“Don’t forget to tell these special people in your life just how special they are to you.”
— Bob Ross
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Don’t Forget
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, kindness, Thoughts on October 29, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Time Flies…
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, inspiration, knitting, makers, Thoughts on October 24, 2024| Leave a Comment »
…but it doesn’t have to be boring.
(This also reminds me of a clock I would love to make: 365 Knitting Clock by Siren Elise Wihelmsen)
Slow, but so cool!
Here’s to bringing inventive creativity to even the most ordinary of tasks!
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A Morning Meditation
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, do you have chill?, inspiration, Thoughts, Writers, writing on October 23, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Stretched out in bed as morning rays usher in the day, it helps to remember that
today’s weather
the world’s weather
what to write
note: look up major volcanic eruptions in the modern era
if the cat moved two inches to the right I could breathe
bills
donations
bills
ouch, why do my feet hurt
location of the Golden Spike
the garage is a mess
write write
the neighbor cut down the milkweed before it went to seed
odds of a power outage this winter
dinner
breakfast
a certain Tuesday in November and
what comes next
write write write
should have bought more than two boxes of Girl Guide cookies
but at least they’re mint
work work work work work
doesn’t matter
yet, just
Now.
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Quick Note for Mac Users
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, annoyances, Apple, computers, dubious upgrades, software, Thoughts on October 22, 2024| Leave a Comment »
I just upgraded to Safari 18 on my Mac and ran into a problem. Under most circumstances at the moment, it’s not possible to drag and drop the URL icon to a folder, desktop, or document.
This is deeply annoying. It’s a function I use for work. All. The. Time.
Yes, you can drag the URL and get a link with gobbledygook as the identifier.
— example link, no page header included: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255802563?sortBy=rank
(Good luck remembering what that link is for, especially when it’s snuggled up to several dozen of its friends.)
But if you want a normal link with the page header hot linked, like, you know, every person ever, you may be out of luck.
— what I’d rather have: safari 18 lost the ability to drag URL to… – Apple Community
The drag-and-drop method works sometimes, if you only have one window open and haven’t clicked on any links, or you drag sideways while muttering imprecations incantations, or hit the command button before (but not during) the actual click, or you’ve sacrificed a venti latte double mocha with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles to the IT gods, but otherwise not so much.
If I’d known about this I would have waited to update. If I could roll back I would. Maybe you won’t have the same problem, but maybe you will. Here’s hoping you can learn from my mistake.
I look forward to a fix.
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Tell Me Something Good
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, Thoughts on October 21, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Mondays aren’t my favorite days but one minor pet peeve I have is that inevitable day job question: “So, what did you do this weekend?”
Because let’s face it, a lot of times the answer is on the order of “I raced around trying to take care of all the stuff I couldn’t get to during the week, then collapsed and tried to recover enough to come back to work.”
Just me?
Even if you did do something interesting, it’s a challenge to walk the fine line between discussion and bragging. “Who me? Why, I climbed my 17th four thousand footer!” (I did not.)
Next time I have a work meeting and people are starting up another round of “Who is the coolest weekend warrior?” I think I’ll take a different tack.
What I’d really like to know? What fun thing did you see, taste, feel, read, make or do?
It doesn’t have to be a big deal, in fact, it’s probably better if it’s not. Just an everyday thing that caught your attention, cheered you up, or reminded you of what’s good in the world.
For me, this weekend’s good thing were the astonishing red leaves on the maples in my neighborhood. The tree across the street is always pretty, but this fall it is particularly beautiful, and the neighborhood has many other maples with leaves in vibrant shades of red, orange and yellow. Their brilliant splashes of color take me back to walks in the woods as a kid, seeing the magic of the changing season with fresh delight.
So next time the topic comes up at work, I’ll ask about the small moments that bring joy.
What was your favorite thing about this weekend?
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Apple Season
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, fall, nature, Thoughts on October 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »
One great thing about fall is that it’s apple season. Not that the modern world doesn’t have apples year round, but what better time to enjoy this fruit? Maybe it’s just me and my apple crumble fixation.
That said, my love of apples has nothing on this guy’s:
Apple Rankings by The Appleist Brian Frange – Comedian Brian Frange
Brian Frange is a comedian and writer who has been yelling about apples for years…
Start by entering an apple type, scrolling down to browse, or heading over to the list of Apple Rankings, and enjoy the detailed yet humorously opinionated descriptions.
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A Bit of Morning Joy
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, Thoughts on October 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Picture this: A man in flannel pajamas with a laughing child thrown over one shoulder, running to put another child on the school bus. I’m sure the stress was real, but so was some much appreciated absurdity and joy.
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Questions About: Voting
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, kick-ass adults, Thoughts, USA, voting on October 14, 2024| Leave a Comment »
This one’s for my U.S. readers.
It seems there is no shortage of people lining up to tell you to vote, like it’s cleaning your room or something. It’s true that voting is important, but the way I see things, voting is closer to deciding you want ice cream and then getting it, like a kick-ass adult in charge of their own destiny.
That’s who I want to be.
Not sure how or where to vote? These sites have details, like the fact that the Pennsylvania voter registration deadline is October 21, 2024. Just fyi!
Everything You Need to Vote – Vote.org
Scroll down to find your state.
Similar info, less clutter.
And even better, you can go for ice cream after you vote.
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Photos by Dan Dennis & Courtney Cook on Unsplash
What Came First?
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, #ugh, inspiration, Thoughts on October 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Brain is not really braining today, and the book I read at lunch actually dragged me deeper into existential day jobiness, so yeah. Bad book, bad!
Time for something simple, like a game of What Came First? Compare cultural moments in time
Which is older, the Mona Lisa or the Taj Mahal? Van Gogh’s The Harvest or London Bridge? Braille or the Empire State Building? I was surprised by quite a few of these.
You don’t have to sign in, just click through the Play Game button.
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Winning Today
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, Thoughts, winning, writing on October 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”
— Walter Elliott
Hope you’re winning too.
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