Blog
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[Bloganuary] New Tricks
I wish I could explain to my dog that the workmen who come by on a daily basis are not going to steal her toys or cause her harm, but I'm not sure she'd believe me.
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[Bloganuary] What's in a name?
My name is Dan. But it wasn't always. For today's Bloganuary, let's look at the history, significance, and meaning of my name (and how I've changed it over the years!).
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[Bloganuary] Dream Job
I might already be doing my dream job. It's not perfect, but it more than makes up for its imperfections by allowing me to pay my mortgage. If money was no object, I'd still do my voluntary work with Three Rings... so maybe THAT'S my dream job??
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[Bloganuary] Leadership
I feel like I've talked about what makes a good leader before. Except last time I did it, it was only for RSS subscribers. Now, it's for everybody.
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BEEF
Just when I thought I'd already seen the best imaginable television series to star Ali Wong and Steven Yeun in the form of Tuca & Bertie... suddenly BEEF comes out of nowhere and it's flipping amazing.
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[Bloganuary] Uninvention
Wouldn't it be nice if we could just... "uninvent" cryptocurrencies. Also, if people could stop assuming I want anything to do with "crypto trading" that'd be cool, ta.
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[Bloganuary] Puppy Love
If you want to feel loved as often as possible, with the least possible effort, get a dog. It may not be a sophisticated love. It may not be a deep love. But it's instantly and constantly available.
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[Bloganuary] Clutter
Where could I reduce clutter in my life? Oh, basically everywhere! But perhaps most-especially within my head, where the mental clutter can be an unwelcome distraction.
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[Bloganuary] Magpies are the Best Bird
Magpies are the best bird, nay, the best animal. Fight me.
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[Bloganuary] Communicate Early, Communicate Often
How do I communicate online? It varies depending on whether you mean publicly, or privately!
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[Bloganuary] Road Trip!
When I was younger, stupider, and poorer, I'd go to amazing lengths to get to and from places without having to wrangle accommodation at the other end, leading to frankly ludicrous road trips. Here's an example.
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[Bloganuary] Pizza
Would I like a snack? I certainly would. Can it be pizza, please?
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Brainfart
Brainfart moment this morning when my password safe prompted me to unlock it with a password, and for a moment I thought to myself "Why am I having to manually type in a password? Don't I have a password safe to do this for me?" 🤦
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[Bloganuary] Paws to Hear my Scents-ible Idea
Social networking plus scent analysis/synthesis provides for the possibility of... social networking for dogs. As definitely-not-seen on Dragon's Den.
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Happy Birthday Matt
Matt's birthday wish is for people to blog more. So here's a blog post, which being my 14th so far this year certainly qualifies as "more"!