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I have no blog post today, just one scheduled and three almost complete. My review of the “Matthew Amt” kopis from Deepeeka in India is complete except for editing and photography (I need a sunny day with no day job). I have a post about Google declaring war on the web, and why now is an excellent time to disconnect from centralized American services. And because it is income-tax and rebalancing season, I have two posts on personal finance: one offering two cheers for dividend stocks, and the other on the performance of an actual index portfolio over thirteen years. Instead of finishing this post I attended a Victoria Civic Orchestra concert at Oak Bay High on Saturday, then picked up a preorder copy of Greeley’s Almighty Dollar at Munro’s and checked the posters for events along Government Street.

I am not living the way I like, but I am living.

Edit 2026-06-01: layout issues, typo in title

(scheduled 31 May 2026)

On Sundays We…

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Apologies in advance about this week's newsletter, it's LONG but there was a lot to talk about! At least there's various behind the scenes pics as well as ms judgy kitty at the end 😄🐾

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Okay, I've just linked over with #Pixelfed (I think) - who's on there that I can follow? I'm into #bloomscrolling , #FoodPorn , #cats , #NaturePhotography , #LifeUpdates ... let me know if you're over there and I'll give you a follow! I'm here: https://pixelfed.social/lexical_leigh

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oh jeeze oh man

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As soon as I am legally able to, I am changing my name from Dmytro to Dima.

"Dmytro" is basically a document-only name. Growing up, it was only ever used by strict teachers. Everyone else has called me Dima since birth. But now, this legal name essentially functions as a deadname that follows me everywhere. It is completely unpronounceable and unreadable for most people I interact with.

The resulting typos in emails and chats are endless - I regularly get addressed as Dymi, Demi, Dymo, or Dema because people have no idea how to spell my actual name based on the legal one. It is exhausting to constantly explain the mechanics of Slavic name shortening, and having to reassure colleagues that no, calling me Dima is not rude or overly informal.

It just creates an unnecessary daily social tax and constant friction.

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Your five-year plan might be holding you back. It’s okay to pivot and start over. #mindset #growth #joy #lifeupdates

https://artsincubator.ca/motivation/five-year-plan-realty.html

It’s been awhile… but I’m still here.

New roles, a new decade, growing kids, and a whole lot of life in between. Tell me—what are your ittybitty updates lately?

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