Bendingreeds

www.bendingreeds.com

Father, anarchist, author, musician, artist, farmer, permaculturist

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2026-03-09 14:00:27 UTC

Sometimes I stumble upon a wonderful memory.
https://image.nostr.build/5996d53ea4bd64c2b08298389d5270e8c5ec28008e25571faad706b19d34b2ca.jpg

2026-03-02 23:52:08 UTC

Every bill I cut, the becomes #btc in a long-term hodl
#zap #grownostr #fiatmining #permaculture

2026-03-02 23:49:02 UTC

Some days feel like...
#parents #childhood #playtime #permaculture
https://image.nostr.build/0cdabd5d2ea35d13f22454d969965ad314e90cdf8de487c01f9d31e378dae2ae.jpg

2026-02-25 18:25:56 UTC

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I just ordered this plant, crosne which is Chinese artichoke. Ever heard of it?
https://westcoastplants.ca/products/chinese-artichoke?_pos=1&_psq=crosne&_ss=e&_v=1.0

2026-02-21 17:12:23 UTC

It's been a while. Here's what I've been up to.
www.bendingreeds.com
#grownostr https://image.nostr.build/f053673a8902f41cda060ebc24a51539c77c10cd681b6a6e84d984dc987e4c1b.jpg

2025-08-25 16:19:19 UTC

My daughter has a camera now. The kind that prints out the photo. My house is now covered in tiny photos. It's great to see what she is focusing on in our environments.
#grownostr #parenting #homeschool #permaculture #homestead #photography #kids #zap https://image.nostr.build/bdab3190f0cd23456fe11b2141fb6e36588a53f0d0da0c0ef70938935ec3debf.jpg

2025-08-23 16:15:16 UTC

New morning routine:
Cook breakfast and do 100 kettlebell swings (usually in 3-4 sets).
#grownostr #permaculture #workout #griddle #homestead #fitness #zap https://image.nostr.build/cf6ef21dafb3f89b62beb6eca950b0501a63173d589f398e8e31b42ec76b5efd.jpg

2025-08-22 00:59:57 UTC

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Thanks!

2025-08-21 19:35:08 UTC

Sitting in the stillness,
I pause for a breath.
The first cup is poured,
Our eyes connect as we raise our cups to lips.
The day has begun.
If you are interested in developing a tea practice, visit www.bendingreeds.com for a free Tea Ritual Guide.
#grownostr #permaculture #homestead #tea #morningpractice #zap #sip #stillness https://image.nostr.build/34fad9792035b7bafca505fa46f4e333c0deaa849695ccc3f185180adc7e360d.jpg

2025-08-21 17:26:20 UTC

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Nature's abundance is amazing.

2025-08-21 17:25:55 UTC

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Sounds like a happy boy!

2025-08-21 17:25:39 UTC

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Do you make a chutney? That's one of my favorite things, a friend makes it; I am still trying to get the right recipe.

2025-08-21 17:24:33 UTC

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I too love the water. I bought by daughter a paddle board, a lot less overhead. And now and then I get to use it to enjoy the lakes or sea we live with.

2025-08-21 17:23:04 UTC

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That's odd, I'm in BC and they seem to thrive here. We have wild ones that are much smaller, and my kids love them. This one is an Italian if I recall.

2025-08-21 17:21:41 UTC

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Barn swallows

2025-08-21 02:00:13 UTC

The plums are almost ripe!
More sugar than I need in my life, but just the for the epic color I love them.
#permaculture #plums #homestead #colortherapy #nature #art #grownostr #zap https://image.nostr.build/c88b26419a0d43878f0fc4a78d06f4fa54884c79fb2b0dbee4bbab28a8935e58.jpg

2025-08-20 21:08:41 UTC

Flight break, almost done with the nest. https://image.nostr.build/a80554f543164c36be00e6d10fb17377b6c603af40a604b2b90e13e2078a13fe.jpg

2025-08-12 15:15:05 UTC

Cooking up chicken corn and beans on the flat-top griddle is fantastic!
#grownostr #flattopgriddle #blackstone #chicken #corn #homestead
https://image.nostr.build/7e3bf808f4bc2500a41b703d474838321295efc55e1ae9286713545673b53480.jpg https://image.nostr.build/f33301af0ef45950a7aca01a83b2caf290f39bf23f17e72a617aa9f9c72c0498.jpg

