Journal
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A Different Approach
“Good Will Hunting” movie fans will remember the bar scene where the campus know-it-all is confronted about his knowledge of the evolution of the market economy in Massachusetts’s southern colonies. Though the guy speaks confidently, Will reminds him he’s quoting passages from a book. “You…
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How I Learn and Think
Way back when I was in school and university, I had to read quite a bit of material prescribed by teachers and professors. Today, I still read many books and white papers but these are determined solely by my curiosity or even fun. I am…
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7/7 Check-In
On 2/2 I began my year-long journey to create life long habits for myself and throw in some fun intentions as well. The plan is to check in every month to monitor my progress. How did I do since my last check-in on 6/6? Nutrition…
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Where Did That Idea Go?
A fellow photographer asked me recently recently if I have ever run out of concepts to capture because my photo stream implied I didn’t. Also, a reader recently commented on a blog post asking a) how do I keep the articles flowing and b) do…
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6/6 Check In
On 2/2 I began my year long journey to create life long habits for myself and throw in some fun intentions as well. The plan is to check in every month to monitor my progress. How did I do since my last check in on…
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Contentment
“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependency upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have.” -Seneca
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Goodbye Amazon
As an Amazon.com charter member since it was created in 1994, it pains me to have been so frustrated and ultimately close the account. Too many missed deliveries and botched orders lately. After downloading and converting my e-books so I can use them on any…
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Three Corners
Saturday, May 23rd 37.0000 -103.0022
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Get Out
I’ve been feeling out of sorts lately so we decided to get out of the house for another day trip- this time to the ghost town of Ingalls, Oklahoma. Even better was the fact that our destination was unknown to me until we arrived. It…
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More thoughts on a Stoic philosophy from a Roman Emperor
Wake Up Early and Get To Work “At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: ‘I have to go to work – as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I’m going to do what I was…
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Stoic Virtues
Marcus Aurelius, one of the more decent Roman Emperors, kept a journal on philosophical topics which is now known as the Meditations, such as how to live well and how to be a good leader. Some of the virtues he reflected on are just as…
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Progress
The organization of my archives is slowly starting to look better. I’ve moved images to their proper month/years and removed the duplicates. The current process finds me removing the images I do not want. The example above shows over 15,000 photos in 2019 alone. I’ve…
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One Day
Or Day One? I need to decide.
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Be Quiet
“The quieter you become the more you are able to hear.”
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Both
There is peaceful. There is wild. I am both at the same time. Sum