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  1. Sigh. Not enough places to have on display and readily accessible books, rocks, and knickknacks. Abraham Lincoln and the cat are not impressed. The snakes are openly laughing. This is the problem downsizing over the years.

    I have divested 3 glass display cabinets so my extensive rocks/minerals/fossils and crystals collection is still in disarray and partly still boxed up. I’m down to 2 tall bookcases so I’ve only got my favorite books out, favorite history books, favorite rocks and geology books and my favorite cookbooks out but there are still 6 boxes of books I just can’t give up but…they are in the garage.

    Woe is me. Sniff. Got to snug up my britches, drink some more liquid Resolve and Fortitude and start divesting again. “With a knick-knack paddywhack” even. #Books #Clutter #Bookcase #Cookbooks #KnickKnack

  2. Sigh. Not enough places to have on display and readily accessible books, rocks, and knickknacks. Abraham Lincoln and the cat are not impressed. The snakes are openly laughing. This is the problem downsizing over the years.

    I have divested 3 glass display cabinets so my extensive rocks/minerals/fossils and crystals collection is still in disarray and partly still boxed up. I’m down to 2 tall bookcases so I’ve only got my favorite books out, favorite history books, favorite rocks and geology books and my favorite cookbooks out but there are still 6 boxes of books I just can’t give up but…they are in the garage.

    Woe is me. Sniff. Got to snug up my britches, drink some more liquid Resolve and Fortitude and start divesting again. “With a knick-knack paddywhack” even. #Books #Clutter #Bookcase #Cookbooks #KnickKnack

  3. Sigh. Not enough places to have on display and readily accessible books, rocks, and knickknacks. Abraham Lincoln and the cat are not impressed. The snakes are openly laughing. This is the problem downsizing over the years.

    I have divested 3 glass display cabinets so my extensive rocks/minerals/fossils and crystals collection is still in disarray and partly still boxed up. I’m down to 2 tall bookcases so I’ve only got my favorite books out, favorite history books, favorite rocks and geology books and my favorite cookbooks out but there are still 6 boxes of books I just can’t give up but…they are in the garage.

    Woe is me. Sniff. Got to snug up my britches, drink some more liquid Resolve and Fortitude and start divesting again. “With a knick-knack paddywhack” even. #Books #Clutter #Bookcase #Cookbooks #KnickKnack

  4. Sigh. Not enough places to have on display and readily accessible books, rocks, and knickknacks. Abraham Lincoln and the cat are not impressed. The snakes are openly laughing. This is the problem downsizing over the years.

    I have divested 3 glass display cabinets so my extensive rocks/minerals/fossils and crystals collection is still in disarray and partly still boxed up. I’m down to 2 tall bookcases so I’ve only got my favorite books out, favorite history books, favorite rocks and geology books and my favorite cookbooks out but there are still 6 boxes of books I just can’t give up but…they are in the garage.

    Woe is me. Sniff. Got to snug up my britches, drink some more liquid Resolve and Fortitude and start divesting again. “With a knick-knack paddywhack” even. #Books #Clutter #Bookcase #Cookbooks #KnickKnack

  5. Sigh. Not enough places to have on display and readily accessible books, rocks, and knickknacks. Abraham Lincoln and the cat are not impressed. The snakes are openly laughing. This is the problem downsizing over the years.

    I have divested 3 glass display cabinets so my extensive rocks/minerals/fossils and crystals collection is still in disarray and partly still boxed up. I’m down to 2 tall bookcases so I’ve only got my favorite books out, favorite history books, favorite rocks and geology books and my favorite cookbooks out but there are still 6 boxes of books I just can’t give up but…they are in the garage.

    Woe is me. Sniff. Got to snug up my britches, drink some more liquid Resolve and Fortitude and start divesting again. “With a knick-knack paddywhack” even. #Books #Clutter #Bookcase #Cookbooks #KnickKnack

  6. Clutter

    Gardener, gloves off, with his callouses laid bare.
    A shed with old tools and a ladder up to nowhere.

    #poem #poemaday #poetry #outdoor #garden #stilllife #clutter #photography

  7. Clutter

    Gardener, gloves off, with his callouses laid bare.
    A shed with old tools and a ladder up to nowhere.

