rscottjones
Five ways to explore where you live
Learning more about your local area can help better connect you to where you live. Here are some ways to spark that.
A scavenger hunt in your neighborhood
A list of 30 items you can hunt for while exploring the local area in which you live.
September 10, 2024
It’s been awhile since I updated this /now page, in large part because I’m not sure that my original vision for this—something updated perhaps every 2-3 weeks—is the right way to go. I’m considering shifting this to more seasonal or quarterly approach, possibly offloading those more frequent distillations as mid- and end-month notes, which will … Read more
Being the “smallest house on the block” in your friends group
Some thoughts on where you fit in your various friend groups, and whether you’re pushed to be a better person as a result.
Visiting the International Peace Garden on the US-Canada border
We visited our buddy Todd Scott at the International Peace Garden, which straddles the US-Canada border.
Better health care through humor
The best way to ensure better health outcomes for my dad was to include humor in every doctor visit.
The one feature I really wish Mastodon had
Mastodon should implement a “for this instance only” publishing privacy level to aid the formation of stronger communities.
I hate telling friends how I’m doing 🎤
I struggled with answering the question “How is it going?” for the last five years. And now that things have changed, I still struggle to answer it.
Five years after completing my Treasured Places quest
Five years ago, I completed my Treasured Places quest at Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument.