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&lt;h2 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 800;"&gt;The Fixes You&amp;#39;ve Waited Nine Years For&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;emsp;The other day, I got a notification from Google Search Console about a few pages on my site not being indexed. The report showed the main issue was &amp;#39;thin content&amp;#39;—a technical way of saying the pages were mostly images or videos without enough text for Google to understand them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/09/wifi-101-in-plain-english-part-22.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>It's a Girl!</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/08/its-girl.html</link><category>featured</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 23:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-7693329412433242213</guid><description>&lt;h2 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 800;"&gt;The Day I Met My Daughter.&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;She arrived this morning at 6:30 AM.&lt;/b&gt; I haven’t slept in like 40 hours or so, and I’m not sure the world is entirely real right now. Everything is different. Everything has changed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/08/its-girl.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>It's a match !</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/08/its-match.html</link><category>ideas</category><category>products</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-7163288067799989485</guid><description>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;
&lt;h2 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 800;"&gt;How I Built a Tinder for Baby Names to End a Debate&lt;/h2&gt;
  
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;My wife is pregnant, which is amazing.&lt;/b&gt; What’s less amazing is discovering that you and the person you love have wildly different opinions on what constitutes a good name for a tiny human. Our conversations went in circles. So, my engineer&amp;#39;s brain defaulted to its usual setting: stop talking about the problem and start building a system to solve it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/08/its-match.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQ3Tu_WF__h4QV0FPIq_0LTIswH94sxV8l7FDnSk51w45bGJEY6iTXmyK10Vy2wR22g7ixP4HE2aomQN0yMCuVDtZxRy7zGKK6u7wAGTR_PtAhvHRWBWI24LfYamClyU_KCJ1jL0X9DJB7DnsZq7V5Rl-asD-keWODA2gHUYfV0IS4SIToZ-C9vGJJnc/s72-c/its%20a%20match.png" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>The Un-SaaS</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-un-saas.html</link><category>products</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 03:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-2524423183128458916</guid><description>&lt;h2 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 800;"&gt;
I Built a Subscription Auditor Without a Subscription&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Every project I start begins with a question that gets stuck in my head. For the past few weeks, the question has been this: &amp;quot;Is it possible to build a modern web app that doesn&amp;#39;t feel needy?&amp;quot; It seems most software today is designed to constantly ask for something like your email, a password, your attention. I wondered if I could build something quiet, something that simply does its job and then gets out of the way.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-un-saas.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFk7bmhojXko3ZUAEWGtW9ByY_4Qn22wjij8jNP6esFdIKYlJagXBzobKRby4Khw-bublrJaz-6h5sjW9aCoSQ9n8VBqapJuAbsbyYmNXEP6LEcM1r_z7fO3S9PUAz2Url3Qhqo1MZsM4WAYj8Qr9FH1vd-oXw7_ux0Ays6mLRLb6AqxHUGZmkrHhOzRg/s72-c/unsaas2.JPG" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>How to Build a Digital Product When You Work 9 to 5</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/08/how-to-build-digital-product-when-you.html</link><category>products</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 2025 15:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-2385343863386451992</guid><description>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;

&lt;h2 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 800;"&gt;I Built a &amp;quot;Financial Co-Pilot&amp;quot; in less than 3 days&lt;/h2&gt;

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&lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;My new product is a one-page financial dashboard.&lt;/b&gt; You give it your numbers ( income, expenses, debt) and it gives you back three things: your Debt-Free Date, your True Savings Rate, and a &amp;quot;Scenario Planner&amp;quot; to model your future. You can ask it &amp;quot;what if I earn an extra $100 this month?&amp;quot; and it will instantly show you how that changes your future.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; It started as a private tool. It became a public product in intense 3 days, carved out from early mornings, lunch breaks, and late nights, while working a 9-to-5. This is the blueprint of how I did it:&lt;/p&gt;
  


