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This Year’s Reading
Getting books from the library is awesome. Except for the cost of transportation (bus fare or gas) it’s free. If you use an e-reader you don’t even need to go there, and in some cases, can keep the book for … Continue reading
Posted in ambition, books, bus, commuting, e-book, goals, library, perfect moment, reading, review, Viva, YRT
Tagged ambition, books, bus, Careless Love, commuting, detective fiction, goals, Inspector Banks, Peter Robinson, reading, reading on the bus, review, Viva, YRT
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Two Perfect Moments Today
Like the title says, there are two Perfect Moments today. In all honesty, I am not sure why I am picking two. If I just chose one of them, you would be none the wiser. I could even save one … Continue reading
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
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A Balanced Life
My original choice for Today’s Perfect Morning was going to be the nice lady who gave me a lecture on Dale Carnegie while we were waiting for the bus–which took a long time to arrive. Actually, it was less of … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beer, bus, commuting, incredible, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged balance, bus stop, commuting, Dale Carnegie, lecture, sermon, Viva, York Region, YRT
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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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Two Parts of a Perfect Moment
Today’s Perfect Moment comes in two parts. The first is seeing my new student role his foldable bike into my classroom. As anyone who reads this blog knows, I love bicycles and anything to do with bicycles. Seeing a decent … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, bicyles, bus, commuting, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged best seat, commuting, TTC, Viva, York Region, York Region transit, YRT
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When is a Delay, not a Delay?
I was on the subway, reading a detective story, when the announcement about “an incident at track level” came over the loud speaker for the first of many times. There was a very audible groan from the people on the … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, public transportation, subway, TTC, Viva, YRT
Tagged bus, delay, early arrival, not late, on time, subway, TTC, Viva, Viva bus, York Region transit, YRT
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Scenes from an Interaction on the Bus
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
Tragedy Averted
Lately my Perfect Moments seem a little out of whack. They are still Perfect, but they seem to be a little different than usual. Today is no exception. I had had a decent bus ride. It wasn’t great, but the … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, dreams, public transportation, sleep, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged dreaming, my stop, nodding off, Viva, Viva Blue, York Region transit, YRT
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