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How I Pivoted From Shareware to AdSense: Building a Solitaire Empire: medium.com/@randyra/how... #solitaire #shareware #webdevelopment #adsense #passiveincome

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Visited Snowball Hill Prairie for the first time yesterday. What a nice site. It's very interesting to see the dramatic difference in species between the remnant prairie portion and the reconstructed prairie portion. #prairie #nativeplants @moprairie.bsky.social

First #monarch baby at Higginsville City Lake Trails #higginsvillemo

First Common Milkweed blossom of 2025 opened today at #higginsvillecitylaketrails

Monarch on Green Antelopehorn Milkweed at #higginsvillecitylaketrails #higginsvillemo

Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) is popping at Higginsville City lake Trails 😍

One of the first #milkweed blooms of the year, at Higginsville City Lake Trails #GreenAntelopehorn #Asclepiasviridis

A Spring Azure on American Plum at Higginsville City Lake Trails in Higginsville MO. First butterfly photo of the year!

A short video spotlighting my work with Thrive Allen County @thriveallen.bsky.social and Lehigh Portland Trails in Iola KS www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO9x...

Updated to Linux Mint 22.1 today. I had been running an older version for several years, and it was fine, but it was time to bring things up to date. Did a full fresh install. Super smooth and easy 😎 #linuxmint

A sign of snow fatigue / getting soft: I bought myself a spin bike, and am in the process of fitting it out to connect to #Zwift or some other virtual cycling app. I've found #Copilot AI surprisingly helpful in sussing out the details of configuring apps, sensors, platforms, displays, etc.

In 2024, I read 58 books (mostly audiobooks). The big project was a re-read of the entire "Matthew Scudder" series from Lawrence Block, followed by sampling a number of urban fantasy series.

Just listened to @themountaingoats.bsky.social "Get Lonely" again ... what an extraordinarily lovely, quiet, but brutal album.

Rather than purchasing a new laptop, I bumped up my RAM to 32GB. Now I can have even more tabs open at once! #linuxmint #linux

I've seen similar recommendations from other respected sources, and I'm beginning to see the potential of #bitcoin as a diversification asset. I recently bought a bit of #FBTC, but I'm not up to 2% yet. Thoughts?

Missouri politics can be incredibly bipolar. Voters approve common-sense progressive amendments, and at the same time elect state politicians who explicitly vow to overturn those same amendments. It's insane.

One of the charming things about small town life: Letters to Santa in the local newspaper ... 8 pages worth! #smalltown #rural #missouri

Brilliant sunset yesterday evening in Higginsville MO.

Just enrolled for 2025 coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. The #ACA has been a critical part of our retirement planning. We still have a few years until #Medicare kicks in, but we're looking forward to not having to manage the income-vs-tax-credit puzzle.

Frost flowers! These ephemeral ice sculptures are formed by the hydraulic action of ice being extruded from the stems of White Crownbeard. So pretty. #verbesinavirginica #frostflowers #frostweed #iolaks #nativeplants

We had about 5 inches of snow a few days ago, and I finally was able to get out onto my little prairie project at Higginsville City Lake. Spread some seeds on small areas I burned a few weeks ago, and saw tracks of turkey, deer, coyote, and lots of little birds and critters out and about. Fun!

Goldenrod in the snow on a bit of prairie at Higginsville City Lake Trails in Higginsville MO. #nativeplants

Rare wildflowers show resilience in Lawrence park where city carelessly applied herbicide | via Erin Socha #ksleg

Picked up a new chainsaw, a Greenworks 60v 16-incher, a great Black Friday deal from Tractor Supply. Took it out for the first time today, and though it's kinda heavy to lug around, it cuts really well. Impressed. Used it to cut some invasive Autumn Olive. #toolnerd

This is pretty similar to how we've set up our #retirement finances, using a small income annuity plus projected social security to provide an income floor that should cover our basic expenses for as long as we live. #FIRE #investing

American Bittersweet at #lehighportlandtrails #iolaks #Celastrusscandens #nativeplants

I've not read a lot of 2024 general fiction this year. Of this list, the only one I've read is ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ by Rufi Thorpe, which was terrific. Other titles on my TBR: ‘Held’, ‘Enlightenment’, ‘The Waters’, and ‘The Husbands’. Any others from this list I should consider? #booksky

Still a few Tall Bellflower blooms here in west-central Missouri #nativeplants #campanulaamericana

I'm checking out some urban fantasy, a sub-genre I've never really explored before. I just read the first book Jim Butcher's "Dresden" series, and the first book in Patricia Briggs' "Mercy Thompson" series. Enjoyed both, but not blown away. Any other authors/series I should explore? #books #booksky