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Josiah, our beagle Sherlock and I sitting on a bridge in a park near our home.

Josiah & Taylor: The Story of our Engagement

December 28, 2022 Taylor Leave a comment

The story of the early years of my relationship with the love of my life, Josiah, including our joint proposal in London at Christmas.

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Cuddling on the couch with my beagle, Sherlock

The Year of Care: Yearly Theme for 2023

December 12, 2022 Taylor Leave a comment

My theme for 2023 is The Year of Care, which includes care for self, care for others and doing things that I care about.

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Posted in: Personal Filed under: Yearly Themes
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Crossing Words Weekly

November 28, 2022 Taylor Leave a comment

A brief ode to my newfound habit of completing the weekly New Yorker crossword puzzle via the Libby app for iPad.

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Posted in: Culture, Personal
A quiet evening at home on the couch with my fiancé and my dog.

Accepting my Thirties

November 19, 2022 Taylor Leave a comment

The biggest change I’ve noticed in my self since I turned 30 is a kind of acceptance.

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Posted in: Personal Filed under: Atlanta

The Macintosh Professionals: A Masters Thesis on Apple, Fandom and Professionalism

November 8, 2021 Taylor Leave a comment

My masters thesis examines the high-end Macintosh computers released by Apple in the 2010s and how they subverted fan expectations.

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Posted in: Personal, Social & Tech

Yearly Themes 2020: Follow-Through & Roots

January 26, 2020 Taylor 1 Comment

Unlike resolutions, yearly themes like “The Year of Follow-Through” provide a guiding principle for making many decisions.

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Posted in: Personal Filed under: Yearly Themes
Taylor Olmstead's blog posts published in 2018 by category.

End of the Blog Post Bet

December 31, 2018 Taylor Leave a comment

This week marks the end of my bet with Jeff Casavant to post one blog post per week for a year.

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Posted in: Personal Filed under: Writing
The view from my seat in the car, Christmas Day 2013.

Christmas is in the Car

December 17, 2018 Taylor Leave a comment

Christmas has always involved a lot of time in the car. When I was a kid, we always drove to…

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Screenshot of my OmniFocus implementing Getting Things Done

A Month of Getting Things Done

November 12, 2018 Taylor Leave a comment

I’m a little over a month in to Getting Things Done, so I thought I’d provide an update. My Setup…

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Posted in: Personal Filed under: Productivity

A Weekend of Beer and Blogging

November 5, 2018 Taylor Leave a comment

This weekend I met Jeff Casavant in northern Tennessee for a camping trip and the opportunity to zero out our…

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Posted in: Personal Filed under: Camping, Writing

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