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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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Why I Go To the Library
One of my coworkers wondered why I kept getting books from the library. When I answered because they were free, she explained that her question was different. She meant why didn’t I borrow the books electronically? I could have waxed … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, books, guide book, inspiration, inspiring, librarian, library, lucky, reading, unexpected
Tagged cheap, cycle travel, cycling, guide books, inspiration, library, Lonely Planet, low cost, luck, lucky, lucky finds, pay what you can, pay what you want, plans, travel
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Three Words, Backed by Action, Could Change Everything
I’ve made resolutions in the past and sometimes kept them. I’ve made lists of accomplishments that I wanted to do, and met some of them. However, I was often more preoccupied with the failures and this didn’t really seem like … Continue reading
Waiting In My Mailbox
I just got back. The laundry is in a pile, the bags are rudimentarily unpacked (i.e. clean stuff is scattered about on one side of the bed), the effects of lack of sleep have largely abated, my cat has acknowledged … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, cycling, Exodus, Exodus Travels, mail, travel
Tagged Argentina, Asia, Chile, cycling, Exodus, Exodus Travels, India, inertia, momentum, Mongolia, plans, South America, trips, vacation
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A Perfect Teaching Moment
I had a good teaching moment yesterday and I wanted to share it with you–you being my regular readers and you being other ESL teachers out there who might also feel the ups and downs of ESL teaching. I … Continue reading
Evidence of the Eglinton LRT
Teaching is about managing distractions. Sadly, this includes mine as much as it does the students’. Whereas theirs usually revolves around cell phone apps and various forms of social media, mine usually are outside the classroom. One wall in my … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, constructions, Eglinton LRT, subway, transportation
Tagged construction, digging, Eglinton, LRT, machines, Metrolinks, plans, Toronto, tunnel
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January …..Goodbye!
January is done and I am not sure I have a lot to show for it. I didn’t write down any of my resolutions despite resolving to do a number of things this year. I guess I didn’t take the … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, atmosphere, blog, blogging, challenges, changes, confessions, goals, help, humor, life, motivation
Tagged changes, February, finished, goodbye, honesty, January, plans, resolutions
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Setting my Sights on a Fondo
For those of you who read my previous post and the conundrum I found myself in, I decided to go to the bike show on Friday. After looking at the schedule, there might have been more BMX events on Saturday, … Continue reading
Posted in bicycles, cycling, goals, organization, self improvement
Tagged Better LIving Building, bicycles, bike show, bikes, clubs, cycling, fondo, goals, PEI, plans, shopping, tools, Toronto
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