Chris

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10th Annual Groundhog Day Resolutions!

Its that time of year again. The 10th attempt at creating life-long habits for myself. I’ve discovered that right after the end of the year holidays I am not mentally or physically capable of sticking with resolutions for the upcoming new year. I need a break so I take the whole month of January off to reflect and plan.

So the kickoff is today on 2/2! My resolutions, goals and life-changing habits are listed below. These are not to be confused with items on my “F*%k It List”. I will check in very month and then review my progress. Next check-in is on March 3 (3/3). After that will be 4/4, 5/5 and so on. Here we go:

Fun-

Get another tattoo

More camping

More skinny dipping

Learn Spanish more fluently

Join a book club

50 Books a year challenge

Snail mail friend

Volunteer

Fitness-

Kickboxing

Self-defense

Yoga

More 5 & 10k obstacle course racing

Consistent training

Consistent nutritional training

Hashing

Hiking

Geocaching

Meditation

Creative-

Complete my book

Photo essay on a topic I am passionate about

Video log every month

Leave inspirational notes everywhere

Year in photos album

Shoot more film

Find my muse

DAM

See you back here on 3/3 for the first review.

#GHR #GROUNDHOGSDAYRESOLUTIONS #RESOLUTIONS

10th Annual Groundhog Day Resolutions!

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Its that time of year again. The 10th attempt at creating life-long
habits for myself. I’ve discovered that right after the end of the year
holidays I am not mentally or physically capable of sticking with
resolutions for the upcoming new year. I need a break so I take the
whole month of January off to reflect and plan.

So the kickoff is
today on 2/2! My resolutions, goals and life-changing habits are listed
below. These are not to be confused with items on my “F*%k It List”. I
will check in very month and then review my progress. Next check-in is
on March 3 (3/3). After that will be 4/4, 5/5 and so on. Here we go:

Fun-

Get another tattoo

More camping

More skinny dipping

Learn Spanish more fluently

Join a book club

50 Books a year challenge

Snail mail friend

Volunteer

Fitness-

Kickboxing

Self-defense

Yoga

More 5 & 10k obstacle course racing

Consistent training

Consistent nutritional training

Hashing

Hiking

Geocaching

Meditation

Creative-

Complete my book

Photo essay on a topic I am passionate about

Video log every month

Leave inspirational notes everywhere

Year in photos album

Shoot more film

Find my muse

DAM

See you back here on 3/3 for the first review.

Muse

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I need a muse to help influence and inspire my photography. Someone who understands and supports my creative vision, even if I don’t. This muse would inspire my creative vision. Someone that will allow me anything and everything. Fearless. No comfort zone because of the trust. Find the limits and then cross them anyway. Every photographer needs a muse, not just a model. A companion, my biggest fan and maybe even my biggest critic.

This muse will help guide and instruct my creative process with trial, error and success just by being there. The muse will be honest, free and open with me to unleash my creative flow.

They will fill up my photo card, drain my batteries, use up all my film because the inspiration will not stop. You are hers and she is yours. That connection between her, my camera and me is magic. My muse won’t care for other’s work, just mine. And hers, because she is a work of art herself.

Muse

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I need a muse to help influence and inspire my photography. Someone
who understands and supports my creative vision, even if I don’t. This
muse would inspire my creative vision. Someone that will allow me
anything and everything. Fearless. No comfort zone because of the trust.
Find the limits and then cross them anyway. Every photographer needs a
muse, not just a model. A companion, my biggest fan and maybe even my
biggest critic.

This muse will help guide and instruct my creative
process with trial, error and success just by being there. The muse
will be honest, free and open with me to unleash my creative flow.

They
will fill up my photo card, drain my batteries, use up all my film
because the inspiration will not stop. You are hers and she is yours.
That connection between her, my camera and me is magic. My muse won’t
care for other’s work, just mine. And hers, because she is a work of art
herself.

Deep/Dark Web Exploration

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The Dark Web sounds nefarious and scary but with the right tools, and a balls of brass, I can access and browse safely.

The
deep/dark web refers to web sites that hide their web address and is
only accessible by using encrypted tools like the TOR browser, the Tails
operating system designed to boot from a USB flash drive, all from an
ideally new, clean, low-cost computer. And forget about using social
media sites such as Facebook or even Google. Use a search engine that
won’t track you such as DuckDuckGo.

I’ve been exploring the
deepest, darkest parts of the web for awhile now and it is fascinating
in how it reminds me of the early, pioneer days of web 1.0.

This
feels very much like exploring the frontier here because the
possibilities and the risks are both real and exciting. More later.

Deep/Dark Web Exploration

by

The Dark Web sounds nefarious and scary but with the right tools, and a balls of brass, I can access and browse safely. 

The deep/dark web refers to web sites that hide their web address and is only accessible by using encrypted tools like the TOR browser, the Tails operating system designed to boot from a USB flash drive, all from an ideally new, clean, low-cost computer. And forget about using social media sites such as Facebook or even Google. Use a search engine that won’t track you such as DuckDuckGo. 

I’ve been exploring the deepest, darkest parts of the web for awhile now and it is fascinating in how it reminds me of the early, pioneer days of web 1.0.

This feels very much like exploring the frontier here because the possibilities and the risks are both real and exciting. More later.

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Fortune Cookie Wisdom #4

Many new friends will soon be attracted to your friendly and charming ways