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Continue reading →: Practices of Review – the year behind, the year ahead
I spent some time on a page here on this site giving an overview of some of my Practices of Review at the End of the Year. I chose to make it a static page versus a blog post to make it easier to find over the long term, but that…
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Continue reading →: $13.99 eggsFrom my local (Kroger-owned) grocery store: $13.99 for 18 eggs, admittedly from the “organic-ish” brand of Simple Truth. For those outside the USA, or otherwise not aware, an avian flu is heavily impacting birds – including the commercial egg-layers. Looks like the US Presidential election didn’t fix the price of…
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Categories: Notebooks and Journals
My regular Jan 1 Journal Entry: Neil Gaiman’s Wish for the Year Ahead
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Continue reading →: My regular Jan 1 Journal Entry: Neil Gaiman’s Wish for the Year AheadFor many years, I have started a new journal/commonplace book when the New Year starts. And I’ll usually kick off the January section with the first couple of paragraphs from this lovely wish from Neil Gaiman. I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you…
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Continue reading →: 2024’s Most Impactful Reads: My FavoritesOf the 122 books that I’ve read this year (and a couple weeks to go), here are 13 of the best.
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Continue reading →: I’m blogging againSo, it’s been a while. I’ve been thinking a lot lately in recent years but not showing my work, as Austin Kleon says so well. To that end, I’ve been looking at microblogging more, or doing a newsletter, or ol’ school blogging, etc. And in the process of doing that,…
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A better GoodReads: The StoryGraph
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Continue reading →: A better GoodReads: The StoryGraphI have a dear friend who brags about not having read a single book since college. On the other hand, I read a book or two a week.  My at-home print library is bursting at the seams, my e-book reader library and audiobook apps are as well. I love…
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Continue reading →: A Blessing for Courage (John O’Donohue)
A student paper I was reading today referenced the excellent John O’Donohue’s book of blessings, To Bless the Space Between Us. This is part of the final stanza of A Morning Offering, and speaks well to my hopes and dreams for myself and for you. May I have the courage…
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My Spotify Wrapped for 2024
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Continue reading →: My Spotify Wrapped for 2024In December, Spotify and Apple Music summarize listener statistics. This year’s Spotify Wrapped was less detailed due to layoffs. The author highlights top artists, live performances, and shares a playlist of favorite songs for 2024.
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Continue reading →: Minimalistic watercolor figuresI’m learning how to do some minimalistic / impressionist #watercolor figures. These are super different from the ink and watercolor caricature faces I’ve been doing, and are a good way to learn to control the water better (I notoriously use WAAAAAY too much water). As I get more handy with…
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