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For readers who still enjoy slowing down long enough to think.

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  • Digressions

I Gave up Not Exercising for Lent This Year

  • UpdatedFeb 19, 2024
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This is the workout exercise bar not yet assembled. I use it for exercising during Lent.

After four years of not exercising, I developed a plan to give that up for Lent. I highlight some of the bodyweight excercises I will perform, compliments to "The Herschel Walker Workout." I also share a song to sing on meatless Fridays during Lent.

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  • Music

A Proven 5 Point Plan to Win Your Valentine’s Heart

  • UpdatedSep 14, 2025
  • 1 Comment
Front cover of the Led Zeppelin IV album.

The post provides wisdom about life and a perspective on how to win your Valentine's heart using a 5 Point Plan. It also incorporates references to Nietzsche, Carl Jung, the Bible, and the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

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  • Technology

The 5 Best Linux Distributions for New Users

  • UpdatedDec 14, 2025
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My 2014 LinuxBook, formerly known as Chromebook, displays its custom Tux logo and name. It's also sitting on top of my 2014 Lenovo ThinkPad W540 laptop.

It is easy to get started with Linux. In this post I highlight my experience with beloved Linux, list the five best linux distributions for new users, and introduce an online site to test drive Linux distributions.

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  • Outdoors

Who’s Got it Better Than Us…in Northeast Ohio?!

  • UpdatedJan 14, 2024
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Ten-day weather forecast from Weather Underground for Cortland, Ohio showing sub-freezing average temperatures for the third week of January.

Jack Harbaugh’s philosophy of “Who’s got it better than us?!” is about being grateful for what you have. Perhaps we in Northeast Ohio can utter his words when we step outside to sub-freezing temperatures as we return home from watching the Cleveland Browns lose in the first round of the football playoffs.

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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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