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Repetitions.
Posted on 22 April, 2017 | No CommentsAssuming one is trying to improve, getting more reps gives more opportunity to critique, adjust, and re-try. The trick is being able to properly observe the reps, and evaluate how […] -
The photographer’s eye.
Posted on 14 April, 2017 | No CommentsHaving ‘the eye’ or ‘an eye’ as it regards photography is something that can be developed over time. Or at least I’d posit that it can. However, being predisposed to […] -
Fourteen and a Half Percent
Posted on 10 April, 2017 | No CommentsA number of years ago, I grabbed the IRS tax information for the most recently available three year period, and did a little math. Based on that 3-year average (2005-2007?), based […] -
Opposition.
Posted on 9 April, 2017 | No CommentsAs in, when a planet is opposite the sun in the night sky, offering our best and brightest views of the year. Jupiter was in opposition yesterday, so I hauled […] -
If otherwise unoccupied: Do, don’t plan.
Posted on 8 April, 2017 | No CommentsContinuing with the theme of not letting perfect overcome good enough, I finally spent some time in the garage this week getting my ultralight grab-n-go tripod built. Basic plan: Take […] -
The value of writing stuff down.
Posted on 7 April, 2017 | No CommentsAs noted in the create/consume post a little while ago, I’ve been doing a daily journal for a couple of months. This habit of writing things down helps string together […] -
Complacency
Posted on 6 April, 2017 | No CommentsWe’ve all heard the phrase: “Perfect is the enemy of good enough” used to describe how we get stuck on the solution not being perfect and so we don’t implement any […] -
I don’t work on Mondays.
Posted on 4 April, 2017 | No CommentsOr at least I don’t expect to get anything meaningful done. It helps manage expectations, since everyone is terrified of / infuriated by / generally dislikes Mondays. I didn’t write […] -
Big boy stuff.
Posted on 2 April, 2017 | No CommentsBecause it’s his first birthday, JJ decided to do. all. the. things. Standing up in his crib for the first time? Check: (Note, the crib mattress got moved down TWO […] -
Compliance
Posted on 31 March, 2017 | No CommentsA good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. -George S. Patton This quote brings to mind why ‘diet’ selection is so important: Can […]