&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/08/how-to-build-digital-product-when-you.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQg58nnz0Q0iFAXYUDALPe0qezWq4A8OWX_3NJBxidX017B3lLMzDe3-ucVg9Z9SJpJ7STUmaFQVG6hhWDeO2DUIBKjEeRFnx0vYWCPhfWtaYWgoDz2g4OePi4SX8_-dLryjOBGpwabbl-XjTNMAHLmifArON6xu9Qc2sshSf2Wdp_x7dB5c_S7BDj95E/s72-c/GxjlJhzWsAAguuN.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Creating a Personal Brand Website That Actually Converts</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/08/creating-personal-brand-website-that.html</link><category>featured</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Fri, 1 Aug 2025 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-4461548287487580015</guid><description>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;

&lt;h2 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 800;"&gt;AhmedElAmine.com is live!&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;b&gt;So I just launched my personal brand website, and honestly, it feels different from everything else I&amp;#39;ve built before.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; While this blog here on thriveby25 is my thinking space and life cockpit, my new website is designed to be something else entirely. It&amp;#39;s where I&amp;#39;m putting the polished output, the finished projects, and the resources that people can actually use.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.ahmedelamine.com"&gt;AhmedElAmine.com&lt;/a&gt; (/ˈaħmɛd &amp;emsp;ɛl&amp;emsp;æˈmiːn&amp;emsp;dɒt&amp;emsp;kɒm/) is my storefront where I display what I&amp;#39;ve figured out. And the difference in how I approached building it might surprise you.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/08/creating-personal-brand-website-that.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjY5OBkyyyiSpNyJxgkiIf4oIaQv3n6fJYhuH24vjTnrIY5PDZYD9hAqbeHTI8ygxX7fDW0nLdX0bQJyF16fOmaciXoHZpYXyk8YCTQSH1oF3mjf3ZyxN4i7FIEymk0asXWrnvxSOVfnnS-TZpdH-f8jwW0NtFoQx1nX_s-GEqyzCPk65nfwGdd4bSv_o/s72-c/pillars.JPG" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Project Road-Ready: The Ultimate Car Preparedness Checklist</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/06/car-preparedness-checklist.html</link><category>life hacks</category><category>travel</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 16:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-6717038621781288072</guid><description>&lt;h2 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 800;"&gt;
Bookmark this now. Thank me from the side of the road later&lt;/h2&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt; I&amp;#39;ve been on a mission lately: to transform my car from a simple vehicle into a self-sufficient base for any situation. The goal is to be prepared for the two most likely scenarios: an unexpected breakdown or a spontaneous adventure.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Forget long stories; the value is in the preparation. This is the comprehensive guide I&amp;#39;m building for myself and others. Here are the detailed checklists, structured for quick reference.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/06/car-preparedness-checklist.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggR3WD95GT1DTEI1Jmi4_g8mLmU4gu4CkgxHxnIZ6whTXYwa5caxUMDhclH21p7bxs5IoIP-8VrVX7hcczvqflleu0p2085BKaSuFhcLIcczDzMiLqZkFFNvnWoYGH10k__29KerLTJGL8BdY0KaNxVy79mtPMx8I5pjsfJORa0LH7chc37smnD5bgnBc/s72-c/image%20(3).png" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Where did my money go? </title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/02/where-did-my-money-go.html</link><category>featured</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 21:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-8711757065977006557</guid><description>&lt;h1 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 800; margin: 0 30px;" &gt;What I Learned After Tracking Every Penny for half a year&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;For the past six months, I&amp;#39;ve meticulously tracked every expense, down to the smallest purchase.&lt;br&gt;
