A Wanderer
Not all who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
I am a recently retired accountant/finance professional looking to explore all of the interests I have had over the years, promising myself that I would pursue them “when I had the time”. Maybe you are on a similar journey.
LATEST POSTS
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Wendell Berry
I had heard the name Wendell Berry before, but really did not know much about him. I then read a Study Hacks Blog post by Cal Newport, “On Wendell Berry’s Move from NYU to a Riverside Cabin“. This led me to The New Yorker article “Wendell Berry’s Advice for a Cataclysmic Age“, by Dorothy Wickenden.
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Intro to Blogging Course
I am working through the “Understanding your why” section of the course. I think it boils down to wanting to organize and sharpen my thinking around my interests and attract readers interested in the same areas. The writing alone would improve my thinking, with comments bringing further improvements. I currently use Joplin as my note-taking,
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Intro to Blogging Course
6/1/2022:Got busy and tried to log onto this course, but it had been revamped and there was a new one. Luckily for me I did not get too far into it. I wrote a Community post there. In the section where the course discusses the Homepage, there is a suggestion about finding your niche. But
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Mourning Cloak
4/26/2022:This year the variety of butterflies seems to have expanded and arrived earlier than usual. Here is a Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) that I had not observed before.
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Transplanting and Moving
4/26/2022:All of the transplants from the hydroponics into the organic seed potting mix are doing well. Today I transplanted three tomato varieties (one each), Italian Heirloom, Black Plum and Livingston’s Paragon, to pots. Here are photos of the Black Plum, before and after transplant. I also moved one mint plant from the lights in the
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Intro to Blogging Course
4/23/2022:I am starting the WordPress Intro to Blogging Course. I have been blogging for a little while, but can definitely improve. The course starts out with a number of questions. The first is “Why are you blogging publicly instead of keeping a diary?” The blog has the potential for feedback, the diary does not. Although
Please note that I use AI in my projects, including my blogs.
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