I have been asked over the years to show people my garden, so FINALLY I have created a channel for my videos that I am able to embed here on my website. I hate the sound of my voice, but maybe I will get used to it over time. We'll see......

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Here is a cool video showing how to create a 'Bug Trap' to kill bugs without pesticides.

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I have been working a TON in the background lately, with a focus on tagging images to speed up my processes, and I started a new channel SoCalHomeGardening on YouTube. In preparation for that I needed to get better organized to.....

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This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into for a portfolio target of 10%. It is an Small-Cap Value Index Fund. This ETF is off its recent highs from March 28, 2024 and is down only 0.25% Year-To-Date. Its current 1-year return is up 13.52%.

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This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into for a portfolio target of 10%. It is an Real Estate Index Fund. This ETF is off its recent highs from March 8, 2024 and is down a significan 11.36% Year To Date. Its current 1-year return is down -4.08%.

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This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into. It is an Emerging Market Index. This ETF is off its recent highs from April 9, 2024 and is up only 0.66 Year To Date. Its current 1-year return is 1.39%.

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This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into. It is an International Fund Index. This ETF is off its recent highs from April 9, 2024 and is up 1.03% Year To Date. Its current 1-year return is 3.1%.

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This is one of my core positions I will eventually put money into. It is a simple bond fund. I am timing the market here as it has been telegraphed for a couple years now that the Federal Reserve is going to lower rates! For many months now there is no pivot.....

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This is one of my core positions I am dollar cost averaging into. It is basically the same as the S&P 500 Index. This ETF is off its highs from March 31, 2024 and is up 9.6 Year To Date. Its current 1-year return is 19.73%.

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Much of the damage in my garden on my leafy greens is from sowbugs. I am going to war with them, but I don't want to use pesticides. Here are some ideas for how to do it safely.

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