So the point of this exercise isn’t to give me a lot to do, but rather to take advantage of the time I’ve got to create, reflect, and otherwise do more. Honestly, I don’t know if this is going to have any value but a lot of people have asked for it so I’ll try it. We’ll see how it goes.
Toward that end, yeah, it’s just a default template. The long road works as a graphic, at least for now, and we’ll see how it holds up over time.
So, first morning…
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Note: The audio quality is what it is. I’m recording on my cell phone’s earbud on a relatively low bandwidth format. It’s not up to studio quality, but then, it’s not intended to be.
And a good morning to you. :o) And, by the way, like some of the ladies told Ishmael Wong, Your not JUST a guy. Middle aged or what ever. We are all unique and wonderful people who think less of ourselves because the world is so large and awe inspiring. Hope you end up having another awe inspiring day. ;o)
You’re not alone in wondering if you have enough time to tell all your stories. I think it’s endemic with mature writers who have only just begun their writing careers. I feel that way very often. The key is not letting it get you down and stop you from writing at all. Think of it this way, if you become famous enough and you pass on before finishing your next book, someone will hire a young whippersnapper to finish it for you 😉
Monsieur Lowell, you are not ‘just a guy’!
Nice. I like the reflective quality of the piece. I think putting miles behind you lends itself to reflection. Sound quality is actually good though noise canceling is nonexistent, lol. I wouldn’t advise additional investment in gear, though.
Thanks for sharing this! As another writer who spends a lot of time in my own head, I appreciate knowing that somebody else thinks about some of the same things I do. I don’t feel exceptionally crazy now, anyway.
Nate, these recordings are wonderful. The reflections are wonderful — they’ve really given me things to ponder. Thank you for sharing them!
That was a real treat Nathan. Thanks for sharing a bit of your time with us. You may be getting older, but that just means you have more to share. My grandmother is past 80 now, but she’s still one of my favorite people to play cards and games with because she’s so competative and fun. She’ll never be old to me because she’s so young at heart. I’m glad you’re taking care of yourself because I want to read all 80 of those stories you plan to get out in the coming years. I look forward to walking with you again.
Hey, maybe this will encourage others to start walking – they can listen to your episode from the previous day as they walk, so it’s like they’re really walking with you! Just an idea 🙂 Thanks Sar, over and out.
I feel that I am late to the party after only recently “discovering” (as if it were lost 🙂 ) the Trader Tales. After my third (or fourth?) time around listening to the Trader Tales podcasts, I started reading the Kindle versions. I managed to get my middle daughter wrapped up in it and we up to Full Share now.
I just wanted to say thank, Mr. Lowell. Thanks.
glad you’re enjoying the stories, Steve!
There’s more coming.
I just finished the first book in the new series or rather continued series of the Clipper. Looking at the picture of the early morning of your first podcast reminds me of a time when it was the dark sky and hint of sun on its way up. I walked 2 miles (to start) starting at or a little before dawn every day. It was on the tip of Amish country and if I walked the opposite way out of my driveway I would be in a very high end wooded amazing home and property area on top of a mountain separating Berks and Lancaster county Pennsylvania. Those were the most grounded and spiritually sound 2 years of my life.
Combine that with the fact that I listened to the entire Clipper series 4 or 5 times in the last few years I am thinking that I may just learn or hear a few things I need to hear. I am not going to comment often and when I do I will not bore you or anyone else with Clipper questions or thoughts. I just think it will be interesting and I know what those walks meant to me and what I got out of them besides my physical health improving. So no expectations or preconceived notions I am just here to listen. I see I have a lot of catching up to do.
Thanks for your kind words 🙂