George Jones

Curious Musings

Aug 2025

Finished reading: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson 📚

Worth reading. Not light . Will make you re-think many things about how you view the world, people, etc.

Aug 2025

I finished my 18 year 2190 mile project of hiking the Appalachian Trail.

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Aug 2025

Is it finally time to get rid of my RS232 crossover connector?

Jul 2025

Google's AI/Storage bait and switch. What could go wrong?

** The problem I fell for the bait. In I clicked on the “free” “Try Gemini in Gmail” option. Goo...
Jul 2025

If you like Hollywood action movies, I recommend “F1”. Constant action. Enough of a plot. Some parts really play well on “the big screen”.

Jun 2025

Day 30: solitude. A beautiful morning alone atop Mt Everett in Massachusetts.

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Day 29: winding. More than enough rope to hang a bear bag.

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Day 29: winding. This singer sewing machine aboard the “Fram” in Oslo reminds me of a very similar model my grandmother had. There was lots of winding and unwinding of spools of thread.

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Day 28: ephemeral. This post will last until mic ro.blog goes away.

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Day 27: collective: Peace is a collective effort.

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Day 26: bridge. Building a bridge at Caroline furnace with the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. Cedar logs smell very nice when cut.

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Day 25: decay. Forum Romanum. Nihil in aeturnum manet.

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Day 24: bloom. One of the prettiest flower arrangements we’ve gotten in a while.

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Day 23: fracture. A model of the Norwegian polar exploration ship “Fram” amid much fractured ice.

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Day 21: silhouette. Backpacking in Shenandoah National Park

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Day 20: gather. I’ve gathered (and eaten) a lot of berries in my day

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Day 19: equal. St. Paul cathedral, 5th Ave, Pittsburgh.

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Day 18: texture. A somewhat forgettable album. Cool sleeve design though. The name of the album was a cut-out/stensil over the inner sleeve.

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Day 17: warmth. The summer palace in Vienna. Because 2 or 3 others were not enough?

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Day 16: Blur. Sunrise at Philmont.

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Day 15: tie. Scouts having fun with knots.

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Day 14: twilight

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Day 13: pathway. Sidewalk art by neighborhood kids.

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Day 12: hidden. Hidden photo not posted.

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Day 11: brick