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A Minimalist Photographer
Nature photography is natural. It’s amazing how complicated it become: f-stop, shutter speed, depth of field, et al. Nature is sweet, awesome, introspective, serendipitous, serene. Photographing it should be the easy part, and yet photography requires a camera, and a … Continue reading
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Celebrating Projects Progressing
Celebrate progress. Some friends have launched a new phase of their business. I’m launching into a new phase for mine, too. Slow, steady effort creates progress. Sometimes it is hard to see it from inside, but it happens. It should … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, consulting, entrepreneur, Langley, photos, Whidbey, writing
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Triple Whammy Fourth Anniversary
Has it really been four years? Four years ago my life changed from semi-retirement to scrambling to survive. Survival may sound like hyperbole to some, but to anyone who realizes they may lose their house, may lose a way to … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, Art, books, consulting, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, GIG, GigOptix, health care, housing, investing, jobs, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, personal finance, photos, Simple Living, stocks, unemployment, wealth
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The Value of a Free Concert
Thank you, South Whidbey Parks & Recreation and Goosefoot. Every Wednesday night, for about two months in the summer, those two local organizations put on free concerts in the park (SW Parks & Rec) and in the parking lot (Goosefoot). … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, dancing, Dream. Invest. Live., frugal, frugality, Goosefoot, personal finance, Simple Living, Whidbey
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Such A Deal
Such a deal! A representative of one of my publishers called today with a deal. It was so nice of them to remember me. We talked for about ten minutes and I had to turn down their offer. I could … Continue reading
Tax Weirdness 2015
Ah, spellcheck, you’ll be asked to work hard tonight because filing today’s taxes was taxing and the recovery cocktail couldn’t wait for me to finish dinner and the blog. Taxes were so much simpler (and sometimes cheaper) when I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, consulting, entrepreneur, health care, investing, jobs, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, speaking, stocks, taxes, teaching, TurboTax, unemployment, wealth
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Small Town Coworks Considerations
Write a few words, kick off a lot of conversations. Well, I guess that’s why humans developed communication. Last week’s post about a coworks closing inspired a suite of incoming phone calls, emails, and meetings about possible reincarnations – and … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, consulting, coworking, coworks, Langley, sharing economy, Whidbey, writing
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Thanks For Real Gifts 2014
Amidst the frenetic times in the days before Christmas I’ve received a few gifts that didn’t come with bows or ribbons but which I appreciate. Work, and hopefully pay. In addition to my work with the museum (HCLE), my new … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, consulting, Curbed, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, investing, Microvision, MVIS, photos, PNTP, self publishing, social media, stocks, writing
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Weeks End Evenings
“Have a nice weekend.” The person behind the cash register was more sincere than you may expect because this is an island and the small towns are our rural equivalent of the big city. It’s Friday night, after I post … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, cannabis, Cisco, consulting, entrepreneur, GERN, Geron, GIG, GigOptix, HCLE, health care, investing, Langley, Microvision, MVIS, photos, self publishing, social media, speaking, teaching, Whidbey, writing
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What Comes Next
Planning a life can seem like a silly venture. My passion is people and ideas. My degrees are in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering. Many know me because I’ve written six books and produced five more. My photography receives more compliments … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, author, books, consulting, Dream. Invest. Live., Facebook, mortgage, personal finance, photos, self publishing, social media, speaking, talking, teaching, The Great Recession, Twitter, writing
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