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Summer Break – August 2025
Doesn’t that just look perfect: temperature in the low to mid 70s, clear skies, calm winds? Ah. Time to take a break. I wonder how people do that? I guess I’ll have to do some research. Nah. Go! And yet, … Continue reading
Real Durable Good
Let’s see. Used it almost every day since 1992, and finally replaced it with a better one. Is that durable enough to make it a durable good? More than thirty years ago, I bought a futon without a frame. Now, … Continue reading
My Comicon Economics
Welcome back, I say to myself. My usual Friday post was delayed because I was a panelist at the Whidbey Island Comicon. Finally, Monday. Whew. I didn’t make much money. Such events rarely do, at least for me. So, why … Continue reading
Clarity Break – January 2025
Some moments become short videos on replay inside my memories. During a recent appointment, I said the simple sentence; “I need a vacation.” The therapist somewhat playfully said; “OK. Stop describing anything else. When someone says that, they mean it. … Continue reading
Port Townsend Is Great And
Port Townsend is great! So is my old neighborhood on Whidbey Island. In my opinion, so is much of the East Coast of the Pacific Ocean between Mt. Shasta in California and Juneau in Alaska. (Note: Pacific Northwest is a … Continue reading
A New Gig – Island Roots Housing
Add this to the mix of the weird and wonderful. I signed the contract to be a Communications Consultant for a non-profit devoted to providing housing for the rest of us. Island Roots Housing “Island Roots Housing is a homegrown … Continue reading
Popular Posts 2023
Where to begin? Change accelerated in 2023, and that included changes at the personal level. Sure, the world saw an acceleration in AI, climate change, societal unrest, and technological achievements. In my smaller world I recovered from one job, got … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, drewslist, fresh idea, GOEV, health care, health insurance, healthcare, HoloLens2, housing, job, Microvision, MVIS, ObamaCare, politics, Retirement, Solar Window, tidal power, travel, Whidbey Island, WNDW, work
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Super Bowl Ads 2022
As @BiscottiDon, er @WIBakingCo, so eloquently put it; My yearly tradition that comes from curiosity, investing, and getting a perspective on ‘mainstream America’ (or at least what the advertisers want us to think, see, and feel – and buy, of … Continue reading
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Tagged advertisers, advertising, cars, diversity, electric cars, escapism, fast food, investing, personal finance, stocks, Super Bowl, travel, trucks
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Twelve Months At Possession Beach
A dead whale. A dead grey whale. Then, bones. Eventually, nothing. And some people wonder why I continue to produce twelve month essays and studies. Twelve Months At Possession Beach is the latest of my twelve month series. Fortunately, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, nature, pandemic, photos, travel, Twelve Month series, Twelve Months, Whidbey Island
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Pay Bills Do Laundry
Allow me to pour a glass of wine, again. So, how’s your world? Seen any changes lately, like, oh, since Friday? The world has changed. The world has stayed the same. Take any period and that’s been true, though the … Continue reading
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