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An Intense Weather Moment
Teaching at home means there is a window to my left. When the students are doing work, I briefly peer out to see what is going on in my neighbourhood. I also keep a lookout for the mailman since I … Continue reading
Posted in ESL, perfect moment, rain, Spring, teaching, weather, working from home, YouTube
Tagged changing weather, dark clouds, ESL, hobby, rain, Spring, storm, teaching, weather, weather forecast, woodworking videos, working from home, YouTube
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A Weird Day
Yesterday was a weird day. How’s that for an opening line? There are so many places I could take this one. After work, craving a bit of fresh air and freedom from screens I got ready to take a walk. … Continue reading
Posted in baking, banana, bicycles, breakfast, cleaning, cycling, Japan, Japanese, Japanese snacks, nutrition, perfect moment
Tagged baking, banana bread, breakfast food, cleaning, dusting, electrolytes, ESL, hobby room, Japan, Japanese, nutrition, rain, sports drink, teaching, walking, working from home
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What Song Was That?
After my online teaching day was over, I decided to go out for a socially distanced walk. It was raining a little and it was easy to stay the requested distance away from the very few people who were also … Continue reading
Posted in contemplation, music, musings, perfect moment, rain, walking
Tagged contemplation, Diana Krall, MP3 player, music, out for a walk, rain, thinking, walking
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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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Laughing at Oneself
Sometimes you have to laugh when the joke is on you. In fact, maybe it is the most important time to laugh. Maybe. This is what I was thinking when the universe played a joke on me Wednesday evening. You … Continue reading
Posted in commuting, perfect moment, rain, subway
Tagged jokes, laughing at oneself, laughing atr yourself, rain, umbrella, umbrellas, universe, wet
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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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A Tale of Two Rains
There was an odd kind of symmetry to my day involving rain. When I got to the subway stop nearest my work, it was raining, despite not raining before that. When I left work, it rained on my walk back … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, commuting, rain, subway, summer, Toronto, TTC, weather, work, Yonge and Eglinton
Tagged a tale of two rains, commute, rain, subway station, Toronto, TTC, weather, work, Yonge and Eglinton
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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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