BlogHide Resteemsdenmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • yesterdayFreedom of Speech?What is this thing people call "freedom," anyway? We usually think of "freedom of speech" in the context of having the freedom to convey something controversial or even antisocial.…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 6 days agoFinding Resolve... Realistically SpeakingWhen your life is full, resolving to take on something new almost invariably means that you have to give up something, in order to be able to accommodate the new. I think it's one of…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 9 days agoGreat Ideas Gone Unrewarded?Have you ever had — or known somebody who had — some kind of brilliant idea for an invention that seemed almost certain to change the world? You might not have thought of it in terms of…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 10 days agoAstronomical Dreams!By some people's estimations, I have spent the vast majority of my life in pursuit of the more or less useless. I don't take offense at such assertions because I recognize that such…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 12 days agoAbandoned Projects: What, Did You Think it Would be EASY?Whenever the end of the year rolls around and we start in on a new year, I always end up doing a bit of ”house cleaning.” By house cleaning I mean taking the time to actually visit and…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 13 days agoThe Importance of Being Organized and Having the Right ToolsNo matter how you look at life, there are still only 24 hours in a day, and there is only so much you can squeeze into any given day. Sometimes it can be tempting to think that we are…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 14 days agoDays of Winter...Winter isn't what it used to be... Maybe it's just my imagination, but winter seemed colder, when I was a child. It also seemed like the weather was more variable. Not that I am…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 16 days agoHow do we Make a Difference?Seems like there was a time — not so many years ago — when it seemed like we had more connection with, and awareness of, the people around us. There's something mildly ironic about writing…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 18 days agoNew Year's Plans, Part 1: Developing Good Habits!Without a doubt, most of us feel inspired by the arrival of a new year, and hope to "make things better" in the year ahead. But even though we might have the best of intentions, a lot…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 19 days agoWhat is YOUR Competitive Advantage?As I have briefly written about in the past, I never did very well in the corporate world because I lacked the killer instinct and competitiveness that is generally required to succeed. I…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 21 days agoMaybe Life Isn't SUPPOSED to Make Sense!I have to admit that even though I am now in my 60s, I have never become "wise enough" that I didn't end up faking my way through much of my life. Faking it — in this context — is not about…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 22 days agoA Very Strange Day!Have you ever had one of those days where it feels like the entire day is one long misunderstanding? It all began this morning when I got an order — which was very nice — to one of my Etsy…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 24 days agoHappy New Year 2025! The Tax Man Cometh!We have made it to another year... and now we write 2025, a quarter-century already gone! In keeping with the fact that we are increasingly a pair of old fuddy-duddies, we spent a quiet night…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 25 days agoCounting Down the Moments...One of the interesting "side effects" of making my home on the west coast of the USA is that we are among the last to welcome the new year... and other festival days, for that…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 26 days agoNot the Coast I Remember…As part of doing a bit of tidying up in the large storage closet in my Home Office today, I came across some old photographs from my teenage years which I spent on the coast in the South of…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 27 days ago2024: Time Is Almost Up!There comes a time when the inevitability of the end of the year looms so large that you must come to terms with the fact that you're just not going to reach some of the goals you set for yourself…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 28 days agoSteemit, Crypto and the Dishonesty FactorMaybe I am just getting old and cynical, but sometimes I really have to wonder about this world of ours, and the behavior of some of the people in it. Seems like almost everywhere you…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 29 days agoTime Ticks by so Fast!Have you ever noticed how it seems like time doesn't always move at the same pace? I sat down what feels like about 10 minutes ago to write a post and it was 22:45, the I looked for a couple of…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • last monthPeaceful Moments Between Christmas and New Year'sThe brief period between Christmas and the New Year has long been about as close to an actual holiday as I get in my life. It is the on time every year when I aspire to little more than…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • last monthFriendships, Relationships... and ImpermanenceMerry Christmas, world! I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas (if you celebrate) and are happy and healthy as we find ourselves in the final week of 2024. We had a lovely day with our…
