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I have time to write but I never think to write… I wonder why that is?

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Now starting on The Innovators.

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I wish I could find some books that caught my interest as much as The Alchemy of Us and The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation. A Truck Full of Money was pretty good too.

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Just finished reading:

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The Book of Jose

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It was a pretty good read. It definitely took me back to lost memories through hearing him talk about songs I hadn’t heard long forgotten.

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Propped up \"R.I.P.\"Beauden\"Earlier : jxmullins.com

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@jarrod His performance in Loki immediately brought to mind the old Lord Byron quote ““We of the craft (poets) are all crazy. Some are affected by gaiety, others by melancholy, but all are more or less touched.”.

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Sleep: jxmullins.com

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@Archimage Atleast once every 90 minutes…

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Why is there not an easier way to manage home screens and app organization in iOS? It’s been way too long in its life to only have the minimal tools available.

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I need to write more. Ideas strike me to write but I’m usually driving. Not sure how to capture those ideas.

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Certified: jxmullins.com

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Downsizing: jxmullins.com

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Nothing Special Saturday Morn: jxmullins.com

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@Archimage thanks for making me think this morning. I’m pretty sure I will be self-aware of my sneezes going forward probably to my own detriment. lol

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@Archimage This really made me go look it up… www.bbc.com/news/blog…

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Scribe came through in the clutch: jxmullins.com

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Monday Quick Hits: jxmullins.com

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How Far? This Far. jxmullins.com

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Books and Mo Books: jxmullins.com

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Finished reading: The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X 📚 This should be required reading in all High Schools. Enough said.

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Penniless vs Bitter - I’ll take Penniless: jxmullins.com

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Finished reading: You’ve Been Chosen by Cynt Marshall 📚

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I knew I had to read the book after hearing Cynt Marshall on Justin Richmond’s Started From The Bottom. She has a huge warm personality and an even more incredible story to tell. I laughed, cried and everything in between.

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Deadlines are like brickwalls: jxmullins.com

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I’ve never understood the whole high school graduation… I mean I get it but it seems antiquated in today’s time. At least in the form and presentation. My thoughts behind it are for another day as I celebrate my 2nd oldest nephews graduation.\n: jxm.micro.blog

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What a whirlwind of a week… actually no it’s been long and drawn out. Just hope tomorrow wraps up early. If so I’m coming home taking a 5 hour nap.\n: jxm.micro.blog

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I haven’t had any time to dig into #WWDC outcomes but hopefully I will be able to tonight. I did see the headset will probably be a 2.0 purchase for me. Also looks like the Studio got updated so…. adding it to my purchase list for the summer.\n: jxm.micro.blog

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Spending the morning playing with FormWise.AI and then heading downtown with my wife to check out the Pride Events going on. I really need to be working on closing out my HTML/CSS/JS class for this semester, but I still haven’t recovered after failing the exam.\n: jxm.micro.blog

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