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Day 14: In Search of Taiwanese Breakfast
Friday, October 30, 2015 Dad got me up early to take me on an early morning walk to the nearby market street, because he wanted me to see the “swarming people” that all went to this particular...
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Day 15: Taichung Guoguang Flower Market
Saturday, October 31, 2015 Dad wanted to show me the orchid market in Taichung that he likes to visit on Saturday morning. Thanks to the GPS tagging of the photos and Google Maps, I found out the...
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Resolution Review #9: An Economy of Giving
It’s time again for my monthly Groundhog Day Resolutions Review, when I analyze how I’m progressing on my yearly goals. The last month was quite a change of pace, however, as it was dedicated to travel...
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Thanksgiving 2015 Reflections
This year’s Thanksgiving snuck-up fast on my sister and I, but we got it done. Of note was the first test of megatable (all four of my new 32×32″ cafe tables pushed together). This is the table that...
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Resolution Review #10: Finding Certainty
Happy Holidays! Today is the last monthly review for 2015 as part of my Groundhog Day Resolutions. I conclude that this has actually been a successful year, thanks to two huge insights about accepting...
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MOD-t 3D Printer First Impressions
Way back in June 2014 I backed the MOD-t on indiegogo. Billed as a “3D printer for everyone” and priced at $149+shipping for the first 500 backers, what put me at ease despite the cheap price was the...
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Bowler Hats and Bingo Balls
A few days ago I was talking to some people in the video game community, and was complaining about making choices about what to do in the morning when there were sooo many things clamboring for my...
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Happy Holidays and Coming Calendar Updates
A belated holiday greeting! I had a pretty good Christmas with family and friends, and in the days between now and the New Year I’ve got quite a few calendar updates to get out of the way, most notably...
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Compact Calendar 2016 Uploaded!
I’ve finally gotten to the first of my calendar updates, which is the Compact Calendar package for 2016! Both versions for Excel and Numbers are available, and I’ve provided some PDF versions in US...
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2016 Emergent Task Planner Almanac PDFs for Sale!
Since 2013 I’ve been selling a massive pre-dated printable daily planner version of the Emergent Task Planner for people who like to print and bind their own ETP journals. Finally here’s the 2016...
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2016 Word Tracking Calendar Now Available for Purchase!
Every year I make a National Novel Writing Month calendar based on the one I made for my own use the first time I took the writing challenge. It was a visual calendar that tracked my effort while...
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Living Room Cafe Update: Tentative Wall Colors
I’ve been living with the new living room office floor for about six months now. It’s a dark faux-scraped pre-finished hardwood which I really love, though it does have the “hard to keep clean”...
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Clutter-Busting Week!
I’ve been feeling the weight of clutter lurking in my basement, which has been packed full of boxes since embarking on my living room cafe (LRC) project. It’s a huge mess! Therefore, I’m creating a...
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Clutter-Busting Week Reviewed!
The first week has passed, and while I didn’t spend every day actively decluttering, it went pretty well! I had wanted to sort two boxes of books, and I ended up going through 10! It’s slowly dawning...
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2016 Groundhog Day Resolutions: Kickoff!
Welcome to another year of Groundhog Day Resolutions! Groundhog Day Resolutions (GHDR) came from the thought that January 1st is too early for making vows, because I’m still cleaning up after the...
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Conceptualizing a Groundhog Day Resolutions Tracker (GHD002)
It’s Day 2 of my 2016 Groundhog Day Resolution Challenge, and I’m starting it off pretty slow. There are a number of tasks I have to handle, and so I’m taking a bit of advice from myself to “embrace...
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WIP: Implementing the GHDR Tracker Point List (GHD003)
It’s Day 3 of my 2016 Groundhog Day Resolution Challenge. Still pacing myself, though I’m feeling a little antsy to really get moving. I’ve been taking the time to design a goal tracker for this year,...
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WIP: Next, the GHDR Tracker Log (GHD004)
Woohoo, I finally woke up before 7AM to get an early start on Day 4 of my 2016 Groundhog Day Resolution Challenge! Today I’m building on the work from yesterday’s point value list, which identified...
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Completed! GHDR Tracker Form! (GHD005)
Today has been rather sleepy day, since I was up way too late debugging some code for another project, but behold! The first release of a Groundhog Day Resolutions Tracker is born! I have my own...
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Lazy Sunday Variations (GHD006)
Sunday was Chinese New Year Superbowl Sunday, and I spent most of it in a kind of sleepy haze. I did manage to squeeze out a few things related to Groundhog Day Resolutions, and looked into some of my...
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