    #poem #poemaday #poetry #outdoor #garden #stilllife #clutter #photography

  8. Clutter

    Gardener, gloves off, with his callouses laid bare.
    A shed with old tools and a ladder up to nowhere.

    #poem #poemaday #poetry #outdoor #garden #stilllife #clutter #photography

  9. Clutter

    Gardener, gloves off, with his callouses laid bare.
    A shed with old tools and a ladder up to nowhere.

    #poem #poemaday #poetry #outdoor #garden #stilllife #clutter #photography

  10. Clutter

    Gardener, gloves off, with his callouses laid bare.
    A shed with old tools and a ladder up to nowhere.

    #poem #poemaday #poetry #outdoor #garden #stilllife #clutter #photography

  11. Dusted off the home office shredder, and started in on old boxes of bills, credit card statements, and the assorted paper detritus us #genX folks religiously saved and filled.

    Dude, I'm literally finding two decade old paperwork.

    Nobody needs to save and curate this stuff.

    #clutter

  12. #SilentSunday

    I finally was able to dig out my garage to have enough space for some woodworking, it was a lot of cleaning and planning not cutting, hence a rather a silent Sunday. There's a long way to go, but horizontal surfaces and the floor can be seen now and that's an embarrassing and exciting milestone. Feels good to be back in the "shop"!

    #WoodWorking #WorkBench #Clutter

  13. #SilentSunday

    I finally was able to dig out my garage to have enough space for some woodworking, it was a lot of cleaning and planning not cutting, hence a rather a silent Sunday. There's a long way to go, but horizontal surfaces and the floor can be seen now and that's an embarrassing and exciting milestone. Feels good to be back in the "shop"!

    #WoodWorking #WorkBench #Clutter

  14. #SilentSunday

    I finally was able to dig out my garage to have enough space for some woodworking, it was a lot of cleaning and planning not cutting, hence a rather a silent Sunday. There's a long way to go, but horizontal surfaces and the floor can be seen now and that's an embarrassing and exciting milestone. Feels good to be back in the "shop"!

    #WoodWorking #WorkBench #Clutter

  15. #SilentSunday

    I finally was able to dig out my garage to have enough space for some woodworking, it was a lot of cleaning and planning not cutting, hence a rather a silent Sunday. There's a long way to go, but horizontal surfaces and the floor can be seen now and that's an embarrassing and exciting milestone. Feels good to be back in the "shop"!

    #WoodWorking #WorkBench #Clutter

  16. #SilentSunday

    I finally was able to dig out my garage to have enough space for some woodworking, it was a lot of cleaning and planning not cutting, hence a rather a silent Sunday. There's a long way to go, but horizontal surfaces and the floor can be seen now and that's an embarrassing and exciting milestone. Feels good to be back in the "shop"!

    #WoodWorking #WorkBench #Clutter

  17. SPRING CLEANING FOR WRITERS

    Career Authors
    It’s that time of year again. The snow is melting, the days are growing longer, and the sun is shining brighter, and now we can see all that accumulated dirt. Time for spring cleaning, not just your home life, but but your writing life, too! USA TODAY bestselling author and agent Paula Munier shows you how.
    SPRING CLEANING FOR WRITERS Paula Munier…
    careerauthors.com/spring-clean

    #Craft #agent #AliceHoffman #clutter #creativity

  18. "The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds."

    Thomas Merton

    #quoteoftheday #GreatestNeed #Clutter #Rubbish #AGoodCleaning

  19. "The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds."

    Thomas Merton

    #quoteoftheday #GreatestNeed #Clutter #Rubbish #AGoodCleaning

  20. "The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds."

    Thomas Merton

    #quoteoftheday #GreatestNeed #Clutter #Rubbish #AGoodCleaning

  21. "The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds."

