Just to confirm: There is no other way to send or receive sats over NOSTR other than opening up lightning channels in some way, shape, or form, is that correct?

I just did a search in my email for the word “apply.” Results total from February 2025 - now = 472. This means I’ve conservatively applied for about 400 jobs since February of this year.

Going through an old hard drive (2017) and found some old affiliate videos I never published. A few things: * My makeup job was atrocious. * I was very bold in speaking the truth AND asking for the sale. * I should have started posting videos back then and stuck to it. * I really miss that jean jacket and sweater. * Don’t ever let me wear camouflage-batwing sunglasses ever again. One video was in response to someone saying, “You’re never going to amount to anything.” My speech back then was on point. I didn’t believe in myself nearly enough.

I’ve spent my morning reviewing Islamic marriage contract templates on the internet. As a technical writer with some understanding of contract and family law, my brain can’t help but reword some of these clauses so they are explicitly clear in intention, definition, and statement.  I’m sure those changes will be fine once I cross that bridge, as they don’t change the underlying “interpretation” but only clarify it by specifically stating it. In contractual law in the United States, contracts must not be vague. I know that when you’re looking through legal documents, there are a lot of vague or confusing-like statements still contained in them.  There’s a huge gap between what the law states and what is actually passed onto parties or judges in a case.  I hope my future husband finds my documentation skills valuable.

Because, according to some, I have nothing better to do.

Taxes, man. Taxes.

Taxes: It doesn't have to be this complicated

It sounded better in my head

If you believe everything you read in the LinkedIn feeds, you're losing hope of ever finding a job. The feed has to be dominated by their algorithm. There are people finding new jobs, and I would love to see more of those success stories.

An Open Letter to the LinkedIn Algorithm

Show more positive success stories vs. negative ones

The IRS is always going to tax Bitcoin in the value of fiat money, never the value of Bitcoin. Everything gets cheaper with Bitcoin, which means any revenues you earn in Bitcoin, should also be taxed (if at all) at a much lower rate. Microsats, really. This means as Bitcoin becomes worth more in fiat numbers, the higher the taxes that will be owed on goods and services as long as it's valued in fiat denominations. I think I have an idea. I need to let it percolate for a bit.

Is there anything we have to do to upload videos here? I mean, do we just use the image icon and upload a photo, or do we upload them somewhere else and place the link? For talking-head videos, should they go on fountainfm? I'm just trying to understand the best way to disseminate a video with Nostr. I know with articles, things on Yakihonne or Highligher don't always appear on Primal. What's the best way to reach all the followers with videos?

"That, Maverick, is what's a called a 'bird of prey'." It flew down behind the dumpsters onto the fence less than 10 feet from us and watched something we couldn't see. I'd never been that up close unless I was in an aviary or a zoo. When I turned to look at Maverick, it flew up into the tree, and then it flew to the top of a telephone pole. I blocked Maverick from its path while we were there -- just in case. Google says that this could be a falcon, kind of a rare one here in Texas that's been reintroduced the last 10 years. It has a distinct face, a distinct red body, and a striped tail. It was almost 2 feet tall. The other picture is what it most closely looked like as it was sitting on the fence, except it was much larger. At first I thought it was a red-tailed hawk. I went to grab the footage off the body cam, but there was no video, only a crappy photo I snapped as it took off. I didn't have my cell phone with me. I usually take the phone with me. One article I read said, basically, it's a pet. From other falconry articles I've read, some falcons are released into the wild after a certain age so they can learn to live on their own and survive. This one was hungry and curious.

Being in your element is priceless. This is my dad fishing at sunset. The truer you can stay to yourself, the happier you are. My dad belongs at the edge of the wilderness, my mother at the helm of quilting needles, and my brother behind a compound bow drawn down on a prized elk. My speciality is writing it all down by hand wherever I am. ❤️

Reading more about #Zettlekasten, I can see why my Obsidian vault isn't a true Zettekasten system. Neurons wire differently using #handwriting. Part of the system is in purposely slowing down to review current notes when choosing the best place for a new card. I don't have to redo my Obsidian vault. I can start new with 3x5 cards, empty ammo cans (because that's what I have on hand), and a pen. Easy.

I've seen posts the last few days about Primal being faster. It's lagging, hiccuping, and behind again. I'll try it again later/another day.

Deleting Notes is a Good Thing ++ Being able to delete a note within #Nostr is a good thing. From what I've read, once you "delete" the note or "submit for deletion", depending on the client, it may or may not be done. This particular one showed up in my notifications, but when I clicked on it, I got this message. Even with the best of intentions, sometimes we say things in the wrong tone or it comes across negatively or we figured out whatever we said isn't what we were trying to say exactly. You should be able to delete your messages if you want. I'm grateful that some clients honor the deletion requests.

I'm leery about answering DMs here.