Monthly Archives: August 2018

The Phone Zone – Lessons in Reduction

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Fresh

Greetings and good evening…. As is often said, “Where did the month go?” Three more days until we enter in the last quarter of 2018. It’s just after 9pm and it was a long day at work – two hour … Continue reading →

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Nothing in particular, on a Sunday night.

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Fresh

Sunday night again. The weekend was good, but too short as usual. Feeling a little melancholy, though. Another tragic shooting in Jacksonville today 🙁 . I saw a tweet (and not the first reference to such) from a native of … Continue reading →

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Social Media Sabbatical (SMS): Day 23 – 23 Aug 18 – Using less social media – Pt. 3

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Fresh

Greetings all… Long work week, but the good thing is one more day left, until a two-day break from it all. So, as those who have been keeping up know, I have eight more days until this FB/Instagram/Reddit/etc social media … Continue reading →

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Back to a passion – Amateur Photography – Nikon D3100

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Fresh

Yesterday, after doing some research for some time, I purchased a Nikon D3100 DSLR with an 18-55mm, 55-200 mm zoom lens, battery, lens hood, and other accessories for $200 off Craigslist from an amateur photographer who has since upgraded is … Continue reading →

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Social Media Sabbatical (SMS): Day 20 – 20 Aug 18 – Using less social media – Pt. 2

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Fresh

Another workday Monday has come and gone. It was productive, tedious but productive. This morning, the usual diatribe occurred between me and my brother in podcasting/tech/photographer/music, DarrenKeith regarding our social media use, or lack thereof. The discussion was briefly about … Continue reading →

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Social Media Sabbatical (SMS): Day 18 – 18 Aug 18 – Using less social media (?)

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Fresh

Greetings readers… Eighteen days in of disengagement from Facebook and Instagram. I’m starting to think about, increasingly, my reasons (and associated ROI) for returning to Facebook. I’ve not had the desire to even check it at all, so there is … Continue reading →

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#100DaysOfCode – Goal Setting (You must crawl before you can walk)

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Fresh

Greetings all…. Some of you know I’ve been participating in the #100DaysOfCode campaign from some of the previous posts on this blog. I’m learning to code in Python, and though this is the third attempt over the last few years, … Continue reading →

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T (Aretha Franklin, Rest In Power)

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Fresh

I am thankful for her musical gift. NPR Tribute to The Queen Of Soul ::: oceans of rhythm ::: Fresh!

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Social Media Sabbatical (SMS): Day 16 – 16 Aug 18

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Fresh

Greetings all… After a solid two weeks of no Facebook and Instagram, I’m starting to see it’s not really jsut the avoidance of using the two, but more so this: Tnat is all, moving along now…nothing more to see here. … Continue reading →

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Social Media Sabbatical (SMS): Day 14 – 14 Aug 18

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Fresh

Greetings readers… Hope all is well with you and yours. Ironically, another Twitter (and IG) friend, B.Tramuel, posted the link to an article entitled Managing Your Social Media Intake (Without Quitting it Completely). Our Twitter exchange went like this: Yeah, … Continue reading →

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