    Thomas Merton

    #quoteoftheday #GreatestNeed #Clutter #Rubbish #AGoodCleaning

  22. Ah, yes, "Ninja"—because what every #developer needs is yet another "small #build system" claiming to be the Usain Bolt of compiling. 🏃‍♂️💨 Why innovate when you can just slap "speed" in the description and hope no one notices it's just another #GitHub repo cluttering your workflow? 🙄🔧
    github.com/ninja-build/ninja #Ninja #System #Tools #Fast #Compilation #Clutter #HackerNews #ngated

  23. I've not shown off my #desk in forever, but today I spent some time tidying it up and making it look *aesthetic*—and actually somewhat real ^-^

    So, here's my #DeskSetup!

    #Organization #Clutter #Gaming

  24. I've not shown off my in forever, but today I spent some time tidying it up and making it look *aesthetic*—and actually somewhat real ^-^

    So, here's my !

  25. @suearcher hurrah! This week we gained a large henhouse (from a friend with MS who can’t keep her chickens any more) and a bunch of boxes of books (from a friend with glaucoma who can’t read any more). This is definitely going in the wrong direction. #Clutter #SympathyHoards

  26. Introducing the latest revolution in software engineering: yet another way to cram every tool imaginable into the already cluttered Django admin! 🤹‍♂️ Because what developer doesn't dream of transforming their workspace into a digital junk drawer? 🗄️ It's like Marie Kondo... but for masochists.
    github.com/yassi/dj-control-ro #DjangoAdmin #Clutter #SoftwareEngineering #DigitalWorkspace #DeveloperHumor #TechRevolution #HackerNews #ngated

  27. Good morning. 🌊🐚🪸

    18 January 2026

    I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but I really do need to straighten up my office. It’s out of control again. Computers and stray parts are scattered across my old desk, mixed in with cameras and whatever else has migrated there. Papers of every imaginable origin are waiting for some kind of decision, and a new stack of books has begun forming on the floor beside the bookcase—right where the last one used to be.

    I don’t think it’s pure laziness, though that plays its part. It’s more that clutter just doesn’t bother me the way it once did. There was a time when the sight of a messy room would make me cringe and immediately start straightening. Now I look at it and think… eh. The good thing about this new attitude is that there’s always tomorrow, and whatever needs straightening will still be there. The bad thing is that whatever needs straightening will still be there—probably with one new thing added to the pile.

    In my defense, I stay pretty busy. Even now, while I’m typing this, I’m contemplating a well‑deserved nap. Charlie usually gives me an hour or so to handle that task; truthfully, I suspect he naps too. And then there’s the TV—if I’m foolish enough to turn it on, I find myself trapped in the recliner, nearly prone and unable to move. That chair is eerily magical, a universe unto itself, with the rest of creation swirling around it. It takes almost cosmic strength to break the spell and pull myself free. The urge to use the bathroom works too.

    “Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions.” — Barbara Hemphill

    “You can do anything, but not everything.” — David Allen

    “Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” — Roger Caras

    #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #shorebird #BlackSkimmer #clutter

  28. Good morning. 🌊🐚🪸

    18 January 2026

    I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but I really do need to straighten up my office. It’s out of control again. Computers and stray parts are scattered across my old desk, mixed in with cameras and whatever else has migrated there. Papers of every imaginable origin are waiting for some kind of decision, and a new stack of books has begun forming on the floor beside the bookcase—right where the last one used to be.

    I don’t think it’s pure laziness, though that plays its part. It’s more that clutter just doesn’t bother me the way it once did. There was a time when the sight of a messy room would make me cringe and immediately start straightening. Now I look at it and think… eh. The good thing about this new attitude is that there’s always tomorrow, and whatever needs straightening will still be there. The bad thing is that whatever needs straightening will still be there—probably with one new thing added to the pile.

    In my defense, I stay pretty busy. Even now, while I’m typing this, I’m contemplating a well‑deserved nap. Charlie usually gives me an hour or so to handle that task; truthfully, I suspect he naps too. And then there’s the TV—if I’m foolish enough to turn it on, I find myself trapped in the recliner, nearly prone and unable to move. That chair is eerily magical, a universe unto itself, with the rest of creation swirling around it. It takes almost cosmic strength to break the spell and pull myself free. The urge to use the bathroom works too.

