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CounterIt.ch

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

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  • Gardening

Yuge Italian Zucchini

  • UpdatedAug 15, 2023
My Yuge Italian Zucchini next to a big tomato and some herbs.

My yuge Italian Zucchini with herbs and a big tomato.

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  • Gardening

Garden Growth: A Midsummer Afternoon’s Update

  • UpdatedAug 23, 2023
Garden at tilling using a 1977 Vintage Troy-Bilt Horse.

Garden growth update as of early August compared to initial tilling in early June using a vintage Troy-Bilt Horse.

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  • Music

Thoreau’s “Walking” Influenced Punk and Metallica

  • UpdatedNov 23, 2023
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In Wildness is the Preservation of the World. Thoreau's "Walking" and its connection to Punk music and the band Metallica.

The writings and speeches (e.g., "Walking") of Henry David Thoreau influenced early punk bands of the 1970s and 1980s, and of course the thrash metal band Metallica.

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A Lazy Person’s Herb Garden – Perennials and a Wading Pool

  • UpdatedAug 8, 2023
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Replanted from pot: Egyptian Walking Onions in garden next to peppermint and among other plants (basil, sunflower, eggplant, peppers, etc.).

A lazy person's herb garden includes perennials and a wading pool.

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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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