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Lots of Little Things

When I had a regular job (like 40/hr week, software engineering), my job was the over riding factor in my life.  It dictated when I got up, got home and what I did with most of my time.  So when I quit, my life changed quite a bit to say the least.

Some people have a single over riding “thing” in their life.  Good for them, I do not.  But what I’ve found out is that I have a bunch of little things in my life that can change over time.  I have or had:


  • Construction around the house (Bobbie tells me what to build)
  • Hiking (local with Bobbie, myself or Friends)
  • AT Hiking (This is NOT the same as local hiking and can involve longer distances 12+ / day) that does require driving a while to get to the next AT section).
  • Fly Fishing (Some local for a a couple of hours or distance for most of the day).
  • Video editing / creation (either in iMovie or Final Cut Pro).
  • Drawing (mostly ink pen with watercolors).
  • River Kayak / Tubing (summer time)
  • Art movies (there are 2 art movie theaters in Asheville).
  • Baking (half for myself and half for others.  Breads, Pies, Cookies).
  • Reading (Books, and magazines)
  • Some tech stuff (Swift, Blockchain, AI, etc.  Just keeping up)
  • Bike riding
  • Travel (once we don’t have to worry about our old dog 14+ years).
  • Local Travel (2-3 days away).
I’ve been a goal person, but this has been changing to a “journey” thing, as life is a journey and not a goal.  If I work on something now, I can leave it and pick it up later.  No (well almost no) timelines for what I’m doing.  This is OK.




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