The flood
It’s only right to be writing raw. No editing. No waiting. Just writing. Waiting for the formatting to come in later. Off the dome it is. No email notifications. Take off everything.
Muhammad Usman
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🔖Note to readers: this post contains a lot of personal opinions, if you're a reader who is not keen on metaphors, allegories, or analogies, please don't read this.
This post has been brewing in my mind for days, the desire to write it has gotten strong
The Kaua'i ō'ō bird
Now extinct, the Kaua'i o'o bird was from the islands of Hawai'i specifically Kaua'i. I recently learned about it when someone posted an audio clip of the last known bird's call. The call was recorded by the ornithologist David Boynton
This morning’s teas
I’m starting to keep this blog as a journal more than larger posts
It’s 48°F right now in Portland so a cup of tea sounds perfect.
15 years of usmanity.com
It was the last day of 2009, last day of the 2000s and I had just come back home from working at the warehouse. The whole past week I had been thinking so hard about my life and what I wanted to do next. I had been out of high
End of year review, 2024
In last year's post, I focused mainly on my health. This year, I wanted to write a holistic review of my year and talk about things in addition to my health like work, pets, home life, and other things. First, let's start with health.
Health
This
Samson and Rosie on Thanksgiving
This year, Rosie is the newcomer to the family but she is settling is well. Samson and her love going on walks so this is a photo (after many attempts) we were able to get of them.
My photography skills have definitely deteriorated so I will try to capture more