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When Shopping At A Japanese Grocery Store
Once, a long time ago, I watched a Japanese TV program that was waxing nostalgic about Japanese summer treats. One of the things they mentioned was Monaka. If I remember correctly, the program was not really talking about the Monaka … Continue reading
The Bell That Got Away
I wrote about the bell I bought, and I showed you a picture of it on my bike. In both of those posts, I also wrote about the other contender. The bell that was also a mount for the Garmin … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, cycling, cycling gear, equipment, requirements, review, shopping
Tagged bell, bike, cycling, cycling gear, equipment, Garmin, review, stuff
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An Encounter with Muji
Decades ago, when I lived in Japan, various satirical magazines often made fun of what we termed Japanese English or Janglish. These were translation mistakes or misuses of English (intentional or unintentional) that appeared everywhere. They could be boldly emblazoned … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, Japan, Japanese, Retail, shopping, translation
Tagged advertising, Canada, English, eraser, funny, Janglish, Japanese, Japanese English, marketing, Muji, mujirushi, Retail, shopping, Toronto, translations
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No More “Next Time.” This Time!
Have you ever come across a snack item and thought, “That looks delicious. I should try that.” Then promptly walked away from it. It could be you balked at the price. It could be that you were distracted by something … Continue reading
Getting Around To It
I’ll get around to it are words that sometimes plague my life. I mean to get around to something, but then….don’t. This happened with a restaurant not too far from my place that went out of business before I could … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, computers, cycling, cycling gear, cycling shoes, cyclist case, Newmarket Eagles, shopping, stocking stuffers
Tagged beers, bicycle, Cad 8, Canondale, Cervelo, club, club ride, cycling, cycling computer, drinks, Garmin, jerseys, Manx, Newmarket Eagles, Velo Love Bike Shop
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A Kick Out Of Bananas
I have written before about gifts my students have given me. Today is another one of those situations, but with a little twist. You see, usually the students bring things from their country. These can be folk crafts, snacks, post … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, banana, comfort food, ethnic food, food, food shopping, grocery shopping, Korea, Korean, shopping, snacks, souvenirs, students, teaching
Tagged banana, banana kick, comfort food, ethnic food, food, kick, Korean, review, shopping, snack food, snacks, taste
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A Week Without Blogging Is What Happened
The five or six people who read this blog consistently might wonder what happened. A week without blogging is what happened. This was, of course, entirely unintentional. I had not meant to not blog for an entire week, but that … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beer, birthday, burrito, Exodus, Exodus Travels, food shopping, friends, friendship, gifts, grocery shopping, librarian, library, presents, shopping, toys, vacation
Tagged Argentina, beer, birthday, birthday party, bonding, burrito, Chile, drinking, ESL, exhausted, Exodus Travels, friends, friendship, gifts, Laos, late night, mucho burrito, presents, teaching, tired, toppins
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