2025-07-24 02:32:51 UTC

It's so great to celebrate my daughter's 5th birthday. I cooked up 3kilos of taco meat for the party. So much fun all around.
#grownostr #parenting #kids #griddle
https://image.nostr.build/27ba46b02e7e160201d34e1a5e1ceac98fa002659906c7966d48279589a2997b.jpg

2025-07-16 15:44:13 UTC

Creativity is a cornerstone of being human. Join on a Sonic Adventure into realms uncharted, 9am PST on YouTube @bendingreeds
This is an electronic/acoustic set that runs for a half hour.
#SonicAdventure #LiveImprovisation #ExperimentalMusic #AmbientMusic #SpiritualJazz #SoundExploration #FreeJazz #NoiseMusic #LiveLooping #ImprovisedMusic #ElectronicImprov #JazzExperimental #SynthJam #SP404MKII #DrumBruteImpact #FieldRecording #SoundscapeArt #AmbientJazz #AvantGardeMusic #CreativeProcess #BendingReeds https://image.nostr.build/0b36409207c51ee3bbcc220cd2162b46769eb887b15b44ad9616edb7aa4659e3.jpg

2025-07-02 14:55:01 UTC

Second attempt at growing #oyster #mushrooms
Also come by YouTube @bendingreeds to join me for a Sonic Adventure at 9am PST.
#grownostr #lifesteading #music #saxophone #hardware #drummachine #Synthesizer #sampler #homestudio https://image.nostr.build/318df707c39a2b26361273d57b7464cb01b569dc837f9a2bd29aceb21ef4d112.jpg

2025-06-27 14:06:35 UTC

Morning dawns
Sun peeking between tree limbs
I stretch to reach the yawning canopy
And contract to be with a warmed cup of tea.
As birds search for insect snacks
Their calls to the day
Bring sonic relax
No rush
Just presence
#grown ostriches #lifesteading #tea #permaculture https://image.nostr.build/48e30818a162d4bdffcb9d6982bda7e465ed0c092c5609f146efa034b2d2baa3.jpg

2025-06-22 21:37:06 UTC

Anyone here verify that David Sack , the white house crypto czar, is on here? Someone claiming that is trying to have a conversation with me. It stinks of bots.
#doubt #skeptic #Whitehouse #cryptoczar

2025-06-21 16:08:16 UTC

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Absolutely

2025-06-18 15:03:01 UTC

@nprofile…j6gq so stoked that you got into growing mushrooms and giving the encouragement to get started. This is around a third cup of hardwood pellets with 60 cents of oyster #mushrooms
For anyone questioning what this picture is of, the white spots in the jar is the fungi colonizing the wood chips.
I'm planning to take this first innoculate and break it out into several bags to fruit in.
#startsmall #homestead #diy #thirdkingdom #thesurvialpodcast #growyourown #homegrown https://image.nostr.build/f998b72a75746f86d1ffca7d893a950196e11a195e01ec86ad5d7d8f9c6a3d63.jpg

2025-06-07 16:41:43 UTC

They forgot to add interest.
#money #fiat #btc #zap #humor
https://youtu.be/pENxsLVR_Xs

2025-05-11 21:15:55 UTC

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Agreed

2025-05-11 15:40:58 UTC

This is brilliant https://image.nostr.build/69b7eb248ca51aae983427c11b810ea83f160ad73ea45972a398f89559948794.jpg

2025-03-27 02:29:46 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/8fb9ab15c20071c5f2fc051625543ded6abefbdc291d5e6df03df0210d7e8aa4.jpg
Upgraded to an upright freezer. The meat and dairy freezer. I've been trying to find this used for two years, the wait finally paid off. 10 cubic feet! Just big enough. Now everyone in the family can find what they want.
#grownostr #homestead #foodismedicine #upgrade #meat #permaculture #thrift

2025-03-19 16:48:48 UTC

Dialing in my ability to go live from my studio. Aiming for Mondays and Wednesdays 9am PST for a half hour. All music is created on the spot.
Here's todays: https://www.youtube.com/live/c6R_FMfbbak
#grownostr #music #saxophone #drumbruteimpact #SP-404MKII #ableton #lifesteading #beyondpermaculture

2025-03-10 16:48:21 UTC

https://youtu.be/PhJkzkqjzKI
Here's an excerpt from my OhrR project. I have it up on #wavlake but some of the takes are too long for that platform. #bandcamp is still my preferred platform to share music. www.bendingreeds.bandcamp.com is where you can find all of my releases.
#grownostr #improvisation #saxophone #drums #drumsandsax #zap

