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Hearing the Final Bell
I find it funny that even when my teaching day goes well, I am so relieved…..glad…ecstatic when it is over. Today was just such a day. I did a good job teaching and I used my free time well both … Continue reading
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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It’s the Little Things
I did something kind of dumb today and I am writing about it to get it out of my system rather than let it fester. After making a decent sandwich for lunch today, I packed my lunch bag with it … Continue reading
From Bread to Babies to Unconscious Beauty
Today had a plethora of things that could have been Today’s Perfect Moment. In the end, I think I chose correctly, but I will let you be the judge. First the ones that were considered, but didn’t make it and … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, ESL, marketing, sandwich, teaching, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged bread, bus, commuting, ESL, food, interesting people, marking essays, Moroccan, passengers, sandwich, shopping, teaching, Toy Story, unconscious beauty, Viva Blue, Woody, York Region, YRT
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Not When I Got to My Stop.
There were several candidates for Today’s Perfect Moment. I saw a Canadian actress on the subway–or I at least thought I did. I am (now) unsure as to whether I “recognized” her or just felt that I knew her from … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, Japanese, pizza, rain, weather
Tagged bus, rain, smartphones, soaked, storm, thunder, umbrella, Viva
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When is a Delay, not a Delay?
I was on the subway, reading a detective story, when the announcement about “an incident at track level” came over the loud speaker for the first of many times. There was a very audible groan from the people on the … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, public transportation, subway, TTC, Viva, YRT
Tagged bus, delay, early arrival, not late, on time, subway, TTC, Viva, Viva bus, York Region transit, YRT
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Shorthand
I left my house under a cloudy sky that threatened and then delivered rain. It was an inauspicious start to the day and one that would irrevocably influence Today’s Perfect Moments. It didn’t cancel them, but it profoundly affected them, … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, commuting, lunch, sleep, talking, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged bus, commute, gift, lunch, no energy, present, rain, sleep, sleepy, Viva Blue, weather, York Region, York Region transit, YRT
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