Another scorcher in the rust belt - the only thing about summer I tend to dislike in this weather is when the fields and property on the farm are (over)grown - it limits the ability to get out and get the walks in that I'd like to. That being said, being home now has afforded me the luxury of workouts again and I am truly a sucker for my cardio. Water rowing to be more specific. Just had a good Castles session and feel great. 💪

Have quietly been learning more and more regarding bitcoin mining this year. Far more interesting topic to dive into than I ever would have anticipated prior. 🧐🤔

My annual trip around the sun has completed. More satoshis stacked. However my world is still a bit wrought with anxiety. Work to be done... 🧐🤔

Finally. The day has arrived! #FutureBit Apollo II bitcoin miner has arrived and is hashing already! Far easier setup and go than I could have anticipated. I am beyond happy to be supporting the network and doing my part to compete on a solo level. Thank you to John Stefanopolous and the team at FutureBit - happy to support the work you all do and to further my own knowledge and experience. Onward and upward. 🫡 #bitcoin #solo #mining

Took a lot of time this weekend to rest, but also was able to work with the flowers in our greenhouse as well. Looking good so far I think! #Gardening #Farm

The biggest thing bitcoin has given me is a renwed hope in something as concrete and sure as the Earth. When I feel something, so steady, so sound - I cannot help but feel a great weight lifted off of my soul. The drops in a bucket discussions regarding privacy, future development, court rulings etc., though important and worth educating oneself - are merely rocks in the path to be ridden around, moved, or avoided. I have found truly immesurable value in what bitcoin has provided me - the peace of mind that comes from having a foundation that will allow me to live my life bindless. A limitless vortex of positivity, rather than a seemingly constant pit of despair that drags others under. In helping myself I will better aid others. "The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there." 🫡

Streaming would be a true freedom move for me. I enjoy the social aspect very much, and find conversing with others while strategizing gameplay / other activities very mentally stimulating. It's been a fun fit for me on the few occasions I find myself with time to do it. 🤙😌

I've been eerily creeping about - just not posting - I BELIEVE my self-hosted Mutiny Wallet is now connected. Honestly it's a bit of a crap shoot though, not always the best at navigating Lightning as much as I'd like to be. 💁‍♂️

I'm very curious what methods would be worthwhile to run / utilize to aid in ways that help the #bitcoin network via robustness / privacy / etc. I'm a huge fan of Jam / (the basics) / running a Tor-connected node / even mining privately. Just interested to see what other suggestions there are out there that I'm unaware / inexperienced with. Interested in Lightning Node setup / usage but hear more negatives than positives at this time. 🤔

Taking a bit of time this evening to just write. No bullet-points, no lists, no spreadsheets. Just a table, my Rocketbook notebook, and a good pen. Let the ideas run until the tank is dry. Will be looking to update my self-hosted Ghost instance to share in the near future. 📚✒️🗒 #Creativity

We have some power company reps coming to visit our farm tomorrow. Interested to see what they offer up / have to say about future possibilities here - not sure anything will come of it, but I like that we are open to any potential opportunities. Maybe having multiple bitcoin miners here in the not-so-distant future will become a thing. Time will tell. 🤷⚡️🌄

I hope to see Nostr become more widely adopted. It's amazing to see tech like this evolve, but I do have personal fears of it being a bitcoin echo chamber. We need the regular joes here, the day to day conversations - it is an interesting thought of what bitcoin and the evolvong world may play a hand in folks showing up / not. I suppose we'll see. 👀

As if I didn't already know - but Microsoft Windows updates have seemed uber-sketchy as of late, quite the 'wink-wink-nudge-nudge' to 'upgrade'. Soon you'll be kicked to the curb for Linux my friend, very soon. 👋 #OpenSource

Cast Iron Skillet usage is like my love for bitcoin. Build up the heat, keep it steady, and keep the fuckery to a minimum. Mother nature takes care of the rest. Energy. ⚡️🔥

Nom Nom Nom. Healthy eating. Healthy living for the future. 🙌

I've personally benefited from watching & listening to npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m on many occasions. As the face of a large company that has fully embraced bitcoin, having an articulate individual that can convey the transformation of hundreds of years of financial policies to where we are more than likely headed to most folks is invaluable. Thank you Michael. ⚡️🙌

My only "prediction" for #bitcoin as of late - is I believe the foundation is set in stone. Feel what you will about ETF's, regulation, etc., but the big money is moving. I'll go out on a limb and say I don't think the rather large 69K to 15K fiat denominated price action will stick around. Liquidations and profit-takers will be a thing, but the ground floor is laid - walls are slowly going up and the skyscraper continues it's climb... Then again, I'm nobody. In other news, meal prepping this week is a solid 'A' - energy levels remained stabilized, the time saved was glorious and tomorrow is a new day. Looking forward to a better me. One step at a time. 🤙

Watching the Daytona Suoercross tonight - the only sport I love and follow. Such amazing, underrated athletes. Humility to the max. Motocross needs bitcoin as well, they just don't know it yet. 🏁

Working on my meal-prepping for the following week. This year is incremental improvements in other facets of life. Nutrition is key and something I want to have ironed out. 🙌

My Nostr projects to "check off" this week - sorting out my profile verifiction - because, you know, perhaps I'm a bot. (Certainly feel that way on occasion) Secondly, getting my self-hosted Mutiny wallet connected. Apparently my brief effort over the past weekend was erroneous. Live and learn. 🤙