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Just Keep Pedaling – Twenty Years Later
What a weird and wild ride it was and has been, both on the bicycle and in my life. Twenty years ago I rode across America from an island north of Seattle (San Juan Island) to an island south of … Continue reading
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Tagged anxieties, author, bicycle, bicycle touring, bicycling, hiking, Just Keep Pedaling, minimalism, minimalist, personal finance, Retirement, self image, self publishing, Twelve Month series, walking, Walking Thinking Drinking Across Scotland, Whidbey Island, writing
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More Than Enough
“I’ve had enough!” Call them prayers, visualizations, manifestations, I’ve asked the Universe for “more than enough.” There’s ‘not enough’, which is poverty. There’s ‘enough’, which is balancing on a razor’s edge, where a slip is a dangerous thing. Then there … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Dream. Invest. Live., emergency preparedness, frugal, frugality, Living Wage, minimalism, minimalist, minimum wage, persistence, personal finance, photos
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Masks Facades And Probes
I’ve been probed. Yep. That was weird. It tickled. And, no, it wasn’t aliens. (Or were they?) Yet another surprise from 2020 that I hope never has to be repeated. Probes and masks are something unexpected. I’m also seeing a … Continue reading
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Tagged American Dream, Cascadia, coronavirus, Covid 19, Dream. Invest. Live., essential workers, frugal, frugality, minimalism, minimalist, personal finance, values
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Escape To Reality
Yesterday I returned from a couple of days in reality. Really, it was three days and two nights, but only from 9AM on Wednesday until 5PM on Friday. Nah. That was how long I was away from work and home. … Continue reading
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Tagged backpacking, frugal, frugality, Grand Lake, hiking, Maslow, minimalism, minimalist, nature, Olympic National Park, Twelve Months
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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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Tagged Art, consulting, frugal, frugality, minimalist, photos, teaching, Whidbey
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Tiny House Winners
Buying the biggest house you can afford for your first house makes as much sense as learning how to run by starting with a 100 mile race. Yes, it might work, but there’s a good chance you’ll hurt yourself. What … Continue reading
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Tagged frugal, frugality, housing, investing, minimalism, minimalist, mortgage, personal finance, real estate, Simple Living, stocks, Tiny Houses, walk away, wealth
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Repair The Fourth R
A lawnmower, a weed whacker, a convection/microwave, and a big hurking battery. Meet four of the items that fell into disrepair when I couldn’t pay the mortgage. They are also four steps I’m taking in my recovery, thanks to a … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, frugal, frugality, housing, Midway Journey, minimalist, plastic, recycle, reduce, repair, reuse, Simple Living, Whidbey, Will Rogers
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