Journal
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Currently Reading 3/16/2021
As usual, the library has my desired titles on hold for weeks, and then seems to release them all at once. If I don’t check them out promptly, they’ll go to the next patron and I’ll need to wait for even more weeks. This week,…
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A New Focus
After almost twenty years of portrait photography I have decided to switch to a new challenge in landscape photography. I’ll also throw in some street photography as well. Photographing nature and cityscapes will be a difficult new genre to learn but I know I’ll have…
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3-3 Groundhog Resolutions Check-In
Wow! Is it check-in time already? That was fast and apparently I was not as mentally prepared as I wanted to be. So here’s a recap of February’s resolutions: Failure. Physical Did I mention I was on the Keto diet last month? Funny how that…
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RSS, Read It Later and Newsletters
This is the sixteenth year I have had the internet deliver me updates using the website feed aggregation protocol and it just keeps getting better. RDF Site Summary, or Real Simple Syndication, helps me stay up to date with my favorite websites, blogs, podcasts and…
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13th Annual Groundhog Resolutions Day!
It’s that time of year again! This is my 13th attempt at creating life-long habits for myself for the whole year. I realize that after the end-of-year holidays I am not mentally or physically capable of sticking with resolutions for the upcoming new year. No…
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62*
I just wrapped up another month of closing the Move, Exercise and Stand goals. Perfect score since December 1st and I am motivated to do the same for February. Why the asterisk in the post title? Well, Apple thinks I stood only 11 hrs that…
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On The Record
Way back around 1978 BC (before COVID) our family had a decent stereo component system featuring a turntable, cassette, AM/FM stereo receiver and floor speakers. Not state of the art but magical for me, especially since I wasn’t allowed to touch it. I’d spend hours…
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31 Days of Music
Earlier this month I posted about a new initiative where I listen to a complete new album every day of the month. The goal being to change up my Apple Music algorithm and be exposed to new tunes. I think it was such a success…
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2021 Hike Log
A little sneak peek into this year’s hiking log that includes dates, miles, GPS coordinates and notes. It’ll also feature ephemera and stamps from the parks and trails.
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The Ukulele
Picked up the dusty ukulele tonight and played with it long enough to get it tuned and strum a few chords. Maybe more tomorrow as I find myself really wanting to learn more.
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Quarantine Day #300
Going nowhere…isn’t about turning your back on the world; it’s about stepping away now and then so that you can see the world more clearly and love it more deeply. -Leonard Cohen
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January’s 31
This month I am listening to a new album every day in January. I thought I would shake up my audio algorithm and tune in to something new. Follow along if you’d like by accessing my playlist in Apple Music music.apple.com/us/playlist/january-31/pl.u-aepDtZM93P