Tag Archives: strange

It Strikes Me as Odd

Posted on May 12, 2020 by

It strikes me as odd that I should wake up three days in a row, in May, to snow.  While I often revel in the idea of living in the Great White North, I do like my spring and summer.  … Continue reading →

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Really?

Posted on December 2, 2018 by

  Life is weird. Okay, I said it.  I meant it.  Life is full of weird little coincidences and sometimes I am lucky enough to spot them.  Just think of all the ones I miss.  You might be wondering what … Continue reading →

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Call the Fashion Police

Posted on May 16, 2018 by

If you haven’t already read my piece entitled the Great T-shirt Debacle, you should. It will give you great context for what happened today.  Although, I should warn you.  This is less of a debacle and really was more of … Continue reading →

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Finding Common Ground

Posted on September 20, 2017 by

Though I could have chosen hitting the snooze button a bunch of extra times, or the extra time I had to enjoy my coffee this morning, I have decided to select something else as Today’s Perfect Moment. Without further adieu, … Continue reading →

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Why I Couldn’t Talk To The Woman With Purple Hair

Posted on March 29, 2017 by

Sometimes I feel like I am living the movie “They Live.” Sometimes, when I glance at things, I see things that just can’t be real.  I see things that force me to look again, and even after that second look … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case of the Two-Fisted Drinker

Posted on February 26, 2016 by

What I have to write about today is not remarkable in any way. However, its absurdity…or profundity, since when it comes to my life on the bus, these two rather opposite things seem to share many characteristics in this universe. … Continue reading →

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The Japan KitKat Phenomenon

Posted on December 23, 2014 by

The Japanese Kit Kat Phenomenon (JKKP) is pretty much all over the internet.  There are hundreds of videos on YouTube and probably quite a few blogs written about it.  Yes, there are lots of KitKat flavours in Japan.  This is … Continue reading →

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