Category: life & stuff

Generally just words and thoughts on the progress of my day-to-day.

  • garden boxing

    garden boxing

    I take a few months off blogging and, woops! There goes all the news and activities piling up. I upended my vegetable garden. Well, not literally, I guess. When we moved into the house I was resolute on the idea of devoting a chunk of the yard to a vegetable garden. It was a family

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  • daily

    daily

    December 31 of 31 December-ish posts Oh, rich. Coming from the guy who couldn’t manage a daily post in December, huh? Daily? One word that sums up your theme for 2023. Daily. Yes. That’s it. It’s New Years Eve. Again. And rolling into 2023 leaving 2022 behind I got to thinking of how I want to spend

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  • long ago, and far from now

    long ago, and far from now

    December 27 of 31 December-ish posts What do you want the world to look like in the future? The past is behind us. The present is fleeting. The future is what you make it. What do you think the world will be like 25 years in the future? Every day I get up and think about my day.

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  • Excuses Me

    Excuses Me

    December 26 of 31 December-ish posts We were driving home from the last of multiple family christmas gatherings today and, as we sped north down the highway, we passed the giant outlet mall on the outskirts of the city. Then we passed about five hundred cars driving slowly bumper to bumper in the southbound direction and queuing for

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  • Wisdom, Courage, Justice, Temperance

    Wisdom, Courage, Justice, Temperance

    December 6 of 31 December-ish posts I’ve been reading Marcus Aurelius. Specifically, I’ve been reading the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor circa 161 -180 AD and noted Stoic philosopher. What do you want to learn in 2023? Wisdom is acting on knowledge, experience and understanding. Courage is willingness to confront pain, danger or uncertainty. Justice is seeking

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