2025-03-09 01:45:12 UTC

As I work to finish up my next mythic album project, I am concurrently gearing up my solo performance setup. After a great deal of research I settled on #Roland #SP-404MKII as the next piece. It arrived last month, and there's a definite learning curve. Today I had my first round of success achieving the sound I was hearing. When I fired up the rest of the gear and dialed in volumes I took a quick recording snapshot to get an idea of how everything sounds together. It was a first take, and I can see the path forward there's still more to go to bring it all together, and I will be a sonic wizard on the precipice of existence. A place that I love to jump from.
#grownostr #music #production #art #lifesteading #myway

2025-03-07 19:56:09 UTC

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So cute

2025-03-05 00:25:39 UTC

https://image.nostr.build/e996680108d3032f97b597d2981f52763dcdeaf3b5beee8f718b7f97b6ec9cd2.jpg
#oldmansbeard #forestwalk #medicine #permaculture #homestead #grownostr
Finishing up my workday, found my tea for the next week. https://image.nostr.build/e996680108d3032f97b597d2981f52763dcdeaf3b5beee8f718b7f97b6ec9cd2.jpg

2025-02-14 00:12:37 UTC

After two days I finished #organizing this client's tool-shop. There's a couple containers of stuff to get rid of, but the ability to find stuff now is a godsend.
#grownostr #homestead #diy #zap
https://image.nostr.build/3371c1533b7298510e368a67a937bfd290232480e6dd8b872c5d8512e939a32a.jpg

2025-02-10 18:18:06 UTC

Some of my music has been selected to be on a show airing tonight at 9pm eastern. mixcloud.com/thesubmithubshow/found-sounds-extreme-1
Give a listen if you like eclectic musics.

2025-02-06 20:59:50 UTC

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What's the Rpmchallenge?

2025-01-22 20:25:31 UTC

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Looks great

2025-01-20 21:21:23 UTC

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One of the best placed we can put it.

2025-01-16 19:29:44 UTC

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I will check this out after work. Thanks

2025-01-16 19:28:55 UTC

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I have both a chimney flue and and air intake cut off. When I know I am going to bed and don't need to keep adding wood, I close both off. Depending on the coal bed, determines how well the remaining wood chars.

2025-01-16 16:22:47 UTC

Got about 3 cups of char from my woodstove lat night. It's not much, but it adds up. It's also a bonus for an activity that I am already doing. #biochar #homestead #permaculture #hacks #zap #grownostr https://image.nostr.build/081ccf2c3039705845b40c801dc14eb4ebd02e3698cb1ac8cd039a1fe58fb8bb.jpg

2025-01-16 04:08:21 UTC

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Yep, working with the materials the client is bringing in. We'll definitely be capping with 3" rock.

2025-01-15 00:48:41 UTC

Moved a fee yards of dirt today. Eventually this bridge will have ramps on both sides to allow the tractor to pass over.
#workday #workout #farmercarry #dirt #water #farmlife #grownostr #permaculture #zap https://image.nostr.build/f35214eaf3614ad566c3c94e4408b6e897491d00bec52d04ca1ba99acb408b80.jpg

2025-01-15 00:36:45 UTC

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Yep, working on my parents and brothers. It's a slow go.

2025-01-14 16:18:33 UTC

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What do you think of Dave Aspreys' work? He seems to have a lot of research into longevity.

2025-01-13 01:05:43 UTC

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I'm excited to see the results this growing season.

2025-01-11 23:52:16 UTC

I finished this hugel bed up today. After filling it with logs and branches old sheep feed and chicken manure. I topped it off with seaweed, a couple of dead rats, the leftovers of a processed rabbit, 4 wheel barrow loads of conpost, then a layer of dirt a layer of used canary reed grass another layer of dirt and topped with the used canary reed grass. I meant to add more char, but it's in with the chicken manure. I also planted 16 tulip bulbs at the foot of the bed, as this will be something my wife comes by on the way to her office.
1 more bed to go like this.
#grownostr #permaculture #hugel #homestead #prepped #farmlife #weekend #workout https://image.nostr.build/d122eee21f6b4c79f3f497a8e970611f8f073aff2386db77717b16bc89c60fb7.jpg

2025-01-10 14:53:32 UTC

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That good old Texas winter. I hope the demolition derby is fun to watch today.
Stay cozy!

2025-01-05 23:37:33 UTC

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If it can't pass the Turing test what's the point?

2025-01-05 23:35:13 UTC

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Boom

2025-01-05 23:34:30 UTC

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When beings here have no notes of their own, I imagine them to be a bot. Are you a real person? Either way thanks for the encouragement.