    “Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions.” — Barbara Hemphill

    “You can do anything, but not everything.” — David Allen

    “Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” — Roger Caras

    #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #shorebird #BlackSkimmer #clutter

  29. Good morning. 🌊🐚🪸

    18 January 2026

    I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but I really do need to straighten up my office. It’s out of control again. Computers and stray parts are scattered across my old desk, mixed in with cameras and whatever else has migrated there. Papers of every imaginable origin are waiting for some kind of decision, and a new stack of books has begun forming on the floor beside the bookcase—right where the last one used to be.

    I don’t think it’s pure laziness, though that plays its part. It’s more that clutter just doesn’t bother me the way it once did. There was a time when the sight of a messy room would make me cringe and immediately start straightening. Now I look at it and think… eh. The good thing about this new attitude is that there’s always tomorrow, and whatever needs straightening will still be there. The bad thing is that whatever needs straightening will still be there—probably with one new thing added to the pile.

    In my defense, I stay pretty busy. Even now, while I’m typing this, I’m contemplating a well‑deserved nap. Charlie usually gives me an hour or so to handle that task; truthfully, I suspect he naps too. And then there’s the TV—if I’m foolish enough to turn it on, I find myself trapped in the recliner, nearly prone and unable to move. That chair is eerily magical, a universe unto itself, with the rest of creation swirling around it. It takes almost cosmic strength to break the spell and pull myself free. The urge to use the bathroom works too.

    “Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions.” — Barbara Hemphill

    “You can do anything, but not everything.” — David Allen

    “Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” — Roger Caras

    #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #shorebird #BlackSkimmer #clutter

  30. Good morning. 🌊🐚🪸

    18 January 2026

    I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but I really do need to straighten up my office. It’s out of control again. Computers and stray parts are scattered across my old desk, mixed in with cameras and whatever else has migrated there. Papers of every imaginable origin are waiting for some kind of decision, and a new stack of books has begun forming on the floor beside the bookcase—right where the last one used to be.

    I don’t think it’s pure laziness, though that plays its part. It’s more that clutter just doesn’t bother me the way it once did. There was a time when the sight of a messy room would make me cringe and immediately start straightening. Now I look at it and think… eh. The good thing about this new attitude is that there’s always tomorrow, and whatever needs straightening will still be there. The bad thing is that whatever needs straightening will still be there—probably with one new thing added to the pile.

    In my defense, I stay pretty busy. Even now, while I’m typing this, I’m contemplating a well‑deserved nap. Charlie usually gives me an hour or so to handle that task; truthfully, I suspect he naps too. And then there’s the TV—if I’m foolish enough to turn it on, I find myself trapped in the recliner, nearly prone and unable to move. That chair is eerily magical, a universe unto itself, with the rest of creation swirling around it. It takes almost cosmic strength to break the spell and pull myself free. The urge to use the bathroom works too.

    “Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions.” — Barbara Hemphill

    “You can do anything, but not everything.” — David Allen

    “Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” — Roger Caras

    #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #shorebird #BlackSkimmer #clutter

  31. Good morning. 🌊🐚🪸

    18 January 2026

    I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but I really do need to straighten up my office. It’s out of control again. Computers and stray parts are scattered across my old desk, mixed in with cameras and whatever else has migrated there. Papers of every imaginable origin are waiting for some kind of decision, and a new stack of books has begun forming on the floor beside the bookcase—right where the last one used to be.

    I don’t think it’s pure laziness, though that plays its part. It’s more that clutter just doesn’t bother me the way it once did. There was a time when the sight of a messy room would make me cringe and immediately start straightening. Now I look at it and think… eh. The good thing about this new attitude is that there’s always tomorrow, and whatever needs straightening will still be there. The bad thing is that whatever needs straightening will still be there—probably with one new thing added to the pile.

    In my defense, I stay pretty busy. Even now, while I’m typing this, I’m contemplating a well‑deserved nap. Charlie usually gives me an hour or so to handle that task; truthfully, I suspect he naps too. And then there’s the TV—if I’m foolish enough to turn it on, I find myself trapped in the recliner, nearly prone and unable to move. That chair is eerily magical, a universe unto itself, with the rest of creation swirling around it. It takes almost cosmic strength to break the spell and pull myself free. The urge to use the bathroom works too.

