The Waxing And Waning Of Intellectual Energy

It’s about 8:50 PM on a Tuesday night. I’ve had a busy day, not quite typical, but not exhausting. And I’m sitting here attempting to access thoughts. This will be difficult to explain.

I’ve been reading some things online, disturbing things. And, as it often happens, I feel compelled to seek solutions. Not that I think anyone would pay attention to my reasoning, but if I could at least get it put down on paper, or in this case, onto my computer screen, at least I would feel like I have done something.

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Update: Me and My New MacBook Air

In July of this year, I bought my first Apple product, an M2 MacBook Air. The intention was to see if the laptop could replace my aging, ailing Windows PC. As I suspected, the transition to macOS has been cumbersome, and quite annoying at times. Here it is weeks later, and I’m still in the process of transition. Two pieces of financial software are yet to be moved to the laptop. I would like to say that process will go smoothly, but I have had several surprises about how hard it is to set up something on a Mac after doing it so easily on a PC.

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It Just Keeps On Changing

This morning I visited Lake Conestee Nature Preserve again. I left home a little later than I usually do, had a different agenda, and made a little progress toward dealing with a photography issue that has recently captured my interest.

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Basking in a Reflective Moment

My heart is featherlight. My mind is full. I know this feeling. I have felt it before. It’s a good feeling, a feeling of happiness, perhaps joy, a fleeting feeling, but a feeling that grabs your focus and sets you down in a quiet spot, a place where that special feeling can wash over you, raise you up, heal you, if you will take the time to let it.

And I will.

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