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  • Outdoors

Beach Bash at Mosquito Lake State Park

  • UpdatedAug 18, 2024
Image of people enjoying the live music at the 2nd Beach Bash of the summer at Mosquito Lake State Park. August 2024.

Quality time at the 2nd Beach Bash at Mosquito Lake State Park in Trumbull County, Ohio.

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  • Gardening

My 2024 Victory Garden Has Lost a Few Battles So Far This Season

  • UpdatedAug 6, 2024
CounterIt.ch's blog: 2024 Victory Garden and American flag.

My 2024 Victory Garden has lost a few battles so far. I'm hoping by season's end it won't be considered just a Pyrrhic Victory Garden.

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  • Outdoors

Visited Headlands Beach State Park in Mentor, Ohio

  • UpdatedJul 28, 2024
Headlands Beach State Park - Fairport Harbor West Lighthouse

Photos from my visit to Headlands Beach State Park in Mentor, Ohio in July 2024.

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  • Food & Beverages

Had a Cup of Joe’s Coffee to Jump Start This Long, Hot Day

  • UpdatedJun 20, 2024
A Trader Joe’s “Joe” medium roast coffee bag pictured in garden with a cup of brewed coffee in a Mocha House (Warren, Ohio) mug.

Had a cup of Joe's coffee in a Mocha House (Warren, Ohio) mug to get started on this long and hot day. A dewpoint chart is included so people know when to wear deodorant.

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CounterIt.ch is a minimalist personal publication exploring Markets, Machines, Midwest, and Musings—the recurring themes that shape everyday life and many of the essays found here.

Written by Joe, an Ohio-based Linux user and former Wall Street professional, CounterIt.ch offers observations on technology, business, philosophy, books, motorcycles, gardening, politics, the outdoors, and life in Northeast Ohio. Some entries are practical, others reflective, but all share a common goal: slowing down long enough to think beyond headlines, algorithms, and the constant stream of online noise.

The site was created as a place for longer-form writing and independent thought—an alternative to the limitations of mainstream social media and the fleeting conversations that often define it. Some ideas simply deserve more than a few hundred characters.

Although the writing is rooted in the American Midwest, the ".ch" domain is a nod to Switzerland and its traditions of precision, independence, and simplicity—qualities that also inspire the site's minimalist design and philosophy.

Whether you arrived here looking for insights on markets, technology, Linux, motorcycles, books, or simply thoughtful observations about everyday life, I hope you find something worth reading—and perhaps something worth thinking about long after you've left the page.

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