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Waiting
I remember my junior high school music teacher relating a story about his wife or his girlfriend who later became his wife–I don’t remember exactly because I was probably wondering how this Priest who taught music in a Catholic school … Continue reading
Posted in bus, commuting, perfect moment, Viva, waiting, YRT
Tagged company, ESL teaching, Finch, terminal, Viva Blue, waiting, YRT
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When it’s Winter Outside
The weather forecasters were right for once and we got a ton of snow. It has been coming down all day from late morning until night. While you read this blog Sunday morning, I will have donned my boots and … Continue reading
Posted in adversity, bus, perfect moment, seasons, snow, Viva, weather, winter, YRT
Tagged North York Region, Richmond Hill, seasons, snow, Viva Blue, weather, winter, winter weather, YRT
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An Oasis
I watched the movie Midnight in Paris the other day and in it, the main character was explaining to his fiancée that Paris looked better in the rain. Perhaps he had seen too many prints of Delacroix. I enjoyed the … Continue reading
Posted in bus, commuting, meditation, perfect moment, rain, Viva, walking, weather, YRT
Tagged calm, commuting, fog, meditation, muted streetlights, oasis, Paris, quiet, rain, walking, weather
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This Year’s Reading
Getting books from the library is awesome. Except for the cost of transportation (bus fare or gas) it’s free. If you use an e-reader you don’t even need to go there, and in some cases, can keep the book for … Continue reading
Posted in ambition, books, bus, commuting, e-book, goals, library, perfect moment, reading, review, Viva, YRT
Tagged ambition, books, bus, Careless Love, commuting, detective fiction, goals, Inspector Banks, Peter Robinson, reading, reading on the bus, review, Viva, YRT
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Two Perfect Moments Today
Like the title says, there are two Perfect Moments today. In all honesty, I am not sure why I am picking two. If I just chose one of them, you would be none the wiser. I could even save one … Continue reading
Travel Planning (A good commute….finally)
My evening commute, which currently is often ruined by construction delays, suffers even more in winter because the darkness that neither the streetlights nor the car headlights can penetrate, robs me of the much-needed visual distraction the scenery provides. On … Continue reading
Posted in airplanes, brochure, bus, catalogue, commuting, perfect moment, plans, reading, travel, travel tips, vacation, Viva, YRT
Tagged brochures, bus, catalogues, commuting, dreams, exotic destinations, plans, travel, travel writing, vacation, Viva Blue, YRT
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Signs of Progress
Transportation projects irk me. I think it is because they promise so much but take so much time and inconvenience so many people. Every day I need to go to work or go south on Yonge Street, I think the … Continue reading
Posted in bus, construction, construction equipment, construction machines, perfect moment, Viva, Yonge street, York Region, YRT
Tagged busway, construction, infrastructure, progress, update, Viva, Viva Blue, Yonge street, York Region, YRT
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Something in the Air
Although I have written a few positive posts about my commute, I have written a lot more grouchy posts. Maybe it is the nature of commuting. Whenever anyone asks me about my commute at work, I answer that it isn’t … Continue reading →