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Not Good Enough
Don’t worry. I’m not talking about you or me or any other human, not even pets. Yesterday I had a bit of mail I’ve been eagerly waiting for: the proof copy of my book about tea, Kettle Pot Cup. Eager … Continue reading
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Tagged #TomTea, Charity, Dugualla Bay, Kettle Pot Cup, philanthropy, tea, Twelve Month series, Twelve Months, Whidbey, Whidbey Island, WOWI
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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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Reflecting On 2021 – A List
2021 is over. Yay. Whew. Wow. I felt exhausted, but that’s because I was. It was a challenging year. Ah, but there had to be good in there, and I wanted to remind myself of it. I felt like I … Continue reading
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Tagged anxieties, frugal, HELOC, hiking, housing, investing, Jeep, MVIS, pandemic, personal finance, photography, real estate, real estate broker, Retirement, retiring anxieties, stocks, truck, Twelve Month series, Whidbey, writing
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We Are Sprinting Marathons
Are you tired? I’m talking ‘marathon tired’, tired as in ‘hitting the wall’ or in some cases having the wall hit you. I’ve run marathons. They take training. It is common knowledge, but usually dismissed, that marathons are mental challenges, … Continue reading
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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Tagged amazon, author, blurb, books, essays, frugal, frugality, investing, Just Keep Pedaling, modern self-publishing, nature, personal finance, photos, print on demand, publishing, self publishing, Twelve Month series, Twelve Months, Whidbey, writers, writing
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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
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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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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