Rolled a binful of Kodak Carousels containing 35mm slides down to the street. My father-in-law scanned all the slides a few years ago.
Category: Simplify
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
On Monday morning I cycled with my partner, Dwight, on his commute to work. He took the turnoff for work, I continued on to the town of Excelsior on Lake Minnetonka, 18 miles west of our home On Excelsior’s main drag, I noticed the yellow tile shown in the photograph at the top of this… Continue reading You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Framing the Future
Today I came across some of my deceased aunt’s papers: degree certificates and an insurance policy. The policy covered two fur coats and a mink stole, total declared value UK£270 in 1965, circa UK£4,700 (US$6,000) in 2017. She saved the papers for my safekeeping, presumably in perpetuity. I’ll scan, catalog, then shred them. Money. A… Continue reading Framing the Future
The Zen of Empty Shelves
My material needs for a month or two fit into a small backpack, end-on in an aircraft’s overhead bin. I find it satisfying to carefully select what I’m going to pack in my 35-liter backpack before heading out of town for a few weeks. I now want that same compact, lightweight, self-sufficient feeling with our… Continue reading The Zen of Empty Shelves
The Zen of Empty Shelves
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Old Electronics, Full Trunk
Drove a carload of electronic detritus to a Hennepin County recycling center.
Emptying my Office Supplies Cupboard
Delivered the contents of my office supplies cupboard to the teachers’ union hall.
Destroying Old Disk Drives
Started destroying old disk drives: it’s a lot of work. I’ll grind the surfaces outside when it’s warm.
Things we will Never Use Again
Continued simplifying our lives. Listed seven more items we’ll never use again on Craigslist and eBay. Proceeds to Doctors Without Borders.
A Constant Supply of Fresh Spices
Time, light, oxygen, and heat are enemies of spices. Enemy The Problem Mitigations Time I suspect the typical spice rack harbors spices from the last millennium. Buy tiny quantities, use within one year. For spices you use rarely, buy enough for one meal. Light Spice jars are usually transparent and sit on a rack on… Continue reading A Constant Supply of Fresh Spices