Recent Comments
retrodee on From the Mailbox Writer of Words, etc on Being Bad Sarah on Being Bad Sarah on Being Bad leggypeggy on Being Bad Awards
Tag Archives: Viva Blue
Waiting
I remember my junior high school music teacher relating a story about his wife or his girlfriend who later became his wife–I don’t remember exactly because I was probably wondering how this Priest who taught music in a Catholic school … Continue reading
Posted in bus, commuting, perfect moment, Viva, waiting, YRT
Tagged company, ESL teaching, Finch, terminal, Viva Blue, waiting, YRT
6 Comments
When it’s Winter Outside
The weather forecasters were right for once and we got a ton of snow. It has been coming down all day from late morning until night. While you read this blog Sunday morning, I will have donned my boots and … Continue reading
Posted in adversity, bus, perfect moment, seasons, snow, Viva, weather, winter, YRT
Tagged North York Region, Richmond Hill, seasons, snow, Viva Blue, weather, winter, winter weather, YRT
3 Comments
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
2 Comments
Signs of Progress
Transportation projects irk me. I think it is because they promise so much but take so much time and inconvenience so many people. Every day I need to go to work or go south on Yonge Street, I think the … Continue reading
Posted in bus, construction, construction equipment, construction machines, perfect moment, Viva, Yonge street, York Region, YRT
Tagged busway, construction, infrastructure, progress, update, Viva, Viva Blue, Yonge street, York Region, YRT
Leave a comment
Like a Flea Market…..(sort of)
Wading through the days moments to select Today’s Perfect Moment is sometimes like visiting a flea market that has seen better days. You really don’t know what you’re going to find. You might come across something odd. You might find … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, ESL, flea market, green tea, kit kat, students, teaching, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged CAE exam, delicious, Finch station, green tea kit kat, hotdog, HR director, lunch, nutrition, oral test, speaking test, stand, Viva Blue, York Region, YRT
5 Comments
Progress
I am sorry for placing a picture of a sandwich at the top of this blog. It was a delicious sandwich that caused a number of comments. In fact, my students suggested I make them all sandwiches–or one giant sandwich … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, construction, construction equipment, construction machines, constructions, public transportation, transportation, Viva, Yonge street, York Region, YRT
Tagged commute, commuting, construction equipment, constrution, dedicated bus lanes, machines, road, Viva Blue, Yonge street, York Region, YRT
3 Comments
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
14 Comments
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
Leave a comment
