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What Trumps a Beautiful Sunrise
Red sky at night, sailors’ delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. I remember that line being uttered by James Garner in the movie The Great Escape. It has always stuck with me and in the morning I was … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, baking, bus, co-workers, commuting, cookies, Instagram, morning, photography, sunrise, sunset, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged baking, beuty, blogging, co-workers, cookies, Instagram, morning, photographs, photography, recommendations, sunrise, sunset, trumping the sunrise
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The Trees at Dawn
Today’s Perfect Moment was seeing the sunrise just begin as I walked to the bus stop. It had been a long winter and this was the first day that I boarded the bus with a small amount of sunlight. Could … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, fighting, morning, photography, public transportation, sun, sunrise, transportation, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged bus, dawn, fight, morning, sunrise, trees, Viva, Viva Blue, Yonge street, York Region transit, YRT
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When the Bus Door Opens to Random
I shouldn’t have been going to work, but I was. I had volunteered to substitute teach for one of my colleagues. I am not sure whether I volunteered out of friendship or the desire to make a few extra dollars, … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, construction, construction equipment, public transportation, randomness, view, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged bus, driver change, fields, moving dolly, random, randomness, snowfall, Viva, Viva Blue, York Region, YRT
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A View From The Bus Window
What you can see from the bus window varies between distorted mess on rainy days (or when no one has cleaned the bus windows for a while) to something unbelievable. It is no wonder that Today’s Perfect Moment can easily … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, driving, seasons, snow, Toronto, TTC, Viva, weather, winter, York Region, YRT
Tagged bad drivers, bus, commuting, driving, side to side, skidding, slippery, slipping, snow, snow tires, storm, view, Viva Blue, window, Yonge street, YRT
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Of Masks and Men
I am not going to lie to you. I thought Monday was pretty cold. I was mostly unconcerned while indoors. I certainly didn’t want to rile up the students any more than they were. I am sure all of them … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, conversation, dollar store, dollar tree, dollarama, public transportation, Toronto, Viva, weather, winter, York Region, YRT
Tagged balaclava, cold, dollar store, mask, minus 20, orange, passenger, Viva Blue, weather, winter, York Region, YRT
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Having the Time
After a few weeks of wonderful vacation spent with many great people, and with many delicious meals, it was finally time to go back to work. While some people out there might mistake Today’s Perfect Moment as a return to … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, commuting, quiet, time, Viva, YRT
Tagged calm, eerie, having time, morning, morning ride, quiet, taking time
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Redemption with a Small R
If you’ve ever had a grumpy day, I think this post will help you. If you don’t know what I mean by a grumpy day, I truly envy you. A grumpy day is when things in the universe conspire to … Continue reading
Posted in anger, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, disappointment, subway, Viva, YRT
Tagged angry, annoyed, apology, elevator, grouchy, grumpy, redemption, sir, woke up on the wrong side of the bed
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From the Night Sky
It was almost unnoticeable. The darkness surrounding the bus terminal as I waited for the bus seemed unusually dark. The lights from the station itself seemed harsh and uninviting. “Is it snowing?” the person next to me asked. No was … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, snow, Viva, weather, winter, YRT
Tagged shards of snow, silver, small, snow, snowflakes, tiny, white
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Bad Fun
While re-reading yesterday’s Perfect Moment post earlier this morning, I realized that I forgot one of the things that should have been under consideration. Although it is not a story of commuters, it does involve the bus. I was sitting … Continue reading
Posted in alcohol, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, danger, driving, music, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged Bad Fun, bicycles, bus, commute, danger, driving, Fast and Furious, Ian Astbury, Japan, Koban, police box, red light, running a red light, The Cult, Viva
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One Amongst Many
There are lots of candidates for Today’s Perfect Moment. I could choose the weather. Waking up early to a November snowfall was quite pretty–but the first ones always are. Since I rarely ever pay attention to weather forecasts, this one … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, characters, commuting, library, reading, snow, subway, TTC, Viva, winter, York Region, YRT
Tagged blue, bus, Caitlin Moran, cell phone, commuting, Eddie Murphy, F bombs, Hockey stick, How to Be Famous, library, reading, skateboarding, smart phone, snow, swearing, Toronto, TTC, Viva, weather, winter, winter is coming, York Region, YRT
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