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| 305 | 2025 | looking-forward-what-will-2025-bring | Looking Forward - What will 2025 Bring? | Misc | Reflections | | | 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 b... |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 1/1/2025 | 1/1/2025 | 1/1/2025 | 1/1/2025 |
| 306 | 2025 | my-image-system-a-major-accomplishment | My Image System - A Major Accomplishment | Technology | Images | images, imagesystem | images, system | 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 mostl... |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 1/2/2025 | 1/2/2025 | 1/2/2025 | 1/2/2025 |
| 307 | 2025 | financial-review-of-the-set-it-and-forget-it-portfolio | Financial Review of the "Set-It and Forget-It" Portfolio | Financial | Investing | Portfolio | Portfolio | 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 la... |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 1/5/2025 | 1/5/2025 | 1/5/2025 | 1/5/2025 |
| 308 | 2025 | nfl-pickem-is-over-and-we-won | NFL Pick'Em Is Over... and We Won! | NFL | PickEm | PickEm, NFLPickEm | PickEm | 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... |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 1/6/2025 | 1/6/2025 | 1/6/2025 | 1/6/2025 |
| 309 | 2025 | sora-is-here-another-leap-for-ai-technology-and-content-creation | Sora Is Here - Another Leap for AI Technology and Content Creation | Technology | Sora | | | OpenAI has just released Sora, a video creation product. Let's see what this is going to do..... |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 1/14/2025 | 1/14/2025 | 1/14/2025 | 1/14/2025 |
| 310 | 2025 | 2025-spring-seed-starting-day-lots-of-changes-this-year | 2025 Spring Seed Starting Day - Lot's of Changes This Year | Gardening | Seed Starting | seeds, gardening | seeds | 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 ... |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 1/20/2025 | 1/20/2025 | 1/20/2025 | 1/20/2025 |
| 311 | 2025 | i-upgraded-my-garden-plan-this-year | I Upgraded My Garden Plan This Year | Gardening | Planning | planning | planning | 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 bi... |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 1/22/2025 | 1/22/2025 | 1/22/2025 | 1/22/2025 |
| 312 | 2025 | they-got-us-youtube-premium-now-a-member | They Got Us - YouTube Premium - Now a Member | | | | | 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. |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 1/29/2025 | 1/29/2025 | 1/29/2025 | 1/29/2025 |
| 314 | 2025 | meet-chamath-palihapitiya-this-guy-really-impressed-me | Meet Chamath Palihapitiya - This Guy Really Impressed Me! | Politics | | chamath, palihapitiya | | 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... |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 1/31/2025 | 1/31/2025 | 1/31/2025 | 1/31/2025 |
| 315 | 2025 | my-experience-with-my-first-smart-watch | My Experience With My First Smart Watch | Technology | Smart Watch | SmartWatch | Smart, Watch | I never thought I needed a smartwatch—until I got one. At first, I wondered if it would just be another gadget collecting dust on my nightstand. But after a few weeks of wearing it, I realized it had subtly transformed my daily routine. From tracki... |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 2/20/2025 | 2/20/2025 | 2/20/2025 | 2/20/2025 |
| 316 | 2025 | i-love-national-geographic-trails-illustrated-topographical-maps | I Love National Geographic - Trails Illustrated Topographical Maps! | Backpacking | Maps | map, maps, backpacking | backpacking, maps | You love National Geographic Trails Illustrated Topographical Maps because they are the ultimate adventure companion for your backpacking trips. These maps aren’t just about navigation—they’re about immersing yourself in the wild, planning epic... |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 3/5/2025 | 3/5/2025 | 3/5/2025 | 3/5/2025 |
| 317 | 2025 | the-trade-war-dip-how-long-will-it-last | The Trade War Dip - How Long Will it Last? | Finance | Investing | | | The trade war first began on February 4, 2025 when Trump set a 10% tariff on China, and a later reversed 25% tariffs to Canada and Mexico, which were reinstated a month later. The following weeks have been chaotic, with tariffs being applied, and re... |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 3/13/2025 | 3/13/2025 | 3/13/2025 | 3/13/2025 |
| 318 | 2025 | my-next-read-wind-and-truth-by-brandon-sanderson | My Next Read - Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson | Books | Brandon Sanderson | BrandonSanderson | | I am going to start a new book Wind and Truth, from one of my favorite authors - Brandon Sanderson. The first book I read from this author was Mistborn, which I really enjoyed. Since then I have read probably over 10 different books from him includin... |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 3/18/2025 | 3/18/2025 | 3/18/2025 | 3/18/2025 |
| 319 | 2025 | we-all-know-about-wikipedia-but-how-about-wikimedia | We All Know About Wikipedia, But How About Wikimedia? | Technology | Wikimedia | wikipedia, wikimediacommons | | Wikipedia became one of the top 10 websites in 2007, but did you know that there are several other Wikis under the parent company Wikimedia? I just learned about other projects such as Wikimedia Commone where you can get free..... |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 3/24/2025 | 3/24/2025 | 3/24/2025 | 3/24/2025 |
| 320 | 2025 | i-am-back-i-got-sucked-in-to-the-development-black-hole | I Am Back! I Got Sucked in to the Development Black Hole | Social Media | MyBlog | myblog | blog, posts | As I just finished up my new Blog Post System, I was ready to start using it and noticed that my last post was from March 24, 2025. I knew I hadn’t posted for a few weeks, but that was... |  | | 1 | Alan | published | 7/1/2025 | | | |
| 321 | 2025 | i-recently-learned-about-webp-images-i-am-converting-everything-to-the-webp-format | I Recently Learned About WebP Images – I am Converting Everything to the WebP Format | Technology | Web Development | webp, image-optimization, website-speed, seo, file-formats, web-performance | webp image format, convert images to webp, webp vs jpg, webp for website performance, how to use webp images, webp conversion guide | Since I do not make blog posts for my work, and I am not in that business whatsoever, I have to continue to learn about 'industry best practices'. Here is what I learned... |  | | 0 | | published | 7/2/2025 | 7/2/2025 | 7/2/2025 | |