ray 1 year ago

Kickstarter book on running your own email server goes hot

Kickstarter book on running your own email server goes hot - Notes to Self

Run Your Own Mail Server: A Book for Independence & Privacy by kickstarter.com → Run Your Own Mail Server: A Book for Independence & PrivacyA book

ray 1 year ago

Turning trees into local reporters

Turning trees into local reporters - Notes to Self

Turning Raleigh Trees into Hyperlocal News Reporters by calishat.com → How it works: when you ask a tree for local news, the program checks to find

ray 1 year ago

The Great Print Revival

The Great Print Revival - Notes to Self

Magazines We Love That Aren’t Our Own by Mountain Gazette → A magazine at its best is a collection of ideas, carefully put together. It’s a ...

ray 1 year ago

Fail and fail some more

Fail and fail some more - Notes to Self

“I used to think that good photographers consistently take great photographs, and only rarely they make something subpar.”

ray 1 year ago

How do we get around more gatekeepers? https://notes.alongtheray.com/how-do-we-get-around-more-gatekeepers

ray 1 year ago

Hello there Mr. Wheel bug.

ray 1 year ago

Don’t aspire to be someone who writes

Don’t aspire to be someone who writes - Notes to Self

In a side note about pop-up newsletters, Craig Mod wrote: With most creative work, the trick is to focus on habit formation. Somewhat

ray 1 year ago

Walked by this cool dude on the Sweetwater trail this afternoon in Gainesville. #Florida Life

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Hmm, looks like I’ve started a new blog. Crazy, right? I wanted a place to share musings on old-school-web stuff & maybe making a living off of it like I’ve been doing for 30 some years. It’s over at

Notes to Self

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if yer so inclined. Holler yer thoughts if any. Thanks!

Notes to Self

The latest entries posted on Notes to Self

ray 1 year ago

The Rio San Juan dividing Costa Rica and Nicaragua. I’ll never tire of looking outside when flying with the Gods.

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Now and then I visit mom (and sister!) at their home they built nearly thirty years ago on a farm in Costa Rica. I donât go often but when I do itâs always delight for the senses. Costa Rica has maintained its beauty despite creeping development and âAmerican-ificationâ (my word for gentrification... alongtheray.com

Pura vida Costa Rica - Along the Ray

Now and then I visit mom (and sister!) at their home they built nearly thirty years ago on a farm in Costa Rica. I don’t go often but when I do i...

ray 1 year ago

Altitude 0 ft Sanderson, FL 58°F (feels 56°F) Clear (wind 3.3 mph) Went from Open Pond in ’bama to Ocean Pond in Florida. Finally good to be back amongst swamps, alligators and yes mosquitos. 🗺 Ocean Pond

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Altitude 30.633 ft Beaumont, MS 73°F (feels 73°F) Partly Cloudy (wind 12.3 mph) Reminds me of rustic old Florida fishermen camps, complete with Bald Eagles, alligators and a lovely nature trail. Perfect. 🗺 Lake Perry

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Altitude 81.228 ft Boyce, LA 59°F (feels 57°F) Sunny (wind 5.7 mph) Beautiful Kisatchie National Forest rustic campground, now one of my favorites. 🗺 Valentine Lake

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Altitude 70.458 ft Hemphill, TX 44°F (feels 39°F) Cloudy (wind 10.5 mph) Finally I am out of dastardly long Texas and the sun came out a few minutes to play. 🗺 Pleasure Point (Sabine River Authority)

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Altitude 55.085 ft Jasper, TX 66°F (feels 66°F) Cloudy (wind 5 mph) On Sam Rayburn lake 🗺 Twin Dikes park

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Altitude 69.409 ft New Waverly, TX 64°F (feels 64°F) Cloudy (wind 5.1 mph) View down from camp. Surprisingly tranquil for a developed campground but most Ntl forest ones are. 🗺 Cagle campground in Sam Houston national forest

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Altitude 90.772 ft Navasota, TX 70°F (feels 71°F) Cloudy (wind 5.4 mph) Very cool to come across a place like this in the middle of cowboy country. 🗺 Classic Rock Coffee Co.

ray 1 year ago

More Texas beauty

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Altitude 76.787 ft Burton, TX 57°F (feels 56°F) Sunny (wind 4.7 mph) …a few days rest as I wind my way towards Florida. 🗺 Rocky Creek campground