denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 5 days agoLongest Day of the YearJune 21st is the Solstice, although back in the Scandinavian countries we generally call it "Midsummer." Regardless, it marks the longest day of the year... or the shortest…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 15 days agoBreaking State...It has been a very long time since I last was able to say that I was "on holiday." 11 years, to be precise. *View of the Sol Duc river, from the cabin's kitcdenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 18 days agoAll Good Things... (Must Come to an End?)The old truism says that "all good things must come to an end." I often wonder about that... it has definitely held true, in my own life... and these days it seems like more…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 24 days agoJune: Remembering GOOD Things!Even though it's — tangibly speaking — a pretty arbitrary shift from one day to the next, the fact that we have entered the month of June somehow made me feel more positive about…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • last monthReminiscing About a Time That Didn't ExistSometimes I just let YouTube shuffle through an automatically generated playlist, presumably based on my typical listening habits and playlists. Following on from yesterday's…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 2 months agoMemories of May Gone ByI sat outside for a while, "working" some stones I have found on the local beach during this past year... Although rather breezy, I could feel thatdenmarkguy in #hive-109288 • 2 months agoPausing to Appreciate What Already Is!We humans always seem to be "on the go" in some fashion. We're either going to somewhere, or coming from somewhere... where we're likely going to do something…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 2 months agoGardening is Good for the Soul!Today turned out to be a largely "screen free" day — thanks to a variety of circumstances — and I must admit that I feel better for it! Because it was a brightdenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 2 months agoLife is a Beach!If you have been following these pages for any time, you might remember that I long derived part of my living from being pretty much a "professional beachcomber." ![2878.jpg](denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 2 months agoDoes "Passion" Matter in our Work?I came of age at a time when being happy in your work was not a particularly important objective for anyone. Or, at least, for very few people. That was not to sdenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 3 months agoMoment of Gratitude: The Beauty of NatureRecently, I have to confess, I have felt a little bit off-center, as it were. While I recognize that the situation of the world is far beyond my control, and tdenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 3 months agoHealth and the "Two Percent Improvement" Dilemma"Doesn't it make you feel better?" Uhmmmm.... Whether we were talking about physical health or mental health here, both industries are filled with all kinds of…denmarkguy rebloggedcuratorcat.pal in #hive-148441 • 3 months agoThe End of Bee Swap?I suppose I shouldn't be surprised by the number of Hive related projects that fall by the wayside after a little time has passed. I have long been a user of the BeeSwap…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 3 months agoStrange Childhoods and Book Writing " You should write a book!" If I had a dollar for every time I have heard someone say that, I could retire to some tropical island and sip drinks with little parasols for…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 4 months agoThe End of Work?While I was at the supermarket today, I noticed that they have doubled the number of self-checkout stands, while removing three more of the full-service checkstands. ![1721.jpg](denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 4 months agoMemory's Vault: Stranger in a Strange LandI was 12 years old when my mother decided to pack up all our earthly possessions and move us across Europe, from Denmark to the south of Spain, so that we could go live with the…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 4 months agoA Rare Moment to Sit Still!Much as I often sing the praises of wanting to sit still and do as little as possible, I also have to confess that I very seldom take the time to do so! Around here, we…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 4 months agoMental Health and Understanding: For Better or For Worse?These days it feels like everyone is involved in some aspect of mental health and understanding themselves better. The whole "woke" thing notwithsdenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 4 months agoBloggers, Writers and "Synthetic Content"Maybe I've been living under a rock, but today I encountered the term "synthetic content" for the first time. In a world increasingly taken over by AI generatdenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 4 months agoThe Art of Saying Goodbye...For most people, the act of saying goodbye is difficult. Not goodbye as in "I'll see you when you get back" or "I'll visit next time I'm in your part of the world," but…
