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After Mega-corps And Oligarchs
And another innovative startup grows phenomenally, disconnects from its foundations, and leaves loyal users behind. If it wasn’t for their protection as a monopoly, their next step could be an apologetic revelation, or a fall from grace. Ah, but this … Continue reading
Boycott – February 2025
So, what did you do, or not, on February 28, 2025? I went snowshoeing without snowshoes (too messy to get past the parking lot), and then dancing, which was a different kind of beauty. What I didn’t do was shop. … Continue reading
Popular Posts 2024
What’s been popular in 2024? I mean which of my posts on this blog have been popular. Gotta keep it specific, otherwise, go find a more global list in Google. This blog has been active since November 2008. I’d recently … Continue reading
Fire Race And More
Yay! My book is published! Fire Race, the sequel to Firewatcher is available for sale on Amazon. (I suspect you can ask your library for a copy, too.) If the world was normal, this post would be about that and … Continue reading
Give Ten Percent
“I feel guilty, but what am I supposed to do? I’m rich.” That’s what I heard from a wealthy patron of the arts at a film festival. It was obvious that she honestly felt guilt, but it was also obvious … Continue reading
Undeferring Deferred Maintenance
This post is brought to you by – me laughing at myself because I’ve been able to watch myself stumble through some homeowner moments. The following is more a jumbled cascade of Keystone Cop moments than any planned lifestyle. And … Continue reading
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Twelve Months at Fort Ebey
Twelve Months at Fort Ebey is done, completed, ready to be shown to the world. Of course, Fort Ebey is part of the world, so the world already knows about it. For me, Twelve Months at Fort Ebey is the … Continue reading
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Not According To Plan
That didn’t go according to plan; but, it is 2022. What does? Serendipity helped. About a week ago I finished my book about tea, Kettle Pot Cup (assuming the proof copy proves good enough, due in two weeks). It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk, Drew Kampion, Dugualla Bay, Kettle Pot Cup, perseverance, persistence, PNTP, real estate, serendipity, Twelve Month series, Ukraine, Whidbey, Whidbey Island
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An Evening Off From Writing – Ha
But, but I have to write. It’s that time of night! Dinner is done, and for the past several months that’s meant turning off the ‘TV’ (really a Roku connected to a monitor and the internet, ‘TV’ takes fewer letters), … Continue reading
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Twelve Months At Possession Preserve – Ta Da
I did it again, and I’m not sorry. Actually, it’s something for me to celebrate. The photos, video, and photo book of Twelve Months at Possession Preserve are finished and public. Ta Da! In 2020, I completed the eighth photo … Continue reading
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