by Patrick Rhone, Master Generalist
My iPhone 11, even though I have had it for five years now, is still getting software and security updates from Apple, and the battery is still decent for this phone’s age (around 80% maximum capacity). My iPhone 11 is still plenty fast (for me), and the camera still takes decent quality photos (for me).
Steve Best is keeping his phone. I have a 12 mini and have no plans to change it anytime soon.
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Some really interesting, and infrequently discussed, data about homelessness (shared with me by my wife):
Nationally, 50% of the homeless population spent time in foster care.
Related, my wife and I were struck by how few unhoused folks we saw in New Orleans.
Home for Good New Orleans is a community-wide effort to achieve low to no unsheltered homelessness in New Orleans by the end of 2025.
How? Give them a place to live.
Seems to be working.
You do the work because the work is worth doing. There may be many reasons why doing the work to get something or somewhere you want wont get you the results you were hoping for. But, this is not a reason for not doing the work. The work is worth doing because it makes you smarter. The work is worth doing because it gives you experience. The work is worth doing so that not doing the work is not a reason you fall short of the goal.
There will be insurmountable challenges to meeting many of your goals in life. Try anyway. Try because the challenge is worth meeting. Try because it may make the next opportunity surmountable. Try because it will make you better and smarter and stronger. You may fall short for many reasons, don’t let the work be one of them.
The work is how you grow and that makes the work worth doing every time.
Came up with the perfect inscription for my tombstone:
He didn’t post much.
It’s not my dream, it’s my future. I’m manifesting it.
— Beatrix Rhone
New Orleans is the only place I know where even the bumps in the road seem set to a rhythm.
Here’s a list of numbers. I wonder if anyone can guess what they are…
52
63
380
218
61
64
55
“There are a lot of places I like, but I like New Orleans better.” — Bob Dylan
Homeward bound for New Orleans in less than 48 hours. Here’s what I’m excited for in no particular order…
(I may be adding to this list as I think of more things.)
Burn, build, bridge – annie’s blog
It’s easy to criticize. Easy to point, easy to blame. Interestingly, none of that sideline stuff counts as work. None of it moves us toward meaningful change.
Yep. This.