thanks
Tagged answers, award, growing your blog, increasing traffic, promoting blogs, promotion, questions, recommendations, sunshine blogger
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Today’s Ride and a Question
Today’s ride was a little shorter than average, but made much more difficult by a strong headwind and some especially long hills. The good news is that I felt strong climbing some of the hills and loved hitting 60kph on … Continue reading
Blogger Award
I have been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award by the author of HeideBlog. She confessed that she sometimes turns these things down because they have a chain letter quality about them. I hadn’t quite thought of it that way, … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, award, blog, blogging, blogposts, celebration, confidence, experiences, grace, questions, recommendations, writing
Tagged blogger award, blogging, blogs, recommendations, writing
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People Don’t Meet That Way Anymore
Yesterday was night to catch up with one of my best friends over some food and a couple of pints at Hemmingway’s–a, perhaps, too trendy for me Yorkville bar/eatery that I often find myself at. Maybe, I just like the … Continue reading
The Death of My Bib Shorts
Despite my best efforts, some days I have to write about today’s terrible moment (lower case letters purposefully chosen) rather than Today’s Perfect Moment. By the end of the day, I am sure I will have decided upon and concentrated … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, clothes, cycling, cycling gear, recommendations, shopping
Tagged bib shorts, bicycles, clothing, cycling, equipment, experiences, gear, needs, recommendations, reviews, thoughts
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In Need of Recommendations
Last Thursday I wandered around the library, somewhat aimlessly. I was there to pick up a book I put on hold and I am now reading titled “Everyone Behaves Badly”. Every other book I had intended to pick up was either … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, books, help, librarian, library, recommendations
Tagged book, books, help, recommendations
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The Magic of Books
Books are fantastic. Not only do they let you travel to interesting words, they also allow you to meet people you might not. I am not good at meeting women in bars, regardless of the amount of liquid courage coursing … Continue reading →