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            <title><![CDATA[The Start of Something FUN]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2022 05:42:45 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[CaCAW!Like the title says, this is going to be the start of something fun. If you read my first post… I gave a little background of myself and my interests. That will most likely be the last time I talk about myself. From here on out I am a Crow. Why a crow? Is it because I wish to be a member of the Night’s Watch and kill white walkers with a sword? Is it because I’m an obnoxious territorial bird who watches from above? Not exactly. I am a Pied Crow, which according to google, are “Extremely...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 id="h-cacaw" class="text-3xl font-header !mt-8 !mb-4 first:!mt-0 first:!mb-0">CaCAW!</h2><p>Like the title says, this is going to be the start of something fun. If you read my first post… I gave a little background of myself and my interests. That will most likely be the last time I talk about myself. From here on out I am a Crow. Why a crow? Is it because I wish to be a member of the Night’s Watch and kill white walkers with a sword? Is it because I’m an obnoxious territorial bird who watches from above? Not exactly.</p><p>I am a Pied Crow, which according to google, are</p><p><em>“Extremely intelligent and opportunistic [birds], that share the jackdaw&apos;s love of shiny things.”</em></p><figure float="none" data-type="figure" class="img-center" style="max-width: null;"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/9b932f8e32dba8110a77cece9027d95f763c40f55038eb42b932f97cb58d2491.jpg" alt="A Jackdaw" blurdataurl="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=" nextheight="600" nextwidth="800" class="image-node embed"><figcaption HTMLAttributes="[object Object]" class="">A Jackdaw</figcaption></figure><p>So the simple reference of why I am blogging as a Pied crow is because I am a college educated person who attempts to be opportunistic in financial markets and hand in hand loves money. That’s not exactly it either… It all started from a photo I captured of this bird in South Africa, turned it into an NFT that you see as my profile photo and now I have decided to create a persona and share what’s on my mind.</p><p>You could see and purchase one of my brilliant birdhouse NFTs here.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/56217839005970340272513094203395328409220350862277260952543590006933191393281">https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/56217839005970340272513094203395328409220350862277260952543590006933191393281</a></p><p>Alright, so let’s get this started CACAW!!</p><h2 id="h-today-is-saturday-november-5th-2022" class="text-3xl font-header !mt-8 !mb-4 first:!mt-0 first:!mb-0">Today is Saturday November 5th, 2022</h2><p>Trending topics of the day include <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/05/entertainment/aaron-carter-obit/index.html">Aaron Carter passed away</a>, the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="https://www.calottery.com/draw-games/powerball">Powerball</a> Lottery is up to 1.6 Billion and of course Mr. Elon Musk has upset the media again with mass layoffs at his newly acquired company, Twitter. It is unfortunate for the employees but since the company is losing over $4 million a day it seems justifiable.</p><p>Ever since Elon took over Twitter, Dogecoin has been trending and has made a 100% move. Not only that but Polygon(MATIC) and Aave(AAVE) have been <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/997288/jpmorgan-chase-co-executes-first-defi-trade-using-polygon-and-aave-997288.html">adopted by JPMorgan</a>. It is still early for many cryptocurrencies and only time will tell which ones will survive. Bitcoin, the leader of the pack, has been trading sideways since the end of June and has made its way back over $21,000.00 Ethereum is hovering around $1620.00.</p><p>If you have any money to put to work I believe this presents a very great opportunity.</p><p><strong>But first <em>DISCLAIMER</em>*. I am not a financial advisor and everything you read here is for entertainment purposes only.</strong> I am not responsible for any decisions you make after you read my post!</p><p>With that being said, more and more companies and banks are adopting cryptocurrency during the current bear market. There is a lot of institutional money that has yet to enter the space and I believe over the next year some alt-coins will make some very profitable moves. From now till the end of the year I suggest dollar cost averaging into projects that stand in the top 30 market cap. I like using this site to follow alt-coins.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="https://www.livecoinwatch.com/">https://www.livecoinwatch.com/</a></p><p>This includes coins such as:</p><ul><li><p>DOGE</p></li><li><p>ADA</p></li><li><p>SOL</p></li><li><p>MATIC</p></li><li><p>DOT</p></li><li><p>SHIB</p></li><li><p>AVAX</p></li><li><p>LINK</p></li><li><p>ATOM</p></li><li><p>ALGO</p></li><li><p>NEAR</p><p>I believe these projects have promise and only wish I personally had more money to invest in them.</p></li></ul><h3 id="h-cacaw-see-you-next-post" class="text-2xl font-header !mt-6 !mb-4 first:!mt-0 first:!mb-0">CACAW! See you next post.