I had done this in the past, but I was on my own. This time, I am managing a household budget for TWO .. ON A FIXED INCOME &#129327;. If it was two of me? easy, But balancing two sets of &amp;#39;needs&amp;#39; and &amp;#39;wants&amp;#39;? It is a real challenge to say the least. Spending has become far less predictable than ever. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;As the saying goes &amp;#39;What gets measured gets managed&amp;#39;, tracking is the first step toward better control. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/02/where-did-my-money-go.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRQUFuMPKG2ZToKrXMEbJqUmof9Y7vn4U57VhJuLMnnCkJCjPrghc-J5fglzFnJJ5dUyDSHzZa4npMpkFomV5Uz1bMe4PoZrxIYFnSQGf_xUiv4HJIf1jKd0ud0nBMd-XH7x6JCvC4_U6q4w3BmQIAztKGULzPf7l5zpUmM6g5_By9y4wn08bii8CjAM/s72-c/962ca566-123c-4ccf-9725-27e0e324b24e.webp" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Caliph-ornia dreamin'</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/02/caliph-ornia-dreamin.html</link><category>musings</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 22:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-8314675143245592509</guid><description>&lt;h1 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 800; margin: 0 30px;" &gt;The quintet for financial success&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Imagine losing everything you own, being forced to flee your home, and starting over with nothing. That was the reality for Uthman ibn Affan, a prominent figure in early Islamic history.  He migrated to Medina with virtually nothing, yet through astute business practices, he rose to become one of the wealthiest men of his time.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/02/caliph-ornia-dreamin.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsJf5BmZUtcVgrII3pH4TOcuDs9r5nwOp6y-iPpUCkOEOj8XJwgGKxSjuNvT9gSeLll9AEuEMvqCx3WdbFF28jwlN8nccWLqXoSnzZ-tytgZyCSlhVbW_LS-rg1HpOPlBs7TCPsAzeaWV9Emstiuor5LzKzs0nsNapOgckTvb1dMhOA_F9cpgT72PS3o/s72-c/Uthman_Dhul-nurayn_Masjid_an-Nabawi_Calligraphy.svg.png" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Soulful architecture</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/01/soulful-architecture.html</link><category>home design</category><category>ideas</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-5892407925288537505</guid><description>&lt;h1 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 800; margin: 0 30px;" &gt;Lessons from Abdelwahed El-Wakil&lt;/h1&gt;

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&lt;b&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, you come across something that just &amp;quot;clicks&amp;quot;! And this 30 min documentary was one of those moments.&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/01/soulful-architecture.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MrIs4U7qOKnfFOnouYkQXFaRU1RBcJicbUV2lGA8rhaSOtYVxwYSp6hWK5lggrBOz2MzKejJa9rmVpQViRfN6dKNudt-16fRcY9l9zXcx85cZBAZzm3v-aL6Qc6R8lhti3uvr_DHoesqZu2WylhdvBYpePbbHWGdW074VY5IYB7UNvJLMFmJV7rQzdo/s72-c/abdelwahed.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>&#128584; Peek-a-blog!  &#128585;</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/01/peek-blog.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 21:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-1191837809298761170</guid><description>&lt;h1 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 800; margin: 0px 30px;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Returning to My Corner of the Web&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Today marks 6 months since I tied the knot. It’s been a wonderful journey so far. As I discover what life as a married man is like and how different it is from what I imagined. It’s been a mix of learning, adapting, and growing together.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2025/01/peek-blog.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>WAR in the occupying colony of Israel: The Dark Truth. What you need to know...</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2023/10/war-in-israel-dark-truth-what-you-need.html</link><category>musings</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-2398477909297008145</guid><description>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;For those of you trying to understand what's happening in the Palestinian occupied territories.&lt;br/&gt;Enjoy watching!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2023/01/dieter-rams-10-rules-of-good-design.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5GMVe12YtEngn9OA_VliHJ0D2iuK7rhLxknvdQ0Nb2OgRlc_TmHzD3H5lO9PTeT60v5uYsXPgo7HEKjyOndveu41hcAevTvK94KfLD9Ym0iDPGylFFQ3J6zoHVplmsWguMi3wS8gKUGQ1MXhJgtgtSV8enCHiZwGo0_sDlsj3wQz3WonQNXAsIfO/s72-c/DieterRams-4.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Your best investment ever</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2019/12/your-best-investment-ever.html</link><category>well-being</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-7049384671632398434</guid><description>&lt;h1 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 800; margin: 0 30px;"&gt;Investing in yourself&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;a&gt;&lt;img style="width:100%" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLAvdwoBS8ZlM-6uSqaiiOo2pGrCjiwTbxsLJ4VHRC-vmNCCj7se0mITA5QzDAyBpRMCa38cTE94pKTC5YFcPgaW2xE9-uDM-EsDMYfW5xJy25g3JIdJnxRlVco9fJWFw_Tswng9V3tI/s1600/lazy.gif" data-original-width="1250" data-original-height="652"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;p&gt; This is my attempt to write a life manual. It is going to be a lengthy article.