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  1. Digital Minimalism - Post #6 - You Died

    So, I am back on the wagon today and I am much happier. I got SO much done around the house. As I am writing this, I am using my 15 minutes of internet time. The goal isn't to be perfect, the goal is to improve. So, I can only hope I can get back on the wagon for a long while. News- second hand- knocked me off. I realize this has to be a challenge. Because I like challenging games like Elden Ring, Dark Souls, etc. So, every time I fall off the wagon, it's like the 'You Died' screen. You...
  2. Digital Minimalism - Video Archive #1

    I saw this video and it's really good. I like Mel. I bet you're wondering WHY I am posting a video, but I decided I wanted to make a collection of digital minimalism information. A digital archive to help remind me and inspire me to continue my journey.
  3. Digital Minimalism - Post #5 - The Likes

    (The art on my blog is not mine. I just like it.) So, I am not sure if Cal Newport mentioned this in his book, 'Digital Minimalism', but I had some thoughts about the 'like' button. Upon reflection, it's more socially insidious than the 5-star system first used by Youtube. Because we ALL want to be liked. Because wanting to be loved and accepted by society is important for everyone. So, we want what we say to be liked. The more liked we are, the more secure we feel in our expression. But...
  4. Digital Minimalism - Post #4 - MY Reasons

    The reasons I am doing this is something I must return to when I fall off the wagon. The last few days have not been 'good' by any measure. So, it's always good to remember WHY I am doing this and like one of my characters, I like lists. So below are my reasons why I am trying to cut back on my internet time. Why I am posting these here? Because you might relate and I wanted to post this. It's my blog after all. So, onto the list: 1. To spend as much time with my cat as possible. He is a...
  5. Working on Digital Minimalism - Post #3 - Falling off the Wagon

    I have a confession. In the last two days, I have used my phone for hours. Computer for hours, too. It happens to me sometimes when I 'try too hard' to cut back. But also, when I am upset. And recent world events the past two days have been just that. (If you have feelings about them that are opposite of mine, I am not here to debate.) But the real question is HOW do I get back ON the wagon? How can I get back to my little digital life and big real life when the news or events turn over my...
  6. Working on Digital Minimalism - Post #2 - Productivity

    I didn't think I would have people actually read my post. Thanks for the feedback and @Madman asked about if doing this detox makes me more productive. I gave a short response, but wanted to elaborate on the topic. In short, yes. It has made me MORE productive. I no longer do dishes and wonder 'did Y write me back?' or 'I gotta finish these quick so I can make sure I didn't miss anything happening online.' Sure, we all have these thoughts, but I think less and less about the internet when...
  7. Thoughts on my reread through the Bible #5

    Genesis 9&10 Psalms 5 & Matthew 5 In Genesis 9 - God lays down one of the first laws to foreshadow the ten commandments- “Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed;This might seem off considering this comes after the flood until you realize God is warning them - don't let yourselves descend into an injustice, wicked, debased state again. After all they've lived with a wicked generation for centuries. Noah now off the ark plants a vineyard, gets drunk and something...
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  8. Thoughts on my reread through the Bible # 4

    Read Genesis 7&8 Psalms 4 & Matthew 4 How interesting that Genesis 7 includes the flood - the rain of which lasts forty days and forty nights while in Matthew 4 Jesus goes up to the wilderness and fasts forty and forty nights. Forty in biblical terms represents numerous things one of which is trials or testings. Moses also spends 40 days on Mount Sinai and the Israelites spend 40 years wandering the wilderness. Elijah spends forty days to journey to Mount Horeb, David reigned 40 years, and...
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  9. Thoughts on my reread through the Bible # 3

    Read Genesis 5&6 Psalms 3 & Matthew 3. - The genealogy of Adam – this is where a lot of people who have never read the bible or have merely glanced at it have mess up. They assume Adam either had 2 sons – Cain & Abel or 3 Cain & Abel & Seth – the fact of the matter is we have no idea how many sons or daughters Adam and Eve had because they’re lumped together in a sentence after Seth is mentioned and this is because only Seth is important to the bloodline of Christ – and for this part – the...
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  10. Thoughts on my reread through the Bible # 1

    Read Genesis 1 & 2 yesterday Psalms 1 & Matthew 1. I like how there are echoes through New & Old Testament - seeds & lineage. Rivers in Eden & Psalms 1 - He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. My favorite scriptures is the creation of Adam & Eve and how after speaking everything into existence God uses his hands to create man and his breath to bring him to life...
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  11. Rereading through the Bible again this year - read along if you like.

    Happy New Year! This year I decided to start reading the Bible all the way through again. I like to mix it up though, by reading the OT & NT at the same time with a psalm as well. If you want to join me here's where I'm starting - Reading tonight Genesis chapters 1&2 + Matthew 1 & Psalm 1
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  12. First jokes

    This took me roughly 45 mins to write these jokes. This is my first attempt at writing basically anything. Let me know what you think and how you think I could make them better. Do you give a shit what happens to your body after you die? Fuck that I don’t. Bury me, cremate me, cook me and feed me to the neighbors, I don’t care. Shove a stick up my ass and wield me around like a puppet for a goof at Halloween time I like how enough people have choked themselves to death while jerking off...
  13. Alone...

    I find it so funny that in a world with what 8 billion people give or take the ones we don't know about.. That people are getting to the point where we feel we are better off alone. Because it's peaceful.. Now I will just say I like my alone time just as much as the next person. I like to feel at peace and not having to worry about walking on eggshells or being afraid of what might come out of my mouth that might possibly offend someone. For the whole 26 years I have been on this planet...
  14. Haven't blogged for a while...

    Holy hell!! Last time I blogged here was November 2007. Wow, brings me back - I was still in high school! Figured I'd wrote a post to clear my head. So I've been enrolled in college since my last post here. I went to Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois on 2008. I eventually transferred to ISU for a year, changed my major from Marketing to Political Science, then transferred back to Bradley University last fall and finally changed my major to Entrepreneurship. The year at ISU cost me an...
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