2025-01-05 18:51:42 UTC

Dug and piled the basic material for this hugel bed this morning. Great way to start the day. I will leave it open to the rain for at least a couple weeks. When I put the dirt back on I will mix biochar rich chicken manure, which I have already added in with the branches.
#grownostr #hugelkulture #permaculture #workout #homestead #lifesteading #biochar #gardening https://image.nostr.build/91dec6f99f6da3cb6bb7b25f6b50712b91b624dfe55f63c6f039bd2530f73f0f.jpg https://image.nostr.build/2c93b6474baf4448dbf86ace4fa9cea8acd2d4390a4d5c0faec7fce9a258acc0.jpg

2025-01-05 15:43:38 UTC

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Still awesome

2025-01-05 15:42:39 UTC

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Oh mate that's awful. Keep your head up.

2025-01-05 15:42:04 UTC

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The challenge is having a daughter that wants to be a baker and keeps making gourmet level treats. I do hold back, but the challenge is real.

2025-01-05 15:39:03 UTC

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That's serious winter, which part of the world is this?
My the chores be easeful.

2025-01-05 15:37:51 UTC

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Thanks.
I'm not seeing them as problems, more just nuances. I definitely block my time, and leave some spaces open for interpretation. My wife simply nudged me in the right direction.

2025-01-05 06:13:25 UTC

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This is wicked.
Are you creating this in the physical world? If so are you showing your pieces somewhere? This is a great collection.

2025-01-05 06:07:22 UTC

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Going there
Fungi forever

2025-01-05 06:05:03 UTC

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Right on mate, keep it weird

2025-01-04 04:28:26 UTC

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You're quick, I was cropping the photos when you asked. I've added them to the comments. Thanks for the interest!

2025-01-04 04:27:23 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/1c48275f934ef09ef5180d975acc115f94acbc15de05f0e061b87d7431391685.jpg

2025-01-04 04:26:45 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/4242017f518e169dfdd8d2cacd559512baccb1a58beab261d313180999ea7d73.jpg

2025-01-04 04:26:20 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/64d02598bdc1c28d2e07ff69fb9243cfe261d3a16d554ef5352b0aacf5f53d40.jpg

2025-01-04 04:25:55 UTC

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https://image.nostr.build/c3555b6039faeaace909a17ed0361df42002111ca18678b7de481f1b93472a47.jpg

2025-01-04 04:20:24 UTC

#asknostr how do you find relevant relays?

2025-01-04 04:19:02 UTC

I was about to dig a garden bed and my wife told me I need to paint. I have a showing of my paintings that opens later this month, it's for 3-6 months. So I need to finish about 5 pieces. I have around 25 pieces in total that I'm thinking of showing. I did start the day by finishing off a hugel bed. So I made a bunch of progress on 6 paintings.
Balancing life, and taking my wife's suggestion.
#gardens #paintings #wife #homestead #lifesteading #balance #grownostr

2025-01-03 19:37:45 UTC

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https://bendingreeds.bandcamp.com/album/naked

2025-01-03 19:37:18 UTC

http://www.orderofcelestialintegration.org/issues/
My recent album 'Naked' is reviewed in this edition of Issues magazine. If you are interested in emergent art this is a fascinating magazine out of NC.
I'll link my album in the comments. I'll be uploading this album to wavlake later this weekend.
#grownostr #art #music #zap #homesteading #lifesteading #dowhatyoulove

2025-01-03 15:56:41 UTC

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So that's bacon, fried egg, cheese, burger, cheese? Looks delicious.

2024-12-30 01:36:37 UTC

It's taken me a while to get the album hub update in order, but I think I've done it.
It's exciting to figure out tech stuff and be of the moment. But it looks like I got my fountain.fm wallet locked in the process. Here's some questions I have:
1. Is my alby account connected to fountain.fm ?
I ask this because I see my withdrawal in alby.
2. I ended up creating some invoices in an attempt to figure out how moving sats and zaps works, which is why the fountain.fm wallet is locked, will it stay that way until they are cared for, and do they just disappear if not fulfilled?
3. Any advice on moving sats and zaps around? It works from my desktop okay, but not always, and zaps don't move on my phone.
Thanks
#grownostr #alby #newbie #bitcoin

2024-12-30 00:46:09 UTC

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I think that this poem offers a lot of witnessing of and between the relations. That to witness in this way creates the connectivity that I see the poem expressing.

2024-12-29 20:08:22 UTC

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Witnessing

2024-12-28 16:01:34 UTC

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This is ludicrous.
Hopefully we will wake from this madness before we collapse the ecology.

