Author Archives: Skip Walter

About Skip Walter

Retired software executive, ardent book reader. Enjoying slow travel, learning to cook, and searching for fine wine growing. Grandfather, husband, father, brother. Recorder of Seattle sunrises. Voting blue.💙

Big Brother 2022 Version

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Skip Walter

Covid Deaths in U.S.: 1,105,546 Get Vaccinated! Stop the War in Ukraine! After being unable to raise $1M for my latest startup, I stare in anger and awe and sadness at the latest antics of Elon Musk lighting a match to … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizen, Flipped Perspective, Innovation | 2 Comments

Writing myself into existence – again

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Skip Walter

Covid Deaths in U.S.: 1,085,139 Get Vaccinated! Stop the War in Ukraine! Since writing “Curating My Way Into Existence,” I find myself periodically having to restart my existence writing. I am at one of those junctions yet again. The process is … Continue reading →

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Knowledge Artisan

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Skip Walter

In a discussion with Marshall Kirkpatrick about his climate change custom search engine, he suggested I take Harold Jarche’s Personal Knowledge Mastery Online Workshop. After looking at Harold’s blog, highlighting and tagging paragraphs from several posts, and exchanging emails with … Continue reading →

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Are our cars getting too smart to be safe?

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Skip Walter

A while ago I wrote about my Honda CR-V watching me. Last night, I got quite frightened when my CR-V decided to slam on the brakes while I was crossing railroad tracks in Seattle. Fortunately the car behind me didn’t … Continue reading →

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Nordic Walking

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Skip Walter

Covid Deaths in U.S.: 1,030,000 Get Vaccinated! Stop the War in Ukraine! As I walked across a wooden bridge over the marsh on Oak Island, NC, with my trusty hiking poles, a woman shared “are you promoting Nordic walking as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care, Health Coaching, National Parks, Nature, Resilience | 4 Comments

If a tree falls?

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Skip Walter

Covid Deaths in U.S.: 1,030,000 Get Vaccinated! Stop the War in Ukraine! One of the joys of walking the many nature trails on Bainbridge Island is finding gnome homes. My favorite is Gnome Home No. 2 which is located on the … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Memorial Day 2022 with Nature

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Skip Walter

Covid Deaths in U.S.: 1,001,313 Get Vaccinated! Stop the War in Ukraine! Memorial Day “dawned” gray and rainy (like most of the last six months). I enticed my bride into taking a drive to Sequim, WA, which resides in … Continue reading →

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Commonplace Book

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Skip Walter

Somewhere in the last couple of years I came across the idea of commonplace books. “Commonplace books (or commonplaces) are a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into books. They have been kept from antiquity, and were kept particularly during the Renaissance and … Continue reading →

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I was wrong

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Skip Walter

Covid Deaths in U.S.: 974,000 Get Vaccinated! Stop the War in Ukraine! I wrote the following to my family a few weeks ago in the depths of depression for having to fight for democracy in America again and watching … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizen, Climate Change, Reflecting | 4 Comments

Lifelong Learning

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Skip Walter

Covid Deaths in U.S.: 966,000 Get Vaccinated! Stop the War in Ukraine! After two years of reading a lot of escapist mystery novels to survive Covid isolation, I decided it was time to get back to learning. I’ve … Continue reading →

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