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Minnesota Amish Greenhouses 2

A couple of years ago, we and the family of our youngest daughter took a trip south from Minneapolis to visit a cluster of Amish greenhouses. Both my wife and daughter Kim are big flower gardeners and this seemed like … Continue reading

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Nomadland

You may be familiar with the recent documentary “Nomadland“. This is the story of people facing financial challenges who work low wage and often temporary jobs and are in desperate situations because of the cost of housing. They have taken … Continue reading

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Brave and BAT – a better Internet

I have been writing about the Brave browser and what I call the Brave ecosystem for several years now. This is an update based on a nice analysis I found on a stock market site. The connection between those who … Continue reading

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Brave – an update and reminder

I have posted about the Brave browser and ecosystem several times. Some of the content below was written in 2019. I include it here because it is my justification for the Brave ecosystem which combines an improvement in personal online … Continue reading

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Has the pandemic changed the need to gather?

Target is not in financial difficulty and is actually doing well. The sale of ⅓ of its corporate headquarters space is the result of deciding that after experiencing the pandemic and many employees working remotely, it no longer made sense … Continue reading

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Radio Garden – Blues from Turkey

I have been online since being online was possible and I am still amazed what I find. Radio Garden allows immediate access to radio stations from around the world. Spin the globe and explore. One of my favorite types of … Continue reading

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State Minimum Wage

The federal minimum wage is presently $7.25. The states in this grey and white fix the state minimum to the federal minimum (map source). The $7.25 was established in 2009. Wikipedia offers some interesting analyses related to the positive and … Continue reading

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Take control of online toxicity

Google is sponsoring a startup called Jigsaw that proposes to shape the Internet as a force for good. Among the priorities of this group is a focus on online toxicity. Jigsaw makes the case that online services are working on … Continue reading

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That feeling of power

What is it that makes you feel like you have a sense of agency, a feeling of power? It is important we all feel some sense of control in our lives. Cindy sent me this from a Facebook site she … Continue reading

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Phil Collins is 70

I am playing Phil Collins all day in honor of his 70th birthday. I checked Last.FM which keeps a record of nearly every song I have listened to since 2006 and Phil came in at 56 (just behind Paul Simon … Continue reading

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