Tag Archives: Viva Blue

When it’s Winter Outside

Posted on January 19, 2020 by

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 →

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Travel Planning (A good commute….finally)

Posted on November 20, 2019 by

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 →

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Signs of Progress

Posted on November 3, 2019 by

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 →

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Overcoming Transit Woes

Posted on October 23, 2019 by

On a day that featured transportation problems both going to and leaving work, I truly needed a Perfect Moment to rescue me from the grumpy moods I was bound to be in. Luckily, I found one at each end of … Continue reading →

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Like a Flea Market…..(sort of)

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

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 →

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Progress

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

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 →

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It’s the Little Things

Posted on September 24, 2019 by

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 →

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From Bread to Babies to Unconscious Beauty

Posted on September 18, 2019 by

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 →

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Shorthand

Posted on July 31, 2019 by

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 →

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Scenes from an Interaction on the Bus

Posted on July 9, 2019 by

I don’t know whether I am more observant than the average person or just lucky (though perhaps this really isn’t the term) enough to be witness to some rather odd interactions. That these things often happen on public transportation or … Continue reading →

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