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Paper wins

My favorite journaling is done on paper. I cannot search it as I could a blog but I find that I consistently can find information with relative ease. I use the Momento app for journaling privately on my phone. Just went back to review a day from 2023 and the pictures failed to load. I felt a loss at that. Similarly, links on the web die, youtube videos disappear, etc. I like how archive.org and pinboard.in keep cached copies of sites that I can return to. I wish WordPress had a similar feature. I’m a curator. While I appreciate the ephemeral, I prefer preservation. Is it the hoarder in me? I prefer to think of it as the historian in me. I began journaling because I didn’t want to lose memories. Ah, but that’s living in the past! No, that is appreciating where you came from. Reading the letters I wrote to my daughter when she was born brings tears to my eyes. I wish I had not slacked on that practice. Oh! There it is. Found the note I was looking for in my paper techo. Time to write some notes in my paper journal.

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Protect your funds

PSA: If you have the Venmo debit card or Venmo Mastercard, you can go into the app, click the picture of the card, and temporarily disable it. If you are not activately using the card, temporarily disable it and save yourself the hassle of disputing charges.

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Weekend project

Vent pipe finally secured with a block and tackle on the roof and a hanging strap in the wall. If the block and tackle slips the strap will not let it fall.

Now I can return to demolition. Once the old pipes are out of the wall, the installation of the new pipes should be rapid.

Hanging strap in place to catch the vent pipe
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Where do you work remotely?

As a remote worker, I’m considering getting a van or RV to use as a mobile office. Most of the time, I would be working out of my driveway. What the pros and cons? Caveats? Can a van or RV be a stationary office for lengthy periods of time? Should I build an outbuilding instead?

With a van or RV, I could take my office anywhere. I could work anywhere. I’m not sure about just not sure about environmental controls and other upkeep that may be more easily handled with an addition to the house or a separate small building on the property.

If I went with a van or RV, an added bonus is that I could set up my ham shack in the van or rv and not bother the family with my radio noise.