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Don't Sprint a Marathon
While my partner and I were on vacation, I decided to message a really good friend of mine to see how she was acclimating to her new home...

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Apr 30, 20258 min read


One Year (and 5 Days) Later
You wouldn't believe it by just looking at the current layout of the site, would you? :') "Why, it's been a year, and she hasn't even...

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Apr 17, 20253 min read


Brushing off the Rust
How often have you spent weeks/months practicing a skill or working on a project, set it aside for a little while for whatever reason,...

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Apr 9, 20254 min read


1.1 - 3.26: A Review
Yesterday marked the start of week #13 for 2025. If I were filling out my BestSelf or Productive Flourishing journals, this would be the...

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Mar 27, 20255 min read


Weathering the Weather
I have a running joke with my partner. Almost every week I tell him, "I think I'll make this a shorter blog post so I can work on this...

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Mar 20, 20252 min read


You Threw Off My Groove
Kuzco: My internal clock Guard: Me Old guy getting yeeted: DST Daylight Savings Time (DST) can shove a sock in it. Now that you know...

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Mar 12, 20253 min read


Like Dislodging Earwax
Imagine this scenario: you wake up one morning to some clogging in your ears, either because of sinus issues or allergies, doesn't...

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Mar 5, 20254 min read


Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Or, read another way, "Take one step back to push two steps forward." It's funny how often we want to make linear progress in our...

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Feb 26, 20259 min read


Keep on Struggling
I've been making slower progress on Teyr'loch Delter Pach than I care to admit. I'll overcome one block just to encounter another...

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Feb 19, 20253 min read


The 13-Week Fallacy?
We have entered into the monotonous "keep at it," phase of this performance, where the brand new shiny layer of excitement that always...

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Feb 12, 20255 min read


Running Up That Hill
Great song. Here's the embed if you've never heard it. Except that's not the topic for today, because we're talking about literal...

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Feb 5, 20257 min read


Tarot Interpretations Are Difficult, Yo
Seriously, respect for those who do readings for others professionally. Learning enough about their client to answer their client's...

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Jan 30, 202514 min read


Murder Your Darlings
"Knowing the theme makes it easier to narrow down what memories [Cael will] share, though sometimes I'll decide on a different theme...

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Jan 22, 20255 min read


Teyr'loch Delter Pach
Literal "translation" of the idiom: "A naked man stands shivering before his audience." Metaphorical "translation": "I undress myself to...

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Jan 15, 20257 min read


"So you're all caught up. Now what?"
Now what, indeed. I mentioned my general plans for 2025 in A Happy New Year! , which was a good first step, but a first step is all it...

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Jan 9, 202512 min read


A Happy New Year!
And to a new 13-week experimentation period of sorts. I received a yearly planner as a gift, and so, even though the aesthetic isn't much...

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Jan 1, 20255 min read


An Accountability Check-In
Sometimes, when you find a spark of inspiration, it's easy to go above and beyond on an assignment. Other times you're so packed for...

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Dec 18, 20241 min read


Something Needs to Give
As we transition into the heart of December and deadlines creep closer, certain tasks begin to take precedence over others. That said, I...

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Dec 11, 20243 min read


The Challenge with Moving Goalposts and an Immovable Deadline
So, at the end of November, the other member of our Pathfinder game had to take a step back until the new year for personal reasons....

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Dec 4, 20243 min read


Writing Sprint!
Hello, and welcome to the start of my next block of posts! I hesitate to call it the next set of 13-weeks, since: I'm not yet finished...

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Nov 27, 20244 min read
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