It's the year of Cicadas! Hasnt happened in over 200 years. It's gonna be wild. Get ready for the noise this summer.

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Hello, fellow humanity. my #introduction

Who am I? Another human who has every trait others have? No. Humans are varied & individual but we all are part of the oneness that makes up humankind.

My career path could be said but that would only be for others to come to assumptions of what that means. 🙂

Instead I'll share some #stitching created with my hands. Maybe it can attempt to explain *who* I am. My belief is that humans when given equal chance will choose goodness. Simple, but not easy.

How did I get here? Believing in the power of kindness or love is probably the answer. Choosing to go my own path that intersects with others appears to be a good choice.

My name is Whitney. Looking forward to interacting with more of you under my own name. Love will ultimately prove to answer every question. That much I know is true. 💜

I did a little cost comparison and I can produce honeycrisp apple chips for about $1/oz if my labor is free, and about $7/oz if my time is valuable.

The cost goes higher if I factor in lost productivity for each time I slice my thumb on the mandaline and am slowed down in everything I do for the next week (which happened today).

Commercial apple chips are sbout $2.50/oz, but they are not honeycrisp. That's for fiji and "reds" (red delicious?). Mine are better, but not to the tune of three times better.

So I will not be selling any apple chips, but I will continue making them for my household.

I am also going to change my sliding technique to one that I think might be safer when my hand slips.

I'll also be looking at better mandolines. We got a cheap one to see if we would even use it, and it turns out we do, so it's reasonable to consider investing in a better one.

If any one who follows #foodstr or #cooking has any mandoline recommendations, LMK. Looking for safety features (b/c I clearly cannot be trusted) and an adjustible thickness. #prepping #prepper #GrowNostr #food

Trying to move my retirement account to another institution. Before I can do that, I need to either go to a post office to verify my identity or send an email w/ private info. What century am I in?

Bitcoin exposes just how bad the current financial system is, big sigh

What radicalized you?

The only thing the Marshmallow Test actually gauges is how much a person wants a marshmallow.

Crypto is just fiat principles pasted onto Bitcoin like software.

It’s analogous to record labels creating a closed internet platform and still selling entire CDs as one unit for the same price as physical disks, while #Bitcoin is the suite of protocols for file sharing.

The software may look similar, but they are nothing alike.

DONATIONS ARE NOT A BUSINESS MODEL.

MOST PROJECTS SHOULD ATTEMPT TO ETHICALLY MONETIZE TO BE SUSTAINABLY INDEPENDENT.

CERTAIN PROJECTS CANNOT BE MONETIZED. THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BE RELIANT ON DONATIONS. IT IS A HARD PATH BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

Incredible day serving the medical and dental needs of El Zonte. The medical/dental facility we are building will have an enormous impact on the community if today was any indication.