Journal

  • Systems Diagnostic Check 3.3

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    It is March 3 (3.3) and time for a check-in to see how I am responding to my own goals for the year so far. This year it is in a language I can understand, such as considering my body, mind, and soul as a…

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  • Update On iPhone Experiment

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    I must have thought this was a good idea a year ago because I took the time to write it down and then promptly ignore it. A few days ago I wrote that this was the time to minimize my iPhone usage as an experiment…

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  • Memex

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    A better part of the day was spent looking for .xml files that contain my old blog posts. I managed to find posts from 2006-2010 and then migrate those to another website as a semi-permanent record. 2010-2023 coming as soon as I import them into…

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  • Minimal iPhone Experiment

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    Apple has built-in software into their devices that allows you to track how much usage they get during a determined period of time and it is simply called ScreenTime. I noticed my screen time using the iPhone this past week was pretty high and I…

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  • Process

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    In the early days in the life of this website, I never had a writing workflow. Each post was dumped from my brain to the keyboard with a shrug and a push of a button to send. Over time, I picked up tools such as…

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  • Connect + Support

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    When trying something new, it is okay to feel uncertain and hesitant, right? Well here I go anyway. Connect- My content lives here, on my one-man publishing house. Everything here is under my control and it’s then dispersed through three distribution channels. The first, and…

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  • Post-Process

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    I just said goodbye to the $112 Adobe Lightroom annual subscription, again. Now I need to dismantle my Portfolio. I’ll let the $75 annual Flickr subscription lapse to and see which of the 47k+ images they’ll cull down to 1,000 on a free account. This…

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  • What Have I Done? (2)

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    With Apple support, I have gained partial access to some devices except my MacBook and AirPods. Apparently they are signed in on another, older Apple ID. I have been attempting to add/drop devices onto old ID and try again on new ID but now the…

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  • What Have I Done?

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    I have made a mess of things while trying to simplify. I let a domain name expire that also had a custom email address attached to it and according to my domain registrar, lost both to a third party who scooped up that domain name…

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  • The Anti-soda Water Club

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    Sign me up for a variety of reasons such as health and unjustified cost increase. Back to sparkling water and teas for me please. 🥤🖕🏻

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  • Connecting Ideas

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    There have been some questions/discussions about my research-thinking-writing process and I thought I would address them here. First step is to gain input. I read voraciously- not just books but articles from other critical thinkers on a wide variety of subjects up and down the…

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  • The Art Of Un-Noticing

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    One of my favorite writers, Rob Walker, has a brilliant book on my shelves (thanks, Mom) titled “The Art Of Noticing: 131 ways to spark creativity, find inspiration and discover joy in the everyday.” He also has an excellent weekly newsletter I subscribe to in…

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