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Writing Something/Anything
November is the time of year for three things. Thanksgiving No-Shave November Novel writing I’ll be giving thanks on the road this year. I did the no-shave thing in October until it got irritating and out of control I suppose there is only one of…
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Ulysses vs IA Writer
I love how both apps are compatible with Mac/iOS and sync with iCloud. However, as of now, I cannot post to WordPress from the Ulysses app. I think it is being blocked by my web server. But how is IA Writer able to do publish…
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Yes or No?
“Yes fills time. No makes time.”
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Flickr Extinguished
I am on a roll when it comes to de-bullshitting my life lately. I have been a Flickr photo account user since 2005 and have been through the ups, downs, acquisitions and no more. I simply do not see the value in another photo host…
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This Or That
I do life in varying ways to keep from going stale. I’ll input as much as I can for a while by agreeing to everything, meet everyone, go everywhere. Then I’ll output for a while by saying no to everything, and just focus on what…
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Priority Shift
It is fast approaching that time of year again. November is designated as National Novel Writing Month with their stated goal being 50,000 words a month into a novel. I love the concept but it isn’t practical for me so of course I’ll be hacking…
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And Then…
…the realization that Missadventures had polished off one bottle and cracked open another before you could.
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2:22am
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Hibernation
2019 was a great year for my portrait photography. There are so many creative, beautiful people out there and it was great to work with them but I need a break. I’m hanging up the camera for portrait photography to focus on personal photography and…
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Saturday In The Park
What a gorgeous fall day today. Missadventures and I strolled, talked and even snoozed on these rocks by the pond.
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Un-Linked
This past week I had an email from LinkedIn, the online professional networking website about a position I held. Someone was disputing my tenure there. Well, that prompted me to correct the mistake. Oops, I failed to update my last day there. Well, that prompted…
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Balance
I don’t know why I have this rebellious side of me, I really don’t. I don’t mean to be so contrarian but it happens. I want to be opposite of my surroundings some times. The strong-willed, overachievers bring out the lazy side of me. People…
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Test My Theories
I need to make personal growth a priority. This means I plan a life away from the safe zone and do it. And when I decide that creativity is a priority than I need to plan a peaceful place without obstacles so I can just…
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In Appreciation Of Web 1.0
I used to enjoy the internet. There was a time when it was something to be explored (Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser was aptly named but poorly executed, by the way.) Back then there were standards and protocols but still the wild frontier. The www was…
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Khmer Empire Antiquities Part II
In May 2019 I had the opportunity to explore the Art Institute of Chicago and Field Museum to research and analyze the ancient Khmer empire artifacts from Cambodia as research for an upcoming book. It was my delight to explore similar artifacts from this Labor…