Tag Archives: friendship

Virtual Birthday Cake

Posted on March 27, 2020 by

If you’ve been reading this post, you’ll know that earlier this year I hit the big five oh. That was a bit tough for me, so I went for denial.   I had almost convinced my girlfriend that I was really … Continue reading →

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Somewhat Spur of the Moment

Posted on December 19, 2019 by

Getting together with my best friends is something that could take a bit of planning. Schedules conflict and priorities are…..well, priorities.  Luckily enough, yesterday the planets aligned and we were able to meet with very little trouble and it was … Continue reading →

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Something in the Air

Posted on December 14, 2019 by

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 →

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Friday’s Two Perfect Moments

Posted on August 3, 2019 by

There were Two Perfect Moments on Friday. The first is that I was given a book by a departing student.  That alone should be considered Today’s Perfect Moment.  However, what was really surprising is that instead of getting someone’s favourite … Continue reading →

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Friends

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

I last wrote this blog five days ago. This might be the longest I have gone without a post since the start of the blog.  Even when I was on vacation, I managed to blog every couple of days.  I … Continue reading →

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Remarks on the Passing of Time

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

In truth, I have no Perfect Moment for today. As a result, I will have to cling to yesterday’s Perfect Moment that I wasn’t able to write about because I needed a bit more time to process.  Thankfully, it is … Continue reading →

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Some Kind of Soup For The Soul

Posted on January 11, 2019 by

Today’s Perfect Moment is a simple act of kindness.  And through this act, their true nature has been shown. If you read one of yesterday’s posts (here) you’ll know that I have been feeling under the weather since Wednesday afternoon.  … Continue reading →

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Encouraging Someone To Write

Posted on January 3, 2019 by

While on Facebook, hitting “like” on many of my friends’ posts, I noticed that someone had left me a message. Since this happens as rarely on FB as it does on my phone, I took notice.  What I discovered was … Continue reading →

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Best Friends

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

It is no secret that I am a big fan of Notre Dame football. This year they were scheduled to take on Clemson in the Cotton Bowl (forgive me, I don’t remember who the sponsor was–actually, I remember, but I … Continue reading →

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With One Of My Best Friends

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

What you see is the precursor to the meal I had tonight with one of my best friends.  This was goulash soup, which was followed up with schnitzel and paprikash sauce for dipping.  Although it wasn’t exactly as my Oma … Continue reading →

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