Journal
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Zero
Zero screens after 9p Zero soda Zero Zero down elevator Zero excuses Zero Netflix Monday-Thursday Zero Inbox Zero Social Media
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Sunday To Do
Ignore To Do lists Study creative people (Thanks K. Smith and Kleon) Read and read some more Sketch Add some photos to the physical photo journal Add to my private, physical journal Tidy up the lawn and garden from leaves and random street trash
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Grounded
Yesterday on our hike, we came across a thin trail offset from the original trail that wasn’t too obvious. What was obvious was the fact that I was going to take it and we weren’t disappointed. The trail led us to a rocky overhang looking…
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Let’s Take This Outside
MissAdventure and I woke up this morning to take advantage of the gorgeous Autumn weather to take a hike at the Redbud Valley Preserve.
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Have A Drink
I’ve always said that I am too young to drink coffee because growing up, only old people drank coffee. Now even children are doing it. My own child loves that Starbucks crap. I still don’t drink coffee and I’ll probably will never understand how it…
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Now Is The Envy Of The Dead
“Do not lose time on daily trivialities. Do not dwell on petty detail. For all of these things melt away, and drift apart within the obscure traffic of time. Live well, and live broadly. You are alive and living now. Now is the envy of…
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Feel The Burn
Thoreau asked his diary on November 13, 1851, “Is not this a glorious time of year for your deep inward fires?” November is a great month to stoke those internal fires.
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Retreat
In a little over a week I’ll be enjoying nine days off. So looking forward to this time of travel, food, fun and reflection. November is the perfect time to reflect, think and scheme for me and I intend to take full advantage of this.
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Night & Day
Sunday, November 10th found us hiking the trails. In shorts! Monday, November 11th found me bundled up and marshaling the Veteran’s Day parade. I woke up and the temperature was 61. By 8am it was 37. By 9am it was raining, then ice, then flurries.…
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Plus & Minus
I wanted to lose 25 pounds this year. I only have 35 more to go.
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Film Is Not Dead
Analog film photography: it’s not perfect and maybe that is what I love about it. In these days of instant gratification and little effort, everyone can make photos. Everything is digital, clean, sharp and then over-processed. We make/buy/use filters and presets to emulate film photography…
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11/11 GHR Check-In
This is the final month of the Groundhog Day Resolution system for 2019. This was the 11th annual attempt at creating life-long habits for myself. I’ve discovered that because of the after the end-of-year holidays I am not mentally or physically capable of sticking with…