Being a good neighbor

Eric McCarty for Art of Manliness

There’s a mentality in our culture that being a good neighbor means you don’t bother anyone who lives close to you. That’s passive neighboring, not good neighboring. Being a good neighbor means you think ahead, initiate, and deepen relationships with those around you. It means you’re often the first one to knock on the front door. It means you’re proactive.

rather than…

Erik Kim on his Blog:

  • Rather than contemplating on what new camera to buy or lens, just go out and shoot with what you already got. I’ve found the best cure to GAS is to just go out and shoot, as once you fall into the “flow” of shooting, you totally disregard what camera you’re shooting with.
  • Rather than wasting energy and time on camera review sites and rumor sites, instead look at great photography (Magnumphotos.com)
  • Rather than checking the likes/favorites/comments on your photos, print out your photos, figure out how to edit and sequence them, and possibly exhibit, publish, or print them as a book. Or figure out who you can donate or give a print to.
  • Rather than wondering what trip you can go to (in a foreign county) for street photography, figure out if there are some other areas close to where you life that you haven’t shot yet.

Questions of the Day

As we prepare to sell our house and I just finished our fifth trip to Goodwill the past week, I like to use these questions for the determining what to save. The first two are from Joshua Becker. The last two add some additional motivation for me to get rid of the item.

  • Do I need this?
  • Why do I have it?
  • Is it easily replaced?
  • What would I use if I didn’t have it?

6,811 miles to go

map of the United States with route shown

As we contemplate the next phase of our lives, we have decided to sell our house and move into our RV for a year. Today we decided on our approximately route. If we don’t want to travel more than 300 in a day, we need only move once every couple weeks to complete the circuit in a year. #feelingexcited