</h3><figure float="none" data-type="figure" class="img-center" style="max-width: null;"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3a36affeaf267a88825feeb573956feef8c4165ea5b3332d6caaaaf3b7177810.gif" alt="" blurdataurl="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=" nextheight="600" nextwidth="800" class="image-node embed"><figcaption HTMLAttributes="[object Object]" class="hide-figcaption"></figcaption></figure>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Welcome to Mirror]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 23:10:35 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I just got back from walking Meli, she is a Korean Village Dog that we rescued from the streets of Korea. Gorgeous pup who has opened up to us over the last year and a half but is still terrified of a lot of things. Fire, smoke, strange noises, strangers, etc. You wouldn’t think she’s terrified by looking at her instagram my girlfriend curates, but trust me.. she most definitely is.Meli in Tahoehttps://www.instagram.com/meli_the_kvd/ ^The page will be found if you click^ But anyway, when we g...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just got back from walking Meli, she is a Korean Village Dog that we rescued from the streets of Korea. Gorgeous pup who has opened up to us over the last year and a half but is still terrified of a lot of things. Fire, smoke, strange noises, strangers, etc. You wouldn’t think she’s terrified by looking at her instagram my girlfriend curates, but trust me.. she most definitely is.</p><figure float="none" data-type="figure" class="img-center" style="max-width: null;"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/09db61e55cf28429715005ea3310d49efa8f6434c961c1711ce1eb828cfb8de4.jpg" alt="Meli in Tahoe" blurdataurl="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=" nextheight="600" nextwidth="800" class="image-node embed"><figcaption HTMLAttributes="[object Object]" class="">Meli in Tahoe</figcaption></figure><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="https://www.instagram.com/meli_the_kvd/">https://www.instagram.com/meli_the_kvd/</a></p><p>^The page will be found if you click^</p><p>But anyway, when we got back I opened up twitter to see a live chat happening with Coinbase. “Do Process with Jeff Staple” to be exact. Here’s a link below to be even more exact.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1jMJgeDebzwKL">https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1jMJgeDebzwKL</a></p><p>But they talked about fashion in the Metaverse, web 3.0, NFTs, among other things and I loved their energy and passion about the space. As a crypto enthusiast myself, I’m always trying to find ways to engage and participate in the community. When they mentioned this site, Mirror.xyz, I have never heard of it and had to check it out for myself. I love the idea in web 3.0 where content creators are rewarded with their participation and effort they put out there. Which gives creators more incentive to create!</p><figure float="none" data-type="figure" class="img-center" style="max-width: null;"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/cfd6373fa15149e73d4e23590fdd6933b998e8a5822e20557980b7788da7c968.jpg" alt="Be creative" blurdataurl="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=" nextheight="600" nextwidth="800" class="image-node embed"><figcaption HTMLAttributes="[object Object]" class="">Be creative</figcaption></figure><p>I’ve started multiple blogs in the past but eventually stopped writing.. I enjoy writing from time to time.. you should see my notes app, just random streams of thought vomitted onto a page. I usually write about personal experiences or dive deep into a topic that I find interesting. It helps me get things off my chest because I’m not one who talks about my emotions. It also helps me learn while I do more research into whatever topic I decide to write on.</p><p>But who am I anyway? I am a 29 year old male who works as a trader of securities and cryptocurrencies. This is an occupation that not many people understand. A lot of people think it’s gambling, which sometimes it can be, but if you begin to learn the psychology of trading and dive into technical analysis you will begin to see how markets work.</p><p>I’ve only been doing this for two years. It was challenging for me to find something that I wanted to do with my life. In high school I played golf and wanted to pursue a professional golf career. I went to college at San Diego State University and received a degree in Multimedia with a minor in Marketing. I learned a lot in college but the career path afterwards didn’t pan out. I worked as a photographer for a few years but lost my passion for it when it became a job. I then looked into computer science and found a coding bootcamp through UCSD. That taught me a lot about programming and how computer networks work. I learned HTML and CSS pretty quickly but struggled with concepts in Javascript. So I’m not computer nerd, but I sure would like to be.</p><p>The bootcamp indirectly got me interested in cryptocurrencies even more because now I somewhat understood algorithms and basic computer science. Somewhere around there I dove down the rabbit hole of crypto and haven’t looked back since. Here’s a video that I enjoyed if you are new to crypto and want to learn more about it.</p><div data-type="youtube" videoId="VYWc9dFqROI">
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      </div></div><p>Guy, is the man behind the coin bureau and he puts out solid videos to help explain different crypto projects and current events that are happening within the space. He is very detailed and easy to listen to so I guess that’s why I found him appealing.</p><p>Anyway I have to go… I plan to spend most of my time in life trying to understand markets and cryptocurrencies while spending the rest of my time with my dog and girlfriend (soon to be wife). I’m an open minded person, a life long learner, and all in all hope this blog will teach and inspire whoever decides to read it. See you around.</p><p>Ah.. And join my discord if you’d like to chat anytime. It’s a very small group now but hey, you gotta start somewhere right?</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="dont-break-out" href="https://discord.gg/ADpMbDjhtQ">https://discord.gg/ADpMbDjhtQ</a></p><p>MistaManTrev</p>]]></content:encoded>
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