{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"My Hoard","home_page_url":"https://akapamalexander.info","description":"My Hoard","author":{"name":"My Hoard"},"items":[{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/boredom-busters","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/Boredom%20Busters%20CR.jpg\"/><p>Boredom comes with a load of unfortunate baggage for me.</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/boredom-busters","title":"Boredom Busters","summary":"Boredom comes with a load of unfortunate baggage for me.","date_modified":"2026-06-09T13:59:16Z"},{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/why-momus","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/Irony.jpg\"/><p>Of all the gods in all the pantheons, why Momus?</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/why-momus","title":"Why Momus?","summary":"Of all the gods in all the pantheons, why Momus?","date_modified":"2026-06-07T18:49:48Z"},{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/rotten-day-rescue","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/Feelin%20Shitty%20Cheat%20Sheet%20With%20CR.jpg\"/><p>No matter how healthy your routine or how good your mental hygiene, some days are just... hard. When vile moods threaten to undo me, I find these reminders helpful.</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/rotten-day-rescue","title":"Rotten Day Rescue","summary":"No matter how healthy your routine or how good your mental hygiene, some days are just... hard. When vile moods threaten to undo me, I find these reminders helpful.","date_modified":"2026-06-05T20:51:34Z"},{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/isnt-it-ironic","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/Alanis%20Ironic.jpg\"/><p>What IS irony, exactly? What is this thing that I have come to see as my personal North Star?</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/isnt-it-ironic","title":"Isn't it Ironic?","summary":"What IS irony, exactly? What is this thing that I have come to see as my personal North Star?","date_modified":"2026-06-02T17:57:05Z"},{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/pain-cheat-sheet","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/Pain%20Cheat%20Sheet.jpg\"/><p>Pain is inevitable. Suffering, on the other hand, can be kept to a minimum.</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/pain-cheat-sheet","title":"Pain Cheat Sheet","summary":"Pain is inevitable. Suffering, on the other hand, can be kept to a minimum.","date_modified":"2026-05-21T15:31:16Z"},{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/cool-mental-hygiene-hack-name-your-brain","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/Albert%20and%20Armand.jpg\"/><p>The Hack: Give your thought-generator brain an evocative or descriptive name</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/cool-mental-hygiene-hack-name-your-brain","title":"Cool Mental Hygiene Hack: Name Your Brain","summary":"The Hack: Give your thought-generator brain an evocative or descriptive name","date_modified":"2026-05-20T20:22:08Z"},{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/let-go","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/%E2%80%9CLet%20Go%E2%80%9D%20Cheat%20Sheet.jpg\"/><p>As is typical with atypical brains, it is easy for me to fall into rumination. Practicing mindfulness and regularly meditating has made me less prone to getting trapped in negative spirals, but I still occasionally find ...</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/let-go","title":"Let Go","summary":"As is typical with atypical brains, it is easy for me to fall into rumination. Practicing mindfulness and regularly meditating has made me less prone to getting trapped in negative spirals, but I still occasionally find ...","date_modified":"2026-05-20T19:02:21Z"},{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/yoga-in-the-wild-holden-arboretum-kirtland-oh","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/Holden%20Arboretum%2010%2025.jpg\"/><p>If you like your nature well manicured, then Holden Arboretum is for you, and the Gardner Lakeside Terrace at Corning Lake is a great spot (if there aren't other people already there >.>). Very safe, but unfortunately lo...</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/yoga-in-the-wild-holden-arboretum-kirtland-oh","title":"Yoga in the Wild: Holden Arboretum, Kirtland OH","summary":"If you like your nature well manicured, then Holden Arboretum is for you, and the Gardner Lakeside Terrace at Corning Lake is a great spot (if there aren't other people already there >.>). Very safe, but unfortunately lo...","date_modified":"2026-05-13T16:59:52Z"},{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/yoga-in-the-wild-clifton-beach-lakewood-oh","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/Clifton%20Beach%20Fall.jpg\"/><p>Clifton Beach is a favorite spot for me and one of the first places I tried Yoga in the Wild for proof of concept. No hike involved and not exactly private, but it's both safe and gorgeous, with an up close and personal ...