denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 7 days agoThe Joys and Pitfalls of Selling OnlineAs regular visitors to this blog likely know, one of the ways I try to make a living is through a variety of online sales ventures, from old postage stamps for collectors to my…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 8 days agoThe Beauty of Nature — Creativity in a Different FormYes, I'm a blogger, and a writer... and I would go as far as to say that writing is my primary creative expression. That said, I'm also in a life-long love affair with…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 10 days agoLiving Our Best Lives: The Importance of Finding CAUSES, Rather Than Laying BLAME!Have you ever met someone who always seems ready to blame everything and everyone for whatever goes wrong in their lives? Chances are you have. Or it might even be you... ![0500-Rose.jpg](denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 11 days agoDon't Panic! 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Is there rhyme and reason to it? ![0372-ThreeDrops.JPG](denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 21 days agoDeath, Taxes and Other InevitabilitiesSo, I managed to get our annual property taxes paid by the deadline, and we can now live for another year in the house we allegedly "own outright."denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 22 days agoReflection: Welcome to the Age of Relentlessness!This morning was once again marked by the fact that it was a little after noon by the time I got around to having something to eat for breakfast. It seemsdenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 24 days agoMemory Lane: Learning How to not Take Up SpaceHappy Easter! We spent a fair amount of time outside today, working in our garden. It was a nice sunny day, and since we are usually faced with pervasive rain this time of the…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 25 days agoRambling Thoughts About the Toxic Allure of VictimologyDo you have somebody in your life whom it seems like always ends up being the victim of something in life? 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It may not even be something we're consciously aware of, but patterns have a way of repeating themselves. ![1006-Daisy.jpg](denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • last monthBucket Lists and The Urge to Travel... or not so Much!I grew up traveling. Well, we were basically "global nomads," when I was a kid, seldom spending more than 8-10 months — tops — in any one place before moving on. ![0208-VancouverIsland.jpg](denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • last month"You're Just a Danish Socialist!" I AM? What the Heck Does That MEAN?One of the interesting things about having a "public" business — in our case, we had a small gallery and gift store — in a place that gets a lot of visitors is that you get…
