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Use What You Have
I took my first trip out to the lake this morning with my RC boat because of on an insight I had yesterday as well as another another one last week. I got there at 6am, a little after sunrise. Except for a passing fisherman in a real boat, I was the only one there.…
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Use Your Unfair Advantage
I’ve been thinking about getting into RC boats. It hasn’t really been my thing over the years, despite owning an RC boat. It’s just not as interesting as cars or as challenging as airplanes. But. It is always nice to be near bodies of water, right? I’ve also been thinking about the principle of using…
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RC is Meditation
I posted an ad on FB Marketplace to give away an RC boat I didn’t need, in exchange he gifted me an RC plane. It was a fun meeting because he was my age and clearly passionate about the RC hobby. We started chatting about it and wondered why the younger generation was not into…
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Tough Times Ahead
I’m starting to think that there’s going to be a gradual decline in the quality of my life. Gas prices are skyrocketting. Inflation in general, has surged and I don’t see prices coming back down. My salary is not keeping up. And since I’m approaching 60 years of life, my body is in decline. I…
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The Slug Wars are Over
I hereby declare victory over The Slug Wars. Today I have eaten my first full-sized ripe strawberry. The victory came by way of realizing I should raise my containers off the ground. It only took one day of picking off slugs and pill bugs to realize the dream. And I have yet to see another…
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My War With Slugs
I have a slug problem. They’re everywhere in my yard. And they love my strawberries. So much so, I rarely get to eat them myself. I searched for solutions, and there’s not many that I liked. One of them in particular though, stood out as so completely obvious that I feel stupid for not realizing…
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New Mantra: Be Busy
I was talking to an unemployed friend the other day. And I’ve been thinking about how I behave when I’m in between jobs. It came to me a long time ago: when you are unemployed, treat job hunting as a job. That is, wake up early, get cleaned up, and spend the next 8 hours…
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It Finally Happened
I’ve been waiting for this day a long time… Throughout my son’s life, he has struggled to find joy. In particular, he has struggled with being in public. There’s just too much unpredictability. Noise in particular. Babies screaming can send him over the edge. He used to wear ear muffs when he was very young.…
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Seems Like a Promotion is Coming
It’s been only two months since I read The Luck Factor and it is starting to feel like a promotion is coming my way. The truth is, I’ve never really gotten a promotion. I usually just apply for better jobs in another company. I kind of promoted myself you could say. But I also worked…
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Friends of the Library
More building of community. More building my network. More building my tribe…. Friday night my Rotary Club met at the community center to set up for the pancake breakfast the following day. We set out tables, chairs, and placemats. Once we were finished, I headed over to Main Street which was blocked off to cars.…