Father’s Day

It should come as no surprise that Today’s Perfect Moment comes from Father’s day. Most of the clan gathered at my father’s house, hopefully having already done the festivities with their own kids.

My younger sister made chicken paprikash (I am only guessing at the spelling) as this was a dish his mother made for him. She did an admirable job and it was quite tasty.

My brother regaled us with tales of current role as manager of his son’s tee ball team. I had no idea a sport meant to be stress free for the children created a ton of stress for the parents involved.

One of my older sisters was able to give me the lowdown on the trials and tribulations of an LCBO (liquor control board of Ontario) employee.  There seems to be so much that we the public have no idea about.

My young niece and nephews were all in fine form. They seemed happy for the attention and happy to play with each other.  They were both shy and camera hogs depending on the whim of the moment.

It was a warm day that we could spend outside, so we did. We spent the afternoon eating, drinking, and firing topics back and forth.  It was as funny as it was informative.  It was perfect.

Korean Dinner

As you can see by the pictures, it looked delicious and I can faithfully report that indeed it was delicious. Maybe changing up the routine is a good thing. Friday’s Perfect Moment is about going out for food.  In a somewhat spur of the moment idea, a friend and I went out for Korean food.  I was planning on getting home early and getting rest for my first Saturday morning ride with the Newmarket Eagles, so this definitely wasn’t in the plan.

The thing is, after a somewhat grinding week at work, a series of tedious early morning commutes, and an encounter with a bonafide gold-digger, I needed something to change up the routine.

I didn’t indulge in any beer, so I won’t have that excuse for Saturday morning.

A Simple Sandwich

Today’s Perfect Moment is a celebration of one of the simpler things in life.

The day held very little in the way of either excitement or controversy.  I spent time

• folding clothes
• trying to get information about flights to the various places that I am considering for my winter cycling vacation–current contenders are Sri Lanka, Cuba, and Chile/Argentina.
• wracking my brain about the above choice
• cleaning up
• drinking coffee
• glancing through the newspaper
• returning a product to the store that I incorrectly bought
• watching Notre Dame beat Stanford
• wondering how my blog is doing
• writing a post for one of my other blogs
• playing with my cat

By the end of the day, I decided to make a simple dinner of a sandwich.  Of course, I chose my favourite ciabatta bun, sweet with heat mustard, and all the toppings that go well with chicken.  Yes, it is simple, but that is no excuse for not making the best chicken sandwich you can.