Short Thoughts
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What to watch
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The networks
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DVDs
Going old school with tech.
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Podcast listening
Things I've been listening to recently that I've really enjoyed.
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Summer
A time of year that I love because I'm outside so much more.
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Recently watched: May 2024
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Me Made May
My pledge, but it's not really a pledge, for Me Made May.
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Subscriptions as a sustainable income model
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MLB Stats
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August vibes
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The tomato sandwich
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Posting, blogging, sharing
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Social media ugh
Trying to find my way in the online world such as it is.
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Learning to be unproductive
Taking time, allowing the mind to work, not worrying about getting shit done.
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The watch
A reluctant purchase that's turned out to be a good thing.
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What's next
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Strange New Worlds
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Twitter
Maybe the ending of it is the beginning of something better.
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Baseball
Coming out as a fan.
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Learning to sew
Learning to make clothes and learning about myself at the same time.
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Claes Oldenburg
RIP Oldenburg and thank you for all the art that you made and shared throughout your life.
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Attention
Saying not to the demands of tech and the world.
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Learning to rest
Realizing how profound an experience something was, years later.
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Film Noir
Spending time with old noir.
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Rest
Over the course of the past week I've seen the word rest come up several times
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Goodbye 2021
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Thinking about fire
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Garden Notes—May
What an up and down month in the garden, but at least it's going well in the end.
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Remote work, burnout, or something else
Some thoughts on Mandy's thoughts.
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Garden Notes—April
Starting of log of what's going on in the garden to help me remember what works and what doesn't.
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It's all high school
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Equilibrium
It was a peaceful 20 minutes or so, watching the smallest of creatures as they did their thing in an environment I cultivated for them.
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The dog park
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Reading, voraciously
I'm not really sure what's come over me this month, but I'm reading at an astounding rate.
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This site
Lately I've been thinking about this site quite a bit.
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Star Trek
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Small luxury
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Hold tight friends
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Community moment
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My patch on the web
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Drawing without looking
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Binge reading
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Digital minimalism
I'm still figuring out what works for me, but what I do know is the last few weeks I'm reading more, feeling more relaxed, and finding the things I want to do.
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Reality meeting books
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I'm still here
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Vote by mail
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Being "green"
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The necessity of feedback
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Journaling
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I'm back
Notes is being revived.
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Deliberate
I've chosen a word to be my theme for 2018.
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Curation
I think that's why I still love RSS so much.
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Clinging to hope
Hang on to hope friends, it's what will keep us going and help us get out of bed after the hard days.
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Current coping mechanisms
These days are rough times, the news is an avalanche of bad story after bad story, with a few notable exceptions; I thought I'd share some things that are helping me get through.
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Overwhelmed
By the end of the weekend I was thinking and writing, and it was like I'd come out of a fog.
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Finally listening
Recently I learned, yet again, that there are smart people in my life and I should listen to them.
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Maker mythologizng
One person talked about being a facilitator when you aren't sure what to make next. It was amazingly refreshing.
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Meditation
I'm coming up on 40 consecutive days of meditating.
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On the mat
Moving on my mat is what's keeping me sane right now.
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Freeing
Doing more to meet people who have nothing to do with tech has been hard, but so good.
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Yoga app
I'm an avid yoga person. I really love it.
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Alone time
Alone time, focused time, not multitasking, it was sooooooo good and it reminded me that I need to do it more.
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Public transit
I've seen talk about how instead of promoting car services such as Uber or Lyft, we should be investing in public transit instead. And while I'm a huge fan of public transit and use it for probably 90% of my transit around Portland, I also realize that it doesn't service every area well.
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Sunday night
It's the Sunday night of a long weekend, which is my favorite of all Sunday nights.
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Things giving me comfort today
I've been quiet in many of the online spaces I occupy lately. I've been retreating into things that I find comfort in during all the tumult.
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Passion
Passion isn't the right word to describe any of this, instead we should find other words to talk about our work.
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A difficult week
This week has felt like a hammer hitting me over the head over and over again
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Implied shoulds
Doing what's right for you is never the wrong thing to do.
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Taking a break
Breaks are a very good thing
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Parking
In my neighborhood right now there is nothing that will set people off more than talking about parking.
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Advent
A season all the more significant this year.
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Savasana
My favorite yoga pose right now.
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Self care
Self care in these difficult days
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Notes
A new section
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Real America
There is one thing that I've grown tired of and it's the idea that there is a “Real America.”