by Robert | Jun 11, 2020 | Old Drafts, Uncategorized
Mini storage, self-storage, storage units – whatever you call it, it’s big business in the United States. Renting a storage unit usually involves a psychological trade-off. “I’ll put this stuff in this little locked building, and then I...
by Robert | May 28, 2020 | Old Drafts, Uncategorized
Pretty much all of our photos / movies that we’re currently taking are digital. Most people have a ton of photos on their phone, and a number of people are even digitizing their old photos / movies so that they can “future proof” their memories. This...
by Robert | May 10, 2020 | FromUM, Uncategorized
I wrote this originally as a guest post for a site called Minimalism Defined. The author of that blog has since taken their site down, and I don’t want to let this post disappear – so I’m re-posting it here. I think it’s particularly...
by Robert | Apr 1, 2020 | Old Drafts, Uncategorized
I just got an email with a subject line of “Today is the day!” For a split second, I was a little excited. It’s always nice when “today is the day” for something fun. When it’s the day for Christmas, or the day to start vacation, or...
by Robert | Mar 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
The other day I was thinking about some of the odd, almost-pedantic habits that I’ve acquired over the years. The thing that many of these habits have in common is that they front-load a bit of effort to save a lot of effort and hassle down the road. Some...