CIRCLE WITH A DOT

(Continued from Hard Change) Change is hard. The one thing you never really understand the gravitas of until it body...Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Hard Change, two#Blog #Burnout #CareerChangehttps://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/04/hard-change-two/

I'm turning fifty later this year and I want to try to do fifty long walks before then. Old guys like to walk and think, right?Here's a post about one of them:fifty walks, walk one.I’m no April fool, but spring has been playing tricks on all of us this year. It seems to tease...https://wander.8r4d.com/2026/04/fifty-walks-walk-one/

I'm turning fifty later this year and I want to try to do fifty long walks before then. Old guys like to walk and think, right?Here's a post about one of them:fifty walks, walk two.Winter returned temporarily, and not that it should have stopped me from going out for a long stroll, bu...https://wander.8r4d.com/2026/04/fifty-walks-walk-two/

As I write these posts and use this blog as a weekday creativity exercise I am approaching fifty. (Don’t ask...Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Fifty Walks#Blog #CreativeExplorations #ExcusesToCreate #GettingOlderhttps://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/04/fifty-walks/

How does one go about unlearning what society probably taught us about talent? I know from personal experience that almost...Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Knots Blocks#Blog #CommercializationOfArt #CorporateSocialMedia #Expectations #MetaMondayhttps://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/04/knots-blocks/

I'm turning fifty later this year and I want to try to do fifty long walks before then. Old guys like to walk and think, right?Here's a post about one of them:fifty walks, walk three.One of these days I’ll be able to tell you it is actually spring and keep a straight face. Once...https://wander.8r4d.com/2026/04/fifty-walks-walk-three/

The first time I ever thought about “outsider” influence on an art was watching that one episode The Simpsons. Homer...Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Inside Outsider#Blog #CreativeExplorations #SelfConfidence #TalentAndLearninghttps://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/03/inside-outsider/

If there was a simple and obvious way to credit the ephemeral wisdom of random video clips that pass through...Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Banger Trap#Blog #CreativeExplorations #PhotographySkills #TrapsAndSnareshttps://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/04/banger-trap/

@Rickd6 thanks!

The first time I ever thought about “outsider” influence on an art was watching that one episode The Simpsons. Homer...Read more in my post: Inside Outsider https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/03/inside-outsider/#Blog #CreativeExplorations #SelfConfidence #TalentAndLearning

I remember watching tv when I was a kid and that old trope of tying a string around your finger...Read more in my post: String Games https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/03/string-games/#Blog #LostInspirations #MemoryTricks

Great WallI am just as tempted as anyone to aim for greatness when I try to create anything.  So often, I... https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/04/great-wall/#Blog #AmateurEfforts #EarningTheWin #WorkingThroughAdversity

In celebration of my #sourdough starter turning 7 years old this month, here is a random post from my sourdough writing: Local Flours Sours: Duchess Bread (Part One)You know your family thinks you are slightly obsessed about something when supporting your hobby winds up under the Christmas......https://wander.8r4d.com/2022/01/local-flours-sours-duchess-bread-part-one/

I recently came across a social media thread that got my head churning.  A person whom I follow, a prolific...Read more in my post: Never Enough #Blog #Criticism #SocialMediahttps://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/04/never-enough/

In celebration of my #sourdough starter turning 7 years old this month, here is a random post from my sourdough writing: Cheesy Garlic Pan BreadBack in December I was going through my end-of-the-year questions and spent a post lamenting the fact that despite baking... https://wander.8r4d...https://wander.8r4d.com/2022/01/cheesy-garlic-pan-bread/

@8r4d You know, you could switch this around. Scheduled blog posts as an emergency alert dead-man's switch. Every day you need to log in & delay the schedule publication time of your "Help! Something's Gone Horribly Wrong" post by an additional 24 hours.

In celebration of my #sourdough starter turning 7 years old this month, here is a random post from my sourdough writing: Baking Sourdough BagelsNow that we're a few solid days into February it seemed appropriate that I acknowledge the fine dusting of flour... https://wander.8r4d.com/2022...https://wander.8r4d.com/2022/02/baking-sourdough-bagels/

Oh look. I wrote something silly on my personal #blog called fifty walks, walk three.One of these days I’ll be able to tell you it is actually spring and keep a straight face. Once...#Bridges #FiftyWalks #FreewayWoeshttps://wander.8r4d.com/2026/04/fifty-walks-walk-three/

@8r4d This one (Oddbird Arts & Craft Fair) runs a few times a year. Next one is in a couple weeks, at the Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre. Probably too soon to rent a booth & get merch ready, but you could check it out & get a feel for it, maybe ask vendors there about other markets they'd recommend.https://www.oddbirdfair.ca/(I found that on the Explore Edmonton events calendar, which often has includes events like this, although they're more common in the fall.)

@8r4d Hand the blank notebook to a small child. They'll sort that out quick enough.