Month: October 2017

i’m fascinated by the home results of setting a 10-year deadline

Family photo at Lake McDonald
Traditional arrival Family photo at Lake McDonald, July 2013.

 

i’m fascinated by the home results of setting a 10-year deadline.

Reduce, reuse, recycle.

Shed.

Go paperless.

Think, “If i moved into a one-bedroom assisted living apartment, what would i be able to comfortably take with me?”

Still have 21 months to par down.

Getting there.

PS. Did i mention how ecstatic i am that i made this decision because i have a “serious” deadline?

In a perfect world, i’ll live well beyond 60.

Not planning on it though.

Crazy thing is, i haven’t even begun to think about what i’ll do if i make it past 60.

You may call me a dreamer (or crazy, or stupid, or…) but i challenge anyone to dream small and see if you are happy in the end.

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It really helps to like the people you work with

Clermont Florida acreage
View from the gate, using a zoom lens.

 

Clermont Florida acreage
Looking back at the gate i had to get our of the car to open and then again to close.

 

Clermont Florida acreage
Driveway. No zoom.

 

High School students filming a project
High School students filming a project.

 

High School students filming a project
High School students filming a project, with a little parental help for this scene.

 

Horse barn
The temperature (giant, yellow, round thermometer on left) just below 90 at 3pm…Fall is in the air.

 

It really helps to like the people you work with. Otherwise, spending the night without a change of clothes and no toiletries would be challenging to bear.

They made it work.

And there were horses.

Note: The Saturday “all-day” school assignment wasn’t supposed to take a second day, so no provisions for spending the night were taken by the other two students.

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The Internet makes anything accessible

Disney University
Anyone can take this photo. There are no security gates required to get here.

 

Disney University
The guy coming out the door and i had a spontaneous 15-minute conversation at the Stage Door Cafe just moments earlier. He was on his third day of training as a Custodial Cast Member.

 

The Internet makes anything accessible.

This is one of the reasons our Son’s 10-day Summer High School trip to Rome and Athens was not off-the-charts amazing.

He had seen copious views (including video, lots of video, even “official” videos) of the places long before setting foot there.

Good judgment is still a thing and i have many Disney photos that will remain private.

YouTube is making, for people like our Son (17), Television obsolete. Why? Because videos like this place the viewer in the middle of the action in a way that TV hasn’t figured out. Small, bite-sized info that’s accessible anytime, anywhere.

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How outliers think about time

Last night a box arrived via UPS. The box began its journey in China.

 

How do outliers think about time?

Different outliers think about it differently, so i’m sharing my perspective.

In late 2008, at 49, i found clarity on the reality no male on my Dad’s side lived past 60.

i made a 10-year plan to do everything i want to do in life before i turn 60.

The talking behind your back when you are an outlier is something you have to accept (and ignore).

“You’re in great shape Jeff. You’ll probably outlive us all.”

Isn’t that a nice thing to say to me?

Except.

How about early onset, rapid-progression Alzheimers?

You can physically be present, and not have a clue who the people are around you. You can even reach a point when you forget how (or why) to swallow food.

A tragic accident. Anything, really, can alter everything.

i am not living with anxiety that the end is near.

i’m living with an excitement and a decision-making karma that is allergic to excuses about waiting for the time to be right to do the stuff we said we want to do.

It’s glorious.

i wish it for you.

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A future without paper?

Powerful art
Credit to Hugh McLeod at GapingVoid Art.

 

 

IOS11
Credit Apple IOS 11.

 

 

Can you envision a future without paper files?

i can.

PS. It’s worrisome though, my hometown revolves around a massive paper-mill.

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