2024-12-28 15:59:21 UTC

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Seriously

2024-12-25 15:37:13 UTC

Here's to the holidays.
If anyone can change the word money in the song to bitcoin, I'd love it even more.
#grownostr #xmas #zap #Christmasspirit
https://tidal.com/track/69041375?u

2024-12-19 15:54:14 UTC

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Is it Chewy that you won the sats through?

2024-12-19 15:52:15 UTC

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🥳❤️‍🔥⚡️

2024-12-18 04:31:01 UTC

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Mostly, but if the messaging is too strong and the music not interesting then no.

2024-12-18 02:58:09 UTC

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Powered bike, with a cover, and space for gear... it may evolve into a planet.

2024-12-18 02:53:22 UTC

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Let's see the progress, we want pictures

2024-12-18 02:52:47 UTC

I'm back on island, not quite home. Waiting for my eldest to come out from her activity, and hoping that she hasn't gone somewhere else and I would need to track her down. Teenagers.
#grownostr #kids #parenting #dealwithit

2024-12-17 23:20:35 UTC

Took my kids to a bug zoo today. I should have taken notes. This was the biggest bug I got to hold. My 4 year old daughter held it first. She did not want to leave. I love these homeschooling trips.
#homeschool #kids #parents #bugs https://image.nostr.build/7bcb359c6dde8939631bcde288172d2fcd0d73bb6388208d8b02fd29031298b7.jpg

2024-12-17 06:44:01 UTC

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Yep, pretty strange. It's so intact and there's nothing else there, it's a good mystery.

2024-12-17 01:17:48 UTC

I went for a walk and came across these innards. I think they are bunny, but it's curious to across. #grownostr #walk #homestead #permaculture #bunny
https://image.nostr.build/43bd278cca442f9e5c4f3e63375768b527bd18ed594fdcf6c456bd6acb6307bc.jpg

2024-12-16 21:38:32 UTC

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Stoked to dig into this!

2024-12-16 20:05:07 UTC

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I love these episodes. Currently making some low grade char in my woodstove, then adding it to the deep litter in my chicken coop. Stoked for next years gardens!

2024-12-16 20:03:00 UTC

Finally making strides with wavlake. Here's my recent album, designed to free you from the matrix. It's been called unprecedented and the inheritor of the psychedelic movement.
#grownostr #music #art #permaculture #lifesteading #wavlake
https://wavlake.com/album/38cb55e0-0a9f-4d5c-8afb-45e8329c95a1

2024-12-15 23:49:19 UTC

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My brother uses it. He's made money, and developed a decent audience. I hear that people using streamyard have it as one of the options for multistream.

2024-12-15 15:49:14 UTC

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Do you have this as a twitch stream?

2024-12-15 15:48:40 UTC

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So fun!

2024-12-15 15:45:57 UTC

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Do you create art, or just appreciate it?

2024-12-14 22:51:38 UTC

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This is fantastic. A whole new level to realism. Is this your art?

2024-12-13 21:06:46 UTC

Todays fritata came out tasty! 12 eggs, mushrooms, broccoli, cheese, and a touch of milk. Made it with two of my kids. #grownostr #foodstr #homeschool #dinner #permaculture https://image.nostr.build/abc0bcf1d5c2dbcd8772e21ec52c1f10af6e5c50f64088a7b084a795109e51bb.jpg

2024-12-11 19:33:47 UTC

Just finished a music class for my 2 year old son. It's so funny to be in a class that's designed for little ones that has the parents doing most of the activities.
#homeschooling #parents #kids #grownostr #zap

2024-12-11 00:31:35 UTC

I love when I take a picture of the moon, that it always looks smaller than when I simply look up into the sky.
#perspective #grownostr #moon #walk #winter #moonshot #zap https://image.nostr.build/c74499f7d54f0eadc9b870a17206bb8ffdb8ed7d5388a123e1aba86ef0202adc.jpg

2024-12-10 16:27:31 UTC

I was at a men's group last night, and heard that someone in the extended network had committed suicide.
I told the men, that tomorrow isn't promised and to leave nothing on the table. If you want to do something get to it. Make sure to tell people that you care about them.
Mortality is a good reminder to live.
#grownostr #life&death #Yolo #whatmatters #suicide

2024-12-10 02:10:35 UTC

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It's good to take that observational time, even with a scowl. The important thing is to keep going, and make more art.

2024-12-09 21:52:59 UTC

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Seems like it's coming along. Way to stick with it even if you don't like it.