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2021 Goals from the Annual Review
by Jacob ThomasI was happy to do my annual review, so I could to go back and look at my life during 2020. I should also say that I’m happy to just be writing the follow up to the last post. My biggest issue most of the time is follow through. I have recently thought about the ideas I have come up with...
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Looking back and looking forward, My Annual Review
by Jacob ThomasIn 2017 I created a post where I went over my resolutions for 2016. It was a good post, if I say so myself, where I had 13 resolutions for the year. I achieved 9 of my resolutions. It was a good year and I was really proud of myself for those things. I also had hoped I would’ve done...
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What do you need
by Jacob ThomasDuring this lockdown, self-quarantine, self-isolation, stay at home time. I've done a lot of interesting things. I've decided I wanted to relearn a few things. I've cooked, a lot. Boy have I cooked a lot. I asked a few friends for some things they were cooking or buying. I was so happy when a few got back to me. ...
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Gin Watermelon Basil Smash
by Jacob ThomasWait, it's September, which means summer is coming to an end? Even though the summer might be coming to a close, it doesn't mean we can't enjoy a great summer cocktail. During the summer I generally have two things around, some watermelon in my frig and some fresh basil that I'm growing on my balcony or somewhere in my apartment.
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Figuring all of this out
by Jacob ThomasWhere do we start? How do we start? Do we even bother to start? What are these questions and what is the point of these things? I'm not really sure what to tell you. The events of the last several months have made a lot of us think and wonder about the world we live in. People are getting fired,...
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Living through a crisis
by Jacob ThomasYou walk in and you see empty shelves. You know that you had been hearing about people buying up certain things, but you think, nah, can't be that bad. You walk into the market, OK, someone is wearing a mask. That other person is wearing gloves, latex gloves.
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6 Month Back in the States, Oh My!
by Jacob ThomasIt’s been 6 months since I’ve moved from Stuttgart. It has been a mixed bag of feelings for me to be here. Living on the West coast of America has been different. The first reason some might think is kind of stupid, but I find it kind of interesting, especially after living in Europe for 8 years. I feel like I have more time...
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A New Adventure Ahead
by Jacob ThomasThe time has come for me to leave the place that I called home for the last 8 years. Like everything in life, the time has come for the fun to end and for a new adventure to begin.
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The Aftermath, Part II
by Jacob ThomasIt has been a very interesting time in the last few months since I wrote about the issues I had to go through in clearing out my grandmother’s house after her passing. A lot has happened. For one, I’m no longer in Germany. Yes, after over 8 years, the time came to move. This is the biggest thing of all....
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The Aftermath, Part I
by Jacob ThomasLet me just get this out of the way. When I get these done, these won’t be my normal mission statement of things I like to write, but this is a platform for me to get my thoughts out overall. Where do I begin, the last few months have had a lot going on. I’ve traveled to several countries, checked off a few boxes...