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The Thoughts Behind My Thinking

A blog for the things I don't talk about.

Category: Personal

The Interesting Thing About Dialogue

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

…. is that it means “a conversation or exchange between two or more people,” Dialogue is important so that we can function as a society, and to foster personal growth. To learn the viewpoints of others, so that we can then create our own […]

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The Office

May 26, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Sports — 1 min read

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It’s Only One Day

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Technology — 1 min read

There’s many things in life that we feel are important. Yet, the day we’re on our death bed will reveal if we’ve been right. What is most important, I have learned, is to each day take care of unfinished business, and correct all that […]

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Sunset Silhouette On Prairie Lake

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

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Prayer Offerings

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

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How To Make Our Time Constructive

April 6, 2022April 7, 2022 — Posted inPersonal — 2 min read

Our culture today is filled with much activity and busyness. How can we make our time constructive, so that life doesn’t pass before us too fast? I wasn’t planning to share a sky picture today, but I found this picture in my archives from […]

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Gatekeeper

March 26, 2022 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Pets, Photography — 1 min read

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Sunrise Cloud Reflection – Orton Effect

March 24, 2022 — Posted inPersonal, Photography, Software, Technology — 1 min read

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The Chaos of Alias Email

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Privacy, Productivity, Technology — 2 min read

I don’t know if it is a fad or becoming a trend, but the use of an alias email address it seems to be popular of late. The word alias = a false name used to conceal one’s identity; an assumed name. I know […]

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Playgrounds

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 1 min read

I’ve heard it said that the world is our playground. Though, I’ve noticed that many times we can learn from a playground about how to live in the world. The other day as I was taking the dog for a walk by the local […]

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Legacy – How Do You Want To Be Remembered

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 2 min read

These are the words that came across my computer this week, and what I’ve been pondering since. Many of us go through life taking for granted the short time we have on earth to make our mark, I suspect. Others of us make profound […]

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Community Picnic

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Food, Health & Fitness, Music, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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Bird Dancing On The Line

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

A Pigeon scurries back and forth over the yellow safety line on a train platform in Chicago, Illinois – USA In life, there are times when we need to draw the line if nothing else than for our own health and safety. Whether it’s […]

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Making Good Decisions

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Personal, Photography, Productivity — 2 min read

The best way to make good decisions is to learn from past good decisions. That when faced with making a decision, we either react or we respond. Either way, you can’t fail, because you either succeed or you learn. As the late Zig Ziglar […]

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Lost In The Fog

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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Last Light After the Storm

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 — Posted inPersonal, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

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Email Lists and Tracking

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 — Posted inBrowser, Design, Personal, Photography, Privacy, Technology — 2 min read

The branches of the tree in this picture reminds me of the winding of the information on the internet. I can only imagine all the directions our emails are going back and forth. And how keeping track of it all might be confusing if […]

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The Messages In Our Lives

December 31, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity, Technology — 1 min read

How we respond to others has a huge impact on the world. How we treat others makes a huge impact on how they see the world around them. The messages in our lives shared through experiences and examples, though subtle, speak and teach louder […]

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Snow Under the Wetlands Bridge

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Sports, Travel — 1 min read

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Email And Mental Health

December 17, 2021December 18, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Privacy, Productivity, Technology — 2 min read

I have noticed recently more and more that people are talking about how overwhelmed they are with their email inbox and the need to make it more digestible. We know that social media has an effect on our mental health, with the algorithms and […]

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Late Fall Nature Silhouette

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Travel — 1 min read

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Basketball Is Really A Numbers Game

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

Player count; jersey number, score board, player stats, and how few actually play the sport professionally. Basketball, like any sports, and a part of life, is all about numbers. Then, if you actually get to play pro ball, your name and skill become celebrity, […]

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Bold Colors Down The Trail

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Sports — 1 min read

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Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

November 20, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 2 min read

In America, we live in a culture that says more is better, but is this a lie? We all have our stuff packed away in the basements of our homes, sometimes extending to storage sheds that we pay to put our stuff. And, no […]

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Should Artists or Nonprofits Use A Domain Name?

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 — Posted inPersonal, Photography, Productivity, Technology — 3 min read

It is said that if you want to be successful as an artist or nonprofit that you should have your own website and domain name to establish credibility. I think this can also be said for freelancers or bootstrapers. Lets take a new look […]

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Privacy, Security, and the Web

October 16, 2021October 17, 2021 — Posted inBrowser, Design, Family, Personal, Photography, Privacy, Technology — 2 min read

There is much talk these days with digital communications about privacy and security, because there seems to be much confusion mostly on what Big Tech is doing with it. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, known for inventing the internet navigation system known as the World Wide […]

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Going Home

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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Why Networking is Important

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 — Posted inHealth & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Productivity, Technology — 3 min read

Why balancing your relationships online and offline is important in life, and how it can create more and positive impact. On my social media channels I usually don’t post a picture directly, like many other artists do, along with sales jargon or a call […]

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Stealing Time

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography — 1 min read

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The Climate of Our Lives

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 — Posted inFamily, Health & Fitness, Personal, Photography, Science — 5 min read

“Prayer is to our soul what rain is to the soil. Fertilize the soil ever so richly, it will remain barren unless fed by frequent rains.” ~ Saint John Vianney There has been a lot of talk lately, even from the pope, about global […]

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I'm Frank J Casella, American, freelance photographer, and independent artist. I'm also co-founder of a Catholic Men's Apostolate. My life mission is to share hope and God's love in the world.

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