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Solstice Spinning

June 21, 2023 — by Harald 4 Comments

The earth spins through its seasonal cycles because of its 23.5-degree tilt off the vertical of its orbital axis. In plainer words, it leans over as it rotates every 24 hours and as it revolves once a year around the sun. And when that lean reaches its maximum tilt toward El Sol, that’s when we hit the Solstice, the longest day of the year. We in the Northern Hemisphere call it “summer.”

Here are some recent highlights of the lead up to summer 2023 for me so far . . .

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Midsummer’s Here!

June 21, 2022 — by Harald 2 Comments

green driveway — My driveway coming into green this year.

Summer is in full force where I live. Heat, storms, everything green . . . we’re getting it all. Which is okay because it’s the Summer Solstice! The time of the big change. The turn of the seasonal wheel. (BTW: I consider the solstice the middle of summer, not the beginning. Anybody who understands how things work can see this, right? And the Swedes even add skinny dipping to mark their Midsummer holiday.)

Here are some recent highlights of 2022’s summer so far for me…

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Incrementalism

June 21, 2019 — by Harald 9 Comments

A journey of a 1,000 shovels is about to begin.

I’m posting this on the Summer Solstice, 2019. June 21. Instead of my usual writing about the facts and folklore of this important date on the calendar, I’m going to use it as an example. Of incremental progression. Of gradual transformation. And more personally, of facing a big challenge and rather than freezing at the enormity of the project, changing my mind to one of small, additive steps. Until the overwhelming project is complete.

Like writing a novel. Or shoveling and raking twelve tons of gravel to create a new parking place.

Here’s my story…

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How I Write

June 30, 2017 — by Harald 6 Comments

Writing is hard. Writing well, even harder. And because that’s how I’m spending much of my time these days, I thought I’d share a bit about my writing process. Why? Maybe you’re already writing but are looking for a tip or two. Or maybe you’re just curious about the how this writing thing works. Either way, here’s how I do it.

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