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Meet Chamath Palihapitiya - This Guy Really Impressed Me!
1/31/2025
As I dive deeper into listening to really smart people on long-format podcasts, I keep being introduced to incredible people that give me hope for humanity and our nation. If you have never heard or Chamath Palihapitiya, I encourage you to check this out.....
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They Got Us - YouTube Premium - Now a Member
1/29/2025
We watch a lot of YouTube, and lately the ads have been driving us crazy. My wife and I couldn't stand it any longer so for $140/year, we are paying the piper and will enjoy ad-free streaming from this point forward.
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I Upgraded My Garden Plan This Year
1/22/2025
These days I have more discretionary time to spend on my hobbies, which as you know, includes Gardening. Last year was just okay, with an overall good harvest, but I didn't spend as much time in the garden as I wished I had, and my planning was a bit off-the-cuff, so I have corrected that this year as we look towards my 2025 Garden.
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2025 Spring Seed Starting Day - Lot's of Changes This Year
1/20/2025
It is that time of year once again to start your seeds for your 2025 Spring and Summer garden. I continue to learn and I have decided to make quite a few changes this year. I am moving around where I grow different vegetables, will grow a few more of some, and less of others. Here are my plans.....
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Sora Is Here - Another Leap for AI Technology and Content Creation
1/14/2025
OpenAI has just released Sora, a video creation product. Let's see what this is going to do.....
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NFL Pick'Em Is Over... and We Won!
1/6/2025
I spent a lot of time with my NFL Pick'Em this year. I created a system and started using it around week 4, partially to my wife's dismay as we love to work on these together. We started gaining ground on the leaderboard, but then we came up on top week 8, and stayed there unitl the end.
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Financial Review of the "Set-It and Forget-It" Portfolio
1/5/2025
Let's take a look at how my Set-It and Forget-It Portfolio did last year. It was another banner year for most stocks last year with the S&P 500 going up over 20% for the second year in a row. Here is how the six funds in this portfolio performed last year.
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My Image System - A Major Accomplishment
1/2/2025
I have wanted to create a system to share my images with my family and friends for SO LONG..... The problem with all of our images is that we have them on our devices and there is no easy way to share them. With some difficult coding work done mostly by ChatGPT, I finally solved this issue.
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Looking Forward - What will 2025 Bring?
1/1/2025
Aw I look at this coming year, I see a continuation of personal changes and growth. There will be lots to talk about on a cultural front as the political makeup shifts back to Trump. Technology is going to continue to push forward with many things better to come in AI and in health.
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My Reflections on 2024 - Looking Back
12/31/2024
In 2024 I was the most engaged ever in learining new things, learning about everything from coding to health to our messed up political system. Personally some things came together, and also ended in tragedy with the passing of a friend. My life has been given renewed perspective to cherish each moment we are given here on Earth by God.
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My First Post - Exciting Stuff!
7/18/2023
And the Journey Begins...... I had my first Blog probably about 13 years ago. After my job changed significantly in the Summer of 2021, I have been searching for my next adventure, even if it is in my spare time rather than as a new Entrepreneurial Adventure! I had been toying with several ideas the last 2 years (I can't believe it has been that long) and I came to the conclusion of several things....
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10-06-2023 - Never been! How long do you stay? We may go soon but it looks like quite a drive without a couple days right? -Tom
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9-16-2023 - Thanks Alan!! Your blog is interesting and helpful!!
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9-15-2023 - I am excited that this website is almost finished! I look forward to your comments and suggestions! -Alan
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9-16-2023 - Thanks Alan!! Your blog is interesting and helpful!!
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9-15-2023 - I am excited that this website is almost finished! I look forward to your comments and suggestions! -Alan
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My Name is Alan Harmon. I am a Jesus Follower, Husband, Father, Uncle, Friend, and an Engineer with an MBA.
My interests are in Traveling, Investing, Cooking, Gardening, Technology, Business, Hiking, Smart Homes, Family Games, Automation, Programming, and AI.
Most of the information on this website is centered around those interests. I created this website many years ago primarily to share my recipes and some investing advice, but I began to take it a bit more serious in July of 2023.
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