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How To Kill Bugs in Your Raised Garden Without Pesticides
5/6/2024
Here is a cool video showing how to create a 'Bug Trap' to kill bugs without pesticides.
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Time to Start Posting Again - I Will Make My First SHORT Today!
5/6/2024
I have been working a TON in the background lately, with a focus on tagging images to speed up my processes, and I started a new channel SoCalHomeGardening on YouTube. In preparation for that I needed to get better organized to.....
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Review - Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund ETF (VBR)
4/24/2024
This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into for a portfolio target of 10%. It is an Small-Cap Value Index Fund. This ETF is off its recent highs from March 28, 2024 and is down only 0.25% Year-To-Date. Its current 1-year return is up 13.52%.
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Review - Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF (VNQ)
4/23/2024
This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into for a portfolio target of 10%. It is an Real Estate Index Fund. This ETF is off its recent highs from March 8, 2024 and is down a significan 11.36% Year To Date. Its current 1-year return is down -4.08%.
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Review - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF (VWO)
4/22/2024
This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into. It is an Emerging Market Index. This ETF is off its recent highs from April 9, 2024 and is up only 0.66 Year To Date. Its current 1-year return is 1.39%.
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Review - Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF (VXUS)
4/21/2024
This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into. It is an International Fund Index. This ETF is off its recent highs from April 9, 2024 and is up 1.03% Year To Date. Its current 1-year return is 3.1%.
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Review - Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF (BND)
4/20/2024
This is one of my core positions I will eventually put money into. It is a simple bond fund. I am timing the market here as it has been telegraphed for a couple years now that the Federal Reserve is going to lower rates! For many months now there is no pivot.....
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Review - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF (VTI)
4/19/2024
This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into. It is basically the same as the S&P 500 Index. This ETF is off its highs from March 31, 2024 and is up 9.6 Year To Date. Its current 1-year return is 19.73%.
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How to Kill Sowbugs and Pillbugs Without Pestisides
4/18/2024
Much of the damage in my garden on my leafy greens is from sowbugs. I am going to war with them, but I don't want to use pesticides. Here are some ideas for how to do it safely.
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Planting Day Spring/Summer 2024
3/26/2024
I typically plant my 32 bell pepper plants and tomatoes on April 1st, but I am busy next weekend with Easter and it will be raining, so I will be planting them a week early this year.
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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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12-30-2023 - I've been using it with LC Penner to rewrite some descriptions! Very good after fact checking
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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 - Great post!!
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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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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 - Great post!!
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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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Hello!
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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