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  • A third Mastodon test…

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    I disconnected the marketing connection to Mastodon, and am using just the fediverse connection to see how this works. I’m trying to figure out if I still need to have WordPress.com send posts to my original Mastodon user @SteveDuncan or just let them come out as swduncan.com@swduncan.com. Not a very graceful username, and no post-by-post…

  • Another fediverse test post…

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    Ok, another test post to see if this is working correctly. Boy, this takes me back to 2004 when I had my first blog, and things weren’t so easy!

  • Connected to the Fediverse

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    Ok, so I learned from Noelleification that WordPress.com has added a feature to “Enter the fediverse.” It’s a single switch on the Discussion Settings page. But now I’m wondering, do I still need to have my wordpress blog connected to my Mastodon account? Is there some particular way to ensure tags in WordPress become hashtags…

  • What I would do if I lost all my possessions

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    Wow – how apropos! Back in August our neighbor’s house burnt down. Everyone got out ok, and no one was hurt, but their house was mostly if not totally gone, and what was left was damaged either by smoke or water. Watching that happen threw me into a strong fit of minimalism as I pondered…

  • Red Wing Blacksmith Boots

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    There’s something about the idea of very persistent objects that is attractive, and good shoes are absolutely a great embodiment of that idea. After several years of buying cheap shoes I’ve decided to invest in quality footwear once again. Not just quality footwear, but very old-school quality footwear. Red Wing still offers boots made the…

  • My life without a computer: What it looks like

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    Your life without a computer: what does it look like?

  • A trick for dealing with procrastination

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    Sometime I have a hard time dynamiting myself off the couch and into action. Sure, I have a list of stuff to do, and I know it needs to be done. Even reviewing that list doesn’t always get me moving. But if I instead of titling it “Things I need to do” or “Next actions”…

  • The skill I’d like to learn

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    What skill would I like to learn? Very easy: Best-selling mystery novel writing. Specifically, writing the kind of mystery novels that result in owning a house like the one in Knives Out, only without the squeaky floors and scads of ungrateful blood-sucking relatives, but yes to the adorable nurse (minus lie-puking though). Now, on the…

  • The brands I associate with

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    One of the saddest things about the evolution of blogging is that so many folks have abandoned it as a platform for personal expression and what’s left is folks using it for brand building. Everything is about the brand, and hence we have this prompt from WordPress today. I believe we are at a time…

  • Things I could do more of

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    Exercising. Practicing gratitude. Executing on ideas. That last one is the hardest. There are so many, choosing which to focus on it difficult, and it’s always really hard to tell when it’s just not working. Coming up with ideas is far easier, but unfortunately ideas aren’t worth much. Execution is where the satisfaction (and potentially…