I bought tickets today to see Lou Doillon in New York City at the beginning July.
2019
The patterns of nature. A freshly sliced beetroot.
The vegetable garden harvest continues. It just seems to keep on giving. These beetroots were picked a little early, the above ground leaf growth was so full. Oh well, live and learn. The others will stay in the ground longer.
I’m exhausted after most of the day in the garden, and hot sun. I should think that I’ll sleep well tonight. 😴
Big sky. Aloha Friday!
Taking a look at Focusmate, and online, virtual coworking environment.
Boundaries
Friday, June 14, 2019
Yesterday dealt me a lesson in spades. I will keep the details confidential to respect the agreements of those who I was working with - what is said in that circle, stays there - but will share the more overarching experience. No boundaries Without boundaries in my life I ended up feeling frustrated, feel as though people are taking advantage of me, become overwhelmed with things that I have to do, and end up blaming others for how I feel.
nvAlt, nvUltra & The Archive
Thursday, June 13, 2019
I’m looking forward to seeing nvUltra when it comes out of Beta. I’m currently a few days into a 60 day trial of The Archive - it’s nvAlt as I would want it to be…AND I want to see what nvUltra looks like before I decide where to commit.
Sitting outside after a long day, studying for a test tomorrow, listening to the crickets, distant barking dogs and occasional voices in the dark.
Catnapping
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Being able to catch a quick 40 winks can be a life saver for me. I usually find a patch of the afternoon, mid-afternoon, when I start flagging. My eyes start becoming heavy and ache, an ache that might drift round to the back of my head. I notice that my ability to focus or be productive in my work, dives. I can push myself to keep going, but my work becomes less focused and more fractured.
Kamehameha Day here in Hawaii today, commemorating and honoring King Kamehameha who unified the Hawaiian Islands under one rule.
Dinner tonight will include a first harvest from our vegetable garden. It will probably include String Beans, Bok Choy & Lettuce.
What I was staring at as my head thumped this afternoon.
Day two of this migraine. I just wish that they could give me a warning as to when they are coming on. I’ll end up missing a lot of the weekend celebrations for my grandson’s 3rd birthday. It just hurts too much.
Cliff top gate.
Just stacked firewood. Plenty there now for a few evenings around the fire pit.
I think, no I know that I spend too much time at times trying to tweak my software setup! Just get on with your work, David. Stop procrastinating!
If writing doesn’t happen, I get lost.
Ulysses or iaWriter
Monday, June 3, 2019
I’m still vacillating between using iAWriter or Ulysses as my main writing app. I like Ulysses’s interface, but I also like the fact, indeed maybe prefer that iAWriter files are .txt and can be accessed outside of the app. Ulysses seems to allow one to see Dropbox Folders (the complete folder not just individual files) in both Mac & iOS versions, but iAWriter in only the Mac app.
Well this has been a sssllloooww Saturday. I started off with good intentions, but after an hour and a half of weedeating (UK: strimming), I came inside, wrote a bit and fell asleep!
First Buttondown Newsletter
Saturday, June 1, 2019
My first newsletter using the Buttondown email service went out today. In the newsletter I reflect on my changing approach to online output, including my website and social media. Update November 29, 2022: My newsletter is now hosted by Micro.blog. You can subscribe to it here. The archive of my Buttondown email is here.
Tonight is the monthly meeting of the Introvert/Highly Sensitive men’s group here on Maui. I started it about 19 months ago, unsure if there would be a call for it. Now it is a fixture on the calendar.
Just back from seeing the movie, The Mustang. Highly recommended. 🍿
Is it me, or does May feel like a very lllooonnnggg month?
That Maui phenomenon of feeling rain drops falling on you, but looking up and seeing blue sky! I think that it is the wind? 🧐
Progress in the raised beds… 🌱
Sunset this evening.
A wonderful piece of news here on Maui to end the week. Amanda Eller, a 35 year old woman who has been missing for 16 days after going for a walk in Makawao Forest Reserve, in upcountry Maui, has been found alive & well. She was airlifted out late this afternoon.
Well I finally took out a library membership yesterday, and on recommendation from folks here downloaded Libby onto my iPhone. I now ask why it took me ssssooooo long?? My first audio book is downloaded and waiting for me.
What the roads do here…