    “Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions.” — Barbara Hemphill

    “You can do anything, but not everything.” — David Allen

    “Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” — Roger Caras

    #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #shorebird #BlackSkimmer #clutter

  32. 🔧🤖 "Repogen: because why not add another #CLI tool to your already overflowing toolbox of developer frustrations? It promises to make package management easier, but really just adds more #metadata #clutter and #GPGRSA key confusion! 🚀🔑"
    github.com/ralt/repogen #Repogen #developer-tools #package-management #HackerNews #ngated

  33. I’m one of those who fights battles with #clutter and #piles at home. No, it’s not #hoarding. It’s more about the #mental hills we climb to establish and maintain #momentum on a task. I reach a point of #overload and then I #shutdown. In some ways, if I could stop myself hitting mental #barriers then the take themselves are easy. Then #shame can build, and there’s my natural #aversion of people. Maybe I just need to hire a #housekeeper. #actuallyautistic @actuallyautistic

  34. #SpringBlossoms #BloomScrolling #Forsythia #Forcing #Clutter

    Yeah, so there's no good angle for this arrangement, our house is cluttered!

    The dehydrator and bags of gluten free flour are part of us making dog treats to benefit our Hands Helping Paws Project.

  35. Dear Friends,
    Another #LongIsland #Xmas house decoration that leans towards the off-beat.
    Frankly, surprised how similar they tend to be. The #BigBox-ification of Christmas?
    It's a yard with every indication of being used and enjoyed, as indicated by the trampled texture of the snow and toys left outside, and qualifies for inclusion because of its overall cluttered look with all the non-Christmas stuff.

    ESM

    #Christmas
    #modest #clutter
    #suburbs #NewYork
    #photography #photographer

  36. Good afternoon. 🌴🌴🌴

    9 December 2025

    If I toss my old Visual C++ book, I could free up space for two or three more novels in the bookcase. After all, it’s not like I plan to do any more programming. That chapter has closed. It’s time to let those things go—completely.

    I know the impulse to hang on “just in case.” But when we don’t release the unused, it accumulates. Slowly, quietly, until we’re buried in stuff. And then we become… hoarders.

    That’s where I am now—or at least, that’s how it feels. We have a lot of things. Over the years, I built storage into our life to bring order to the chaos. But storage is a trickster: if you build it, you fill it. I told my wife I wanted to rent a dumpster and just start tossing things in. I didn’t get a concurrence.

    There are boxes we never unpacked after moving here—over twenty years ago. They sit like sealed time capsules in the back of my little work garage. Once, I resolved to do something about it. I grabbed a box, determined to haul it off to Goodwill. But when I opened it, I found my Calvin and Hobbes collection—and just like that, the wind left my sails.

    Tossing technical manuals is one thing. But Calvin and Hobbes? That’s sacred. Honestly, those books should be classified as academic texts—philosophy in comic form.

    And even now, as I type this meditation on letting go, I glance toward Ben’s bed, still sitting where it has for over sixteen years. Those who follow my blog know what that means.

    “Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions.” — Barbara Hemphill

    “The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life.” — Marie Kondo

    #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #morning #clutter #hoarding #palmtree #abstract

  37. Prescribed burn in the the Valley of the Giants gone wrong
    Save the tourist infrastructure not the national park?

    "A plan to protect tourist infrastructure has resulted in an estimated 180 large trees falling over. Western Australian authorities say the planned burn was carried out east of the Valley of the Giants precinct to protect visitor infrastructure. While the tourist hub was untouched, conservationists say the fire has been "catastrophic" for a nearby section of bushland, and the outcome should have been predicted."
    >>
    au.news.yahoo.com/popular-auss

    The Dorrigo Arc Rainforest Centre in Dorrigo National Park tourist "upgrade".
    Dorrigo Escarpment great walk review of environmental factors: public consultation
    Have your say on the review of environmental factors

    until Monday 24 February 2025.
    >>
    www2.environment.nsw.gov.au/to
    #tourism #infrastructure #clutter #Dorrigo #rainforest #systemic #failure #values #bushfires #ControlledBurn #NationalParks