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I read a couple of books this summer with the goal of understanding the psychology of aging as I had another birthday. “Being Mortal\u00b0 was first, a very useful read, but I wanted more. Then I read The Mature Mind and the author’s emphasis on the importance of creative activities rang true. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Creativity with a ‘little c’ is grounded in the diversity of every-day activities and accomplishments.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, I feel good when designing in the garden or doing some project. For me the lesson was to seek out opportunities to be creative when I’m feeling bored. Even programming fits the bill and this post is the culmination of many weeks of technical challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It started with my hosting provider being purchased by another and the migration of my website. The migration required a few tweaks to my applications and I started to think of improvements, became engrossed in the implementation, and one thing led to another. In brief (for fellow geeks):<\/p>\n\n\n\n