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Muddy pug tracks Downton Abbey marathon The puppy is learning to be a cat
Muddy pug tracks Downton Abbey marathon The puppy is learning to be a cat
The son’s new kettle tells me the perfect temperature for coffee The puppy is acting strange just standing on the stairs Nothing sadder than an empty See’s Candy box
Pug puzzle finished Time to play Outer Worlds Black Eyed Peas in hoppin’ John for New Year
In case you’re new around here, I do this little thing called a “Project 365“. You can find all my photos from this year (2019) on write.as with the #project365 tag. Note: I recently moved to using write.as for blogging…
Earlier this year I read “Digital Minimalism” by Cal Newport. I already had suspicions, but that book really opened my eyes to how much time I wasted er, spent browsing content on the interwebs. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, newsfeeds, etc. The…
That title is supposedly Gaelic for “home.” I had always known that my paternal grandfather’s family came from Scotland to Canada to the United States. But recently my aunt dug up more research about my great-great-grandmother. She was a McLeod…
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. A recent resurgence of the “You are in this video” attack on Facebook prompted me to post some tips to stay safe online. These tips are lifted from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) pamphlet:…
I’ve been trying to meditate more regularly. Boy howdy do I need it! Today’s guided meditation was a lesson on equanimity. e·qua·nim·i·ty /ˌekwəˈnimədē/ noun – mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation. The message that…
Oh yeah, I have a blog! I’ve been wanting to (re)develop my artistic side. I used to enjoy doodling and just creating stuff. Over time, as life and work have gotten in the way, I stopped creating anything. Blerg. Humans…
This is fascinating and a great explanation of quantum computing … if you were curious like I was.
Well … this is scary. Conservatives see bias against them—and now one of the legal foundations of the freewheeling internet is under attack. Source: Ahead of the Curve: How to Kill the Internet – TheHumanist.com
Bottom-line: don’t repost things, check multiple sources, and think for yourself. Stop being part of the problem and stop buying into bullshit and taking it as gospel. Two videos of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have gone viral over the past…
This is fascinating to a map geek like me. There are several countries in which my comparison was either much larger or much smaller. Maps are deceiving. Source: 68 Countries Compared To The United States With A Real Scale Perspective…
Funny story … after (heck, even before) my “digital detox” in April I was getting annoyed with the stuff I was seeing on Facebook and Twitter. Friends would post something and ask if I’d seen it … usually I hadn’t.…
Note: in an effort to become a better writer, blog more often, and maybe grow readers, I’m posting this on Medium too. If you’re so inclined, I would love a clap or a share or whatever. Thx. Part of my morning…
First of all … great book, I just finished it last month. A lot of great strategies, tips, and things to reflect upon. Second … free audio chapter! Go listen to some strategies on how to banish interruptions and distractions.…
Watch this. Do this. Have more time. Live better.
Take eight minutes of your day to watch this now! I did the 30 day Digital Detox in April and a lot of what she says about her even harsher experiment resonated. “I feel less frantic. Everything is less urgent.”…
I’m not sure that I could ever live in a very tiny space. But I’m always fascinated by the ingenuity of people who do.
And that’s a wrap! I did my “digital detox” for the 30 days of April. You can read the rules I setup on that link, but basically I removed most notifications from my phone/watch and committed to not checking most…
TL;DR – beware of false looking URL bars on your mobile browsers False login pages are a common method of phishing login credentials from users. If a website look legit, it’s easy for your muscle memory to kick in and…
Like most people on the internet, I consume a LOT of links, stories, memes, videos, etc. Sometimes I want to share something I read or watch. But, I’m also trying to limit my social media time and not everything fits on…
TL;DR – London marathon replaced water bottles (at some of their water stations) with edible, biodegradable, seaweed-based water pods and kept from using over 200,000 plastic bottles! 2019 is definitely the year of environmental changes around the world – some…
Yesterday marked two weeks of going through my “digital detox”. I followed Cal Newport’s direction for a 30 day digital detox from his book “Digital Minimalism.” I had been losing my interest in most social media platforms anyway and had…