journal
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Exhaust
“O my soul, Do not aspire to an immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible” – Pindar Pythian III
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Stacked
Sony A7III 53mm, ƒ/5
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Ajar
The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. – Emily Dickinson
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Long Live The iPod
The iPod is a discontinued portable media player designed by Apple in 2001. At 20 years, the iPod brand is the oldest device to be discontinued by Apple. It’s the end of an era, that’s for sure. Apple iPod Classic (5th Generation, 2005) I fondly…
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Think Again
When students confront complex problems, they often feel confused. A teacher’s natural impulse is to rescue them as quickly as possible so they don’t feel lost or incompetent. Yet psychologists find that one of the hallmarks of an open mind is responding to confusion with…
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Homework
“Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.” – Lawrence Kasdan This quote could also be used for any hobby endeavor we choose such as photography, crochet, micro electronics, Ham radio, etc. A hobbyist is constantly researching techniques,…
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Off The Grid
“It is not down in any map; true places never are.” —Herman Melville, MOBY-DICK
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Media Log
“There is now a little question that how one uses one’s attention, moment to moment, largely determines what kind of person one becomes. Our minds, our lives are largely shaped by how we use them.” Sam Harris In other words, we are what we consume.…
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Notable
Interesting conversation at micro.blog about what people use to take notes. Me? Handwriting in notebooks (usually Field Notes™) Marginalia in books Plain text notes on the computer Voice recordings notes in .mp3 format (the plain text of audio) Begrudgingly- Bear Notes and Apple Notes I want…
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Recess
“Recess” 77mm ƒ2.8 ISO 50
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Domesticated or Wild?
Domesticated animal or wild predator? If you’re a stuck-at-home person, you may be considered as a domesticated herd animal. If you prefer to be out in the real world then you may consider yourself a wild predator, untamed. This pandemic has me feeling more and…
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Technical Issues
If you think technology will solve your problems then you don’t understand technology – and, you don’t understand your problems. Laurie Anderson Find the best tool for a specific job and stick with it. This is better said than done for me since I enjoy…