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2019/12/your-best-investment-ever.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLAvdwoBS8ZlM-6uSqaiiOo2pGrCjiwTbxsLJ4VHRC-vmNCCj7se0mITA5QzDAyBpRMCa38cTE94pKTC5YFcPgaW2xE9-uDM-EsDMYfW5xJy25g3JIdJnxRlVco9fJWFw_Tswng9V3tI/s72-c/lazy.gif" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Let it rain!</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2020/11/let-it-rain.html</link><category>products</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2020 14:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-8035081761155727174</guid><description>&lt;h1 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 800; margin: 0 30px;"&gt;EDC: Umbrellas &lt;/h1&gt;
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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;We&amp;#39;re in the middle of Autumn in the northern hemisphere. &lt;br&gt; As part of the series of posts on EDC (or EveryDay Carry), where I make lists of a wide range of carefully curated products that can satisfy every taste, need, and pocket, today&amp;#39;s product is not often considered an EDC, but you&amp;#39;ll definitely need something to protect you from &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE&amp;amp;ab_channel=GunsNRosesVEVO" target="_blank"&gt;the cold november rain ;)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2020/11/let-it-rain.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9tZ3Dk4vyJZEt5sR0GDPhIZl3iSHo-C2PwrY6rMQlM7tnv8q1ukqD1IaLoaSZUV4NFXsyGdp-1Xs-rXo8LqTWMtq1AAFwWE5AjurNiy9TLVGqorsmUmAnfRj8wbKQGXpq6nG_C7uyN4/s72-c/977fa73a5ae658221122ae54df1d833d.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Breathing For Dummies</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2020/07/breathing-for-dummies.html</link><category>well-being</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 22:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-3480565992622183640</guid><description>&lt;h1 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 800; margin: 0px 30px;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;How to stop breathing, and start living&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;To breathe is to live. &lt;br&gt; The  word spirit (from latin spiritus/ spirare) means to breath. And as we have our last breath, our soul withdraws from our body. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; There isn&amp;#39;t much into breathing;&lt;br&gt; it is simple: inhale, exhale. &lt;br&gt; It is effortless: we don&amp;#39;t even think about it, &lt;br&gt;but it is one of the miracles of the human body. and if you don&amp;#39;t appreciate it yet, talk to some covid-19 patients.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2020/07/breathing-for-dummies.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMCyRhviLtdcD1uLNUOHv-CwUyMc8CwvxPz8c-GKJVBxudVuTrvIVkIg2nEg3sx8wpvG4w6u9AjsYUwpoXLIX9Y7I6lYb7oFpT7x1flR9IA4FQy9TrX1fjPG0L6G1KevzrsX-UTpGNmE/s72-c/Untitled.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total></item><item><title>Cloning Friheten for personal use*</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2020/04/cloning-friheten-for-personal-use.html</link><category>home design</category><category>life hacks</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2020 22:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-5597581651390888493</guid><description>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;
&lt;h1 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 800; margin: 0 30px;"&gt;The making of a sofa bed  &lt;/h1&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;emsp;IKEA currently has 423 stores spread across 52 countries. None of them happen to be where I live now. Although their products are pretty affordable, shipping them doesn&amp;#39;t come cheap. So I got this idea!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2020/04/cloning-friheten-for-personal-use.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vxgLGpzE8p5D7WGDFAuQNt3hZm0f52PguFYHOgfs2IOirFsawHh01T3g2eeMFkKQ5ZAo0fat4DGXuXfibriU_yp7ZKYlc-kxtbDAehmHUXJEBcIFz2tj74xcoFMZMA1p50pqWAJBYdA/s72-c/friheten-sofa-bed-for-apartment.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total></item><item><title>What's on my computer</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2020/04/whats-on-my-computer.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Sat, 4 Apr 2020 18:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-1207178496908430105</guid><description>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;