</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/yoga-in-the-wild-clifton-beach-lakewood-oh","title":"Yoga in the Wild: Clifton Beach, Lakewood, OH","summary":"Clifton Beach is a favorite spot for me and one of the first places I tried Yoga in the Wild for proof of concept. No hike involved and not exactly private, but it's both safe and gorgeous, with an up close and personal ...","date_modified":"2026-05-13T16:07:01Z"},{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/yoga-in-the-wild-nature-center-at-shaker-lakes","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/Shaker%20Meditation%20Platform.jpg\"/><p>Gotta love it when a park has a dedicated Meditation Terrace!  The DBJ Terraza de Meditación (Meditation Terrace) along Stearns Woodland Trail in the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes in Shaker Heights, OH was an easy walk f...</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/yoga-in-the-wild-nature-center-at-shaker-lakes","title":"Yoga in the Wild: Nature Center at Shaker Lakes","summary":"Gotta love it when a park has a dedicated Meditation Terrace!  The DBJ Terraza de Meditación (Meditation Terrace) along Stearns Woodland Trail in the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes in Shaker Heights, OH was an easy walk f...","date_modified":"2026-05-13T16:04:07Z"},{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/yoga-in-the-wild-chapin-forest-reservation-kirtland-oh","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/Chapin%20Forest.jpg\"/><p>Chapin Forest in the Lake Metroparks has a couple of spots that are close to ideal! Only drawback is a steep hill to hike first, but the gorgeous view from private-feeling ledges and the peaceful sounds of nature make it...</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/yoga-in-the-wild-chapin-forest-reservation-kirtland-oh","title":"Yoga in the Wild: Chapin Forest Reservation, Kirtland, OH","summary":"Chapin Forest in the Lake Metroparks has a couple of spots that are close to ideal! Only drawback is a steep hill to hike first, but the gorgeous view from private-feeling ledges and the peaceful sounds of nature make it...","date_modified":"2026-05-13T16:00:11Z"},{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/yoga-in-the-wild-north-chagrin-reservation-willoughby-oh","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/11%205%202025%20White%20Pine%20Loop.jpg\"/><p>Set in the North Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks, White Pine Loop Trail led me to a gorgeous spot to spread my mat. The scents of pine and leaf litter on the breeze and an ideal soundscape made this priva...</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/yoga-in-the-wild-north-chagrin-reservation-willoughby-oh","title":"Yoga in the Wild: North Chagrin Reservation, Willoughby, OH","summary":"Set in the North Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks, White Pine Loop Trail led me to a gorgeous spot to spread my mat. The scents of pine and leaf litter on the breeze and an ideal soundscape made this priva...","date_modified":"2026-05-13T15:57:24Z"},{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/yoga-in-the-wild-my-hunt-for-the-ideal","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/Yoga%20in%20the%20Wild%20Cover%20AI.jpg\"/><p>It feels both subversive and divine to take off the hiking boots mid-hike and shavasana in nature. I am in search of awesome places to spread my yoga mat, where I can flow a bit and then sit.</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/yoga-in-the-wild-my-hunt-for-the-ideal","title":"Yoga in the Wild: My Hunt for the Ideal","summary":"It feels both subversive and divine to take off the hiking boots mid-hike and shavasana in nature. I am in search of awesome places to spread my yoga mat, where I can flow a bit and then sit.","date_modified":"2026-05-13T15:53:33Z"},{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/momus-the-greek-god-of-mockery-truth-and-fearless-speech","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/Momus%20portrait%203.jpg\"/><p>Excerpts from the Article by H. Moses at HistoryandMyths.com, originally published at https://www.historyandmyths.com/2025/10/momus-greek-god-mockery-truth-fearless-speech.html#google_vignette</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/momus-the-greek-god-of-mockery-truth-and-fearless-speech","title":"Momus: The Greek God of Mockery, Truth, and Fearless Speech","summary":"Excerpts from the Article by H. Moses at HistoryandMyths.com, originally published at https://www.historyandmyths.com/2025/10/momus-greek-god-mockery-truth-fearless-speech.html#google_vignette","date_modified":"2026-05-13T15:15:49Z"},{"id":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/blog-dedication-to-momus","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/42a16a1d-a79f-4a39-a3d4-6e5e873d255f/Momus.jpg\"/><p>We can’t choose who we are destined to follow. We can only choose how best to follow.</p>","url":"https://akapamalexander.info/musings/f/blog-dedication-to-momus","title":"Blog Dedication: To Momus","summary":"We can’t choose who we are destined to follow. We can only choose how best to follow.","date_modified":"2026-05-13T14:58:20Z"}]}