GREETINGS
Thanks for taking a moment to read this month’s update. I hope you’re doing well. The photo above is from 19 Jun 2025 at the Prairie Hill Cohousing community. This is an ecovillage in Iowa City that provides pollinator-friendly plants, native prairie grass preservation, buffalo grass ground cover, a diverse wildlife habitat, LEED certified housing, and other eco-friendly features.
Fitbit Wellness Wearables
I recently started using a Fitbit and find that the weekly email reports are a great way to review how I’m keeping up with my walking goals and review sleep quality reports. To me, it seems like the Fitbit report is a very usable summary of overall wellness. I prefer it to other wearable devices I’ve used.
Google Maps
Today I was able to report on some road conditions using Google Maps and Android Auto. Just that one report was able to inform more than 1,200 drivers. I don’t have the monthly summary from Google for my June contributions, but in May there were more than 2.2 million new views of my maps content which is much more than the visits to my website. The monthly Google Maps reports are good motivation to keep contributing, and being inspired to know that my efforts are helping others.
WRITING TOPICS
I continue to expand on the topic reports found on the Resources For Life dot com website. The list can be found on the What’s New Page. Adding incrementally takes very little time since the post and related context are already present.
TECH WRITING
If you’re interested in the latest tech-related guides and articles I’ve posted, you can visit the Posts Page on the Iowa City Tech website.
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THANKS
Many thanks to all of you who keep in touch and provide support for the work I do.
Origins. For those of you who are new to these monthly personal updates, they began about 24 years ago out of a desire to share from my personal life about topics of lifeways (faith/philosophy), health, career, finances, relationships, effective living, and public interest efforts. This is based on the Life Map presented on the Resources For Life website. [View]