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.
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Tablet Reading v. Physical Books
3/7/2022:I was listening to a Huberman Labs podcast and the host, Andrew Huberman, made a comment that you retain more information from a physical book than an electronic device, like a cellphone. It had to do with the size of the image and that looking at such a small area to read in interferes with
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I Am a Strange Loop
3/2/2022:As I start to write and to blog, as I start to have time to do so, I do so to think and to organize my thoughts and experiences. I have started reading I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter. Early in the book, he makes the following statement: “And one of my firmest
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Godel, Escher, Bach
2/26/2022:I recently started Godel, Escher, Bach: Eternal Golden Braid for the third time. The last time was probably decades ago. I had lent out my copy and lost track of it, but it was the pre-20th anniversary edition. I am now reading the 20th Anniversary Edition. It was interesting to read Douglas’ introduction to the
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Sauerkraut
2/24/2022:Made three quarts of sauerkraut. Should be ready in a month. Usually I pound the cabbage for five minutes after salting and then put the cabbage under a dish with weights on top for about two hours. On the last of the three quarts (red cabbage on bottom) I skipped the pounding and the result
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Reparable Laptops and Cell Phones
2/21/2022:The planned obsolescence of modern devices concerns me. We are drowning in tech waste, but the manufacturers are happy to sell us phones and computers that are obsolete and not able to be updated after relatively short periods of time. The recent Make magazine issue, number 80, has the theme “How to Win the War
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Fermentation
2/20/2022:I try to eat fermented foods regularly, with sauerkraut being the one I eat most often. I make the sauerkraut myself, using a recipe I found in Masontops Fermenting Guide & Recipe Book by Sarah Miller of KillerPickles.com. I made a batch yesterday and will make one today. I find the process relaxing. I have
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