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Chasing that pot of gold

If you squint really hard you might be able to see it. This actually isn't a photo of a rainbow, it's what they call a sundog, but it's the first time I have ever

Wrapping up the weekend

As I pointed out in my post yesterday, my wife and I had some pretty amazing weather on our trip up to Wilderness State Park in the extreme north of Michigan's lower

Visiting a few pubs on vacation

It was 81 degrees at 5:00 AM this morning. The feels like temperature was closer to 87 degrees with the humidity factored in. It's only the first day of July! I

Goodbye June

You might recall this past Spring, my wife and I were supposed to make a trip down to North Carolina. Unfortunately, due to some circumstances out of our control,

Hidden Gems

It's interesting how you can go to a place countless times over the course of your life, but you always seem to find something new each time you visit. That was

This Was Quite Funny

Sometimes I like to listen to music while working and these times are good occasions to look for something new, but as each platform has an algo, you get quite a

Life After HIVE

We have had some amazing sunrises here in Michigan lately, so I have been trying to capture some of them on my way in to work. Luckily, this early in the morning

Tool That Makes You What Exactly?

Yesterday I spent an hour researching my investment options, trying to figure out which is the best way forward. Options are always plenty, but not all of them are

Good Call

I wrote a post a while ago talking about knowing your limits and sometimes resigning yourself to the fact that you just can't do the things you used to be able to

Update On My Weight Loss Journey

It's been a while since I posted about my weight loss journey and if I'm being honest, I think it was at the beginning of the year, or at the end of last year? I

So we tried a thing...

Amidst all the chaos of the past weekend, we found a little bit of time to try something out that we have been talking about for a while. I can still remember sitting

Good Deed For The Day

Yesterday I had some very urgent business to take care of, time sensitive, so that's what I did first thing in the morning, after which I decided to go to the farmers

Human Development, Which Way?

Last week I covered an interesting topic that brought back the appetite for these type of posts. I love statistics, it's part of my work and drop a related post

You take the good, you take the bad...

I find it mildly annoying that the bad moments in life seem to stick with you a bit more than the good ones do. I was watching a show lately where they inferred

Shove It Down Their Throat

History has the habit of repeating itself and this is not just a saying, it is really true. I see this lately on X and it wouldn't be a problem if it'd be a good

Vote for LADY OF THE WEEK #292

LADY OF THE WEEK These are the nominees for week #292: @erica005 with What if a magic genie grant me a wish @mairene1 with Ladies of Hive Community Contest #292

Life's Left Turns

Left turns are hard. In fact, there is a whole school of thought dedicated to avoiding them. Have you ever heard of a jug handle? People in New Jersey know what

This Is Why I Love Hive

Not long ago I decided to dust this account down and use it for short content. Things have changed a little as one of the reason I wanted this account reactivated

Substance Over Form

Substance over form is one of my favorite saying and means quite a lot for me. It is an expression and a concept in accounting, used it in my dissertation years

Knowing what you don't know

Raise your hand if you know what a Listserv is. According to Google, "a listserv is an email-based mailing list. When you send a message to one shared email