This painting is a still life of a tea pot and a small padded box containing a stone “chop”. A chop is like a seal or stamp that you use like a signature on documents. It was given to me by some former students when I moved back to the US. The Chinese character on the red paper in the back is the word 福 which means fortune or blessing. It is upside down as a play on words. The word for upside down has the same sound as “arrived”. People put this on their doors at Lunar New Year in Taiwan as a way of saying Fortune has arrived. This was just practice for me. I’m not crazy about it simply because no one would even know what the box with the stone stamp was unless I explained it. But my wife likes the painting though, so it’s hanging in my living room.

Misty Morning 8”X10” Oil on panel This painting can be yours for only 65,000 sats (unframed) plus shipping. This is an original artwork painted by me (Jason High). If you aren’t in the market for original artwork, please help me out by sharing this.

早安！ I’ve been wanting to find a church to be a part of for quite some time. I am theologically opposed to mega-churches or any church that acts like a corporation. I want the closest thing I can find to a biblical house church. I finally think I found one. I will be attending tomorrow for the first time. Unfortunately, because my family hasn’t been involved in any kind of church in be past five years no one wants to go with me. It makes me sad but I know it’s my fault for not being a good spiritual leader for them. I pray that I can be a better example to them in the future. Please pray for me and my family.

GM. Here are some photos from Yeliu Geopark in Taiwan. It’s a really interesting place. The first photo is of a rock formation called the Queen’s Head.

Vlog shoutout to @SoapMiner who sells great all-natural soap. Yes, I’m hiding in my closet while filming so my normie wife doesn’t think I’m even weirder than she already thinks I am.

We need more zapping here on Nostr. Zapping is one if the big advantages of Nostr over big tech social media. We can reward people for posts we like directly peer to peer. People don’t need to be subservient to an algorithm controlled by big tech oligarchs. If you don’t want to give 21 sats to people because some day 21 sats will equal a whole meal then lower your amount. I typically zap 7 sats.

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GM. Here are some gods (actually demons) from the entrance to a temple in Taiwan. I believe these are costumes of gods that they use during parades or special events at the temple.

It’s very clear to me that the “gods” that people worship are the enemies of humanity and don’t deserve our worship. They only want to steal, kill, and destroy. They are liars just like the serpent in the garden. Their goal is to alienate us from the God above all gods, the King of Kings.

Good Afternoon from Florida. I took this photo in Milan last year.

This painting is of my daughter. I painted it 20 years ago. The scenery is on the east coast of Taiwan. The painting is currently hanging at my parents’ house. My daughter is now 23 and is teaching kindergarten in South Korea.

GM. It’s a freckle hot chickenburger kind of day. 🤣

So, I set up my new BitAxe. Can anyone explain to me if I’m solo mining right now or if I’m pool mining. I’m not sure what the default setting is or how to change it. I’m new to this so I’m sorry if this is a dumb question.

I’ve got to say, @SoapMiner makes great soap. I bought the Tea Tree and the Lemongrass varieties. They arrived today and I took a quick shower as soon as I got home from work using the lemon grass soap. I guess I should have taken a photo of the soap before I used it. I was worried about it not lathering as I have been using liquid form body wash for thirty years. I was not disappointed. The soap really lathers up very well and smells great. I highly recommend this soap. Thanks @SoapMiner !

GM. Gotta go to work at my unexciting job to earn more fiat to convert to ₿itcoin. Would really like to just earn ₿itcoin directly through art sales. I’ll try posting some of my available artwork when I have time to photograph them. Meanwhile, here are some paintings I did awhile ago. The first one is from Nanfangao in Taiwan. The bridge in the background no longer exists as it collapsed and was replaced with one that looks different. This painting is not available. The second painting was painted on location in Clermont, Florida. It is available for 50,000 sats (unframed plus shipping). Or 75,000 sats framed (plus shipping). Let me know if you’re interested or just zap me a few sats if you like my artwork. 😜

Just curious, are there any non-profit charitable organizations like GoFundMe or Give Send Go that excepts Bitcoin as donations?