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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
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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Local Author Book Fair November 2023
Can I use a more boring title? I don’t know. I’m too tired to think of one. I’m also too wired to not write; so, I write. Don’t be surprised. How else do you think a writer can unwind, especially … Continue reading
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Tagged Andre Feriante, Dream. Invest. Live., Island Arts Council, Sno-Isle, Whidbey, Whidbey Island, writers, writers association, writing
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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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Tagged books, Fort Ebey, nature, photography, Twelve Month series, Twelve Months, Whidbey Island
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My Economic Development
I haven’t felt so relieved in years. The check cleared the bank. A steady income? Nice to see you, again. Life isn’t all about money, but when you’re frugal by necessity rather than choice, it does matter. My first paycheck … Continue reading
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Tagged ALAYCPYB, Dream. Invest. Live., Economic Development Council, EDC, Firewatcher, frugal, frugality, Gig Economy, health, health care, health insurance, HELOC, Island County, Jeep, mortgage modification, personal finance, photography, sci-fi, Social Security, Walking Thinking Drinking Across Scotland, Whidbey Island
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Why Meet The Author
Meet the author? Hey, that’s me on the poster. Freeland Library is holding a ‘meet the author event’ and this time the author is me. Why meet me? That’s a straight line that branches into so many jokes that I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, collaborations, Firewatcher, Public Speaking, Rob Schouten, science fiction, self publishing, talks, Whidbey Island, writing
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Eighty Hour Outage
For about 80 hours my house didn’t have electricity, at least the organized kind from the electric company. One short, intense windstorm did it. As it passed through it blew open my kitchen door. I got out of bed to … Continue reading
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Tagged emergency preparedness, frugal, frugal folk, frugality, resourcefulness, Whidbey Island
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Stepping Towards Re-Retirement
Post-publishing note: As of November 1, 2022 I am no longer a real estate broker. My real estate sites temporarily lead here. At least temporarily, those sites will be for sale: WhidbeyRealtor.com WhidbeyRealtor.net MyWhidbeyRealtor.com MyWhidbeyRealtor.net . This post describes why … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycling, dancing, Firewatcher, frugal, health care, healthcare, hiking, Mental Health, real estate, real estate broker, reretirement, Retirement, screenplay, screenwriting, skiing, snowshoeing, Whidbey Island
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Getting Ready For Our October 15 Self-Publishing Workshop
The short version: The longer version: Busy? Busy. But I see a break coming. (Whew.) But next is something I look forward to, conducting a workshop, this time one on self-publishing. October 15 Don Scoby (the co-host of the Writing … Continue reading
I Split My Pants
Some days it is hard to do anything the normal way. I split my pants. That’s common enough; but I split these pants down the front, not in the most embarrassing way, but from waist to knee. I think that … Continue reading