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848 Day Streak

Yesterday ended my 848 day meditation streak.

Streaks are a great way to build habits. They can also become obsessions. I had certainly been there, sometimes squeezing in a meditation right before bed.

I told a friend that I would purposefully break the streak at 1,000 days.

The streak ended the best way possible. I just forgot. We had a great pool party with family for Mazie’s upcoming birthday and it was an amazing and packed day. Action from dawn to dusk.

And thus the streak ends, and with it no need to obsess. Perfect.

Streaks app screenshot showing a best streak of 848 days for a daily meditation habit at 3:00, with a wind icon on green background.
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Sunset on Cannon Lake.

Sunset over Cannon Lake with glowing orange sky reflecting on gently rippling water and a dark tree-lined horizon.
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I love our new Escher inspired log “tables” for our fire area. These were logs left over from the Peanuts Tree that Adam Gale carved. Another great project with Rust n Grain!

Painted chainsaw-carved log stump showing red fish at the base and birds near the top, set on gravel in a green yard.Carved painted log stump with red and cream butterfly design sits on gravel with rusty metal bicycle sculptures behind itCarved wooden log stump with Escher-style interlocking heron figures painted in gradient red to yellow, set on gravel near treesSix blue metal chairs around a gravel fire pit area with three colorful carved log side tables and a blue hammock strung between trees overlooking a river.

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I’m so happy to have our Andrew Carson wind sculpture back up after being in storage a couple of years. It is one of my favorite pieces of art. It is the centerpiece of the raised garden beds.

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I didn’t get the Weekly Thing done last night, but I got up early this morning and finished issue 190 with 28 minutes to spare! 😅

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Was so impressed with Everything Legendary vegan burgers while watching Shark Tank S12 E15 that I placed an order before the segment was done. Can’t wait to try them! 🍔🌱

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Great evening with The New Standards at Crooner’s Lounge. Rupert made an appearance! And was then taken off the stage by the venue! 🤣🎶

Jazz trio performing under a tent at The Belvedere at Croonerss with a pianist, upright bassist, and vibraphonist on stage before a seated dinner audience.

See list of The New Standards shows.

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Launching the Tesla app gives this error. Force quit doesn’t help. Hmm…

Access Denied error from Tesla OAuth server saying permission is denied with a reference number shown
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I dig the “scooper wall” at the new Sweet Science at 50th & France.

Hundreds of white-painted ice cream scoops mounted in rows covering an entire wall at Sweet Science ice cream shopWhite-painted ice cream scoopers and kitchen utensils arranged in rows on a white wall at Sweet Science ice cream shop

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I’ve been testing the new calendar integration with Craft and after a week have decided to upgrade and keep exploring. I’ve been using Agenda for a couple of years and it is great. But I’m finding Craft’s environment more productive. Both are great apps though.