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coinjoe (69)Silver Backin Silver Bloggers • 11 hours ago
The 4 AM Advantage (and Its Cost)
Fountain on campus during our visit to New Jersey to see our oldest in college. I'm at my best between 4 AM and noon. After that? It's a coin flip whether I'm useful or just…
$1.96
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coinjoe (69)in Reflections • yesterday
The Guilt of Resting
I took some time off over the holidays. Actually rested a couple weeks. Didn't work on the new business. Didn't study and didn't write much except for these Hive posts. Just…
$1.18
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Breakdown: 0.00 HBD, 12.03 HP
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coinjoe (69)Silver Backin Silver Bloggers • 2 days ago
The Tasks That Wait
Sand Gargoyle on the Jersey shore taken during a vacation a few years ago. Not everything deserves my best hours. Took me way too long to figure that out. I've written before…
$1.52
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coinjoe (69)in Reflections • 3 days ago
Learning to Trust the Bad Days
I used to fight bad days as if they were a personal failure. If I woke up foggy, I would push harder. If focus was trash, I would sit my ass at the desk just a bit longer. If my…
$4.67
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coinjoe (69)in Hive Collectors • 4 days ago
The Counterfeit I Bought on Purpose
I bought a fake coin on eBay. On purpose. ONly paid just over $10USD for it. It's a 1911-B Great Britain Trade Dollar. Or at least it pretends to be. Came from China. Price was…
$3.14
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Breakdown: 0.00 HBD, 32.03 HP
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coinjoe (69)in Weekend Experiences • 5 days ago
The Stories I Will Never Hear
Photo of one set of my maternal Great-Great Grandparents and their brood. Circa-Late 1800s Have I ever thought there was plenty of time to do something, took no immediate…
$1.89
Pending payout amount: $1.89
Breakdown: 0.00 HBD, 19.32 HP
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coinjoe (69)Silver Backin Silver Bloggers • 6 days ago
The Tool Chest Finally Gets Built
My oldest son helped me put together my new rolling tool chest today. He and his younger brother got it for me a while back and it's been sitting in the box ever since. Life kept…
$3.53
Pending payout amount: $3.53
Breakdown: 0.00 HBD, 36.03 HP
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coinjoe (69)in Reflections • 7 days ago
My Energy Audit
A few posts back I wrote about how I only operate at my best version about 30% of the time . That number mya have bothered some people. It bothered me too when I first sat…
$4.84
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- Author $2.42
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coinjoe (69)in Reflections • 9 days ago
Building a Business Around Your Limitations
There is a version of my life where I kept trying to fit into the standard mold. Show up at 8. Leave at 5. Be consistent. Be reliable. Be normal. It never happened. I was a 6am…
$5.93
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- Author $2.97
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coinjoe (69)Silver Backin Silver Bloggers • 10 days ago
Holiday Downtime Means More Posts From Me
The holidays are weird when you are semi-retired and work for yourself. Most of the people out there working in offices get a break from work. Everything just goes into slow…
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- Author $1.98
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coinjoe (69)Silver Backin Silver Bloggers • 11 days ago
Why I Still Use Flashcards
Yeah, I know we live in an age where there is an app for everything. Quizlet exists. and may even have a cult following. But here I am, a wanna be doc student, sitting at my…
$1.58
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- Author $0.79
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coinjoe (69)in Reflections • 12 days ago
What Percentage of the Time Am I My Best Version?
Honest answer? Maybe 30%, and that is probably being a little generous. Now before you go off thinking I am being a drama queen or fishing for some fucking pity (keep it), let…
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- Author $1.62
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coinjoe (69)in Weekend Experiences • 13 days ago
Three Things I'm Doing Better in 2026
Look, 2025 was fine I guess. It was a year. Things happened. Some good, some not so much. I made some major improvements to my lifestyle and how I approach my physical and mental…
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- Author $0.80
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coinjoe (69)in Reflections • 16 days ago
When Everything Happens at Once
Seems chaos has been the theme of things lately in life. That is all on me though and I own that. I actuaklly like it somewhat compared to the boredom I was experiencing just a…
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- Author $2.61
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coinjoe (69)Silver Backin Silver Bloggers • last month
Decorating ...Check
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more," - The Grinch I will admit, when it comes to the days approaching…
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- Author $2.10
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coinjoe (69)in Weekend Experiences • last month
The Boogeyman
It has been a while since posting, so this prompt is my icebreaker to get me started again. It brought back some fond, and not so fond memories thinking and writing about it…
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- Author $2.48
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coinjoe (69)Silver Backin Silver Bloggers • 2 months ago
Not So Busy, But Full Week
Well, hello there Silvers and Hivers! Been a couple days, but I am still here and kickin'. I could say that the last few days have been rather busy, but they have not. I;ve…
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- Author $2.85
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coinjoe (69)Silver Backin Silver Bloggers • 3 months ago
Fall-in Down
Fall is here and it is great. I love the nice temps and the colors of the leaves as they change. There is all the little squirrels and chipmunks in the neighborhood running…
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- Author $2.96
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coinjoe (69)in Silver Gold Stackers • 3 months ago
When the Hunt Takes a Back Seat
I just never thought the day would come that coin collecting would stop being fun for me. It has been my hobby off and on since I was a teenager. I have always enjoyed the thrill…
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- Author $3.60
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coinjoe (69)Silver Backin Silver Bloggers • 3 months ago
Muscle Through the Week
Wow, the last couple of days have wore me down. But it is a good thing. We dropped off around forty boxes for Toys for Tots just for our section of the local area. The other old…
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- Author $1.60
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