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  • A tag, usually left at the bottom of an internet forum post, sometimes abbreviated ETA.  Usually done to expand on one’s point after some time has passed since posting, but […]

    Edited to add…

    A tag, usually left at the bottom of an internet forum post, sometimes abbreviated ETA.  Usually done to expand on one’s point after some time has passed since posting, but […]

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  • Assuming one is trying to improve, getting more reps gives more opportunity to critique, adjust, and re-try.  The trick is being able to properly observe the reps, and evaluate how […]

    Repetitions.

    Assuming one is trying to improve, getting more reps gives more opportunity to critique, adjust, and re-try.  The trick is being able to properly observe the reps, and evaluate how […]

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  • Having ‘the eye’ or ‘an eye’ as it regards photography is something that can be developed over time.  Or at least I’d posit that it can.  However, being predisposed to […]

    The photographer’s eye.

    Having ‘the eye’ or ‘an eye’ as it regards photography is something that can be developed over time.  Or at least I’d posit that it can.  However, being predisposed to […]

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  • A number of years ago, I grabbed the IRS tax information for the most recently available three year period, and did a little math.  Based on that 3-year average (2005-2007?), based […]

    Fourteen and a Half Percent

    A number of years ago, I grabbed the IRS tax information for the most recently available three year period, and did a little math.  Based on that 3-year average (2005-2007?), based […]

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  • As noted in the create/consume post a little while ago, I’ve been doing a daily journal for a couple of months.  This habit of writing things down helps string together […]

    The value of writing stuff down.

    As noted in the create/consume post a little while ago, I’ve been doing a daily journal for a couple of months.  This habit of writing things down helps string together […]

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  • Or at least I don’t expect to get anything meaningful done.  It helps manage expectations, since everyone is terrified of / infuriated by / generally dislikes Mondays.  I didn’t write […]

    I don’t work on Mondays.

    Or at least I don’t expect to get anything meaningful done.  It helps manage expectations, since everyone is terrified of / infuriated by / generally dislikes Mondays.  I didn’t write […]

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  • Because it’s his first birthday, JJ decided to do. all. the. things. Standing up in his crib for the first time?  Check: (Note, the crib mattress got moved down TWO […]

    Big boy stuff.

    Because it’s his first birthday, JJ decided to do. all. the. things. Standing up in his crib for the first time?  Check: (Note, the crib mattress got moved down TWO […]

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  • A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. -George S. Patton This quote brings to mind why ‘diet’ selection is so important: Can […]

    Compliance

    A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. -George S. Patton This quote brings to mind why ‘diet’ selection is so important: Can […]

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  • Warning: Long post.  This one’s been rattling around in my head for a LONG time.   Certain items, on the consumer market, are considered commodities. Commodity: “A raw material or […]

    A better shave?

    Warning: Long post.  This one’s been rattling around in my head for a LONG time.   Certain items, on the consumer market, are considered commodities. Commodity: “A raw material or […]

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  • As an exercise in writing about something as many days as I can manage, these recent blog posts are a good forcing function for flexing multiple portions of my creative brain. […]

    Create before you consume.

    As an exercise in writing about something as many days as I can manage, these recent blog posts are a good forcing function for flexing multiple portions of my creative brain. […]

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