&lt;h1 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 800; margin: 0 30px;"&gt;Essential FREE Software for a New PC&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2020/04/whats-on-my-computer.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/6XoOWKbVHnA/default.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total></item><item><title>Melómano</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2019/12/melomano.html</link><category>featured</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-1711152057135454010</guid><description>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;
&lt;h1 style="color: #8c0e1c; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 800; margin: 0 30px;"&gt;A .. jazzy playlist &lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;Br&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2019/12/melomano.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2laWso-1NdB1nHT1o23mbCPmaah2OuZwdGNQwLLbKdYiXFhj_Eg59da4PuSCy7Fomp67P1shSHs6oTnRCeLXVlNPuTwQlMsaBIVwQ9ZLyOzNq0v2aEKPZRE8AfRwEHM1FB4m0ijWBKc0/s72-c/MH40.webp" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total></item><item><title>TED talks picks</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2019/03/ted-talks-picks.html</link><category>ideas</category><category>science</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-3209762223692676446</guid><description>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A list of remarkable TED talks that I curated from my bookmarks&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2019/03/ted-talks-picks.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIxHeG81b1iRUrwORcwgztbu01TScvHSC_Y8sy6Ac9txFBKaXdgJKd7qeIe2lu8gdHFwlQTpXHT8NKyaPUzCxBblPlF9likneYFr19xuVVMQA6KtqJk6Y0-bLvlv0H4NRoRRSlIfDu8I/s72-c/ted-talks.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Mama said</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2019/03/mama-said.html</link><category>musings</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-3600417054772141265</guid><description>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin-left: 120px;margin-right:40px; clear:both;font-size:1.5em;color:#CBA320;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Il n'est jamais trop tard pour bien faire. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="float:right;font-size:1em;color:#CBA320;clear:both;"&gt;It is never too late to set things right.* &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h4&gt;Mi Band 3, three months on&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;emsp; Whatever happened to your new year&amp;#39;s resolutions, it&amp;#39;s still not late to tackle that &amp;quot;Getting fit&amp;quot; written down somewhere on your list.
For that matter, I suggest you get yourself a fitness tracker, and offer one to your loved ones. You can get one &lt;b&gt;as cheap as $25&lt;/b&gt; such as a MiBand3&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2019/03/measuring-heartbeat-of-banana.html#more"&gt;Continue reading »&lt;/a&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNPT1CtcW6Ljhpahj4fQ9QEBAgKA5z2w4deh_qPyFwt6jn0517_n-iL7Le1RmipuGnpPy4d10xXDYI08XyLZ69zHkO8z-dJLi5wHkOPXukBZhe1usfI33kYdqjS0qp4Mo4lL9jgpoRBs/s72-c/DSC00478.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total></item><item><title>EDC: EveryDay Carry</title><link>http://thriveby25.blogspot.com/2018/12/edc-everyday-carry.html</link><category>manliness</category><category>products</category><category>travel</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Donelectrone)</author><pubDate>Thu, 6 Dec 2018 16:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543064298565748704.post-8838665323726553904</guid><description>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;
&lt;img style="width:100%" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSk3OmRzl4q9bf2t46agqon7xxZNCgASFrSxAaKEeiKE1POc2OPK9clBWzRJKjIrlX137qaXu413szb2LAkuIzFO-JqWEUMEGtyagnjvNLwxVzJLjuYddJd4ZmHAcjtVrIkXvdfjE8Vo/s1600/flat-lay.jpg" alt="A flat lay photo of everyday carry items including a laptop, leather wallet, watch, sunglasses, and pen."&gt;

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&amp;emsp; Right now, my EDC only consists of a phone, a watch, and keys. Those are the things I feel naked without when I leave my apartment. I&amp;#39;ve decided it&amp;#39;s time to upgrade my everyday arsenal, and I thought I&amp;#39;d document the journey to maybe help you do the same. This isn&amp;#39;t about loading my pockets until I can&amp;#39;t walk; it&amp;#39;s about being thoughtfully prepared.
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&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;Use what you have..&lt;/br&gt; 
&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;&amp;emsp;Do what you can."&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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