YouTube Channels that Offer Property WalkThrough Videos and Buying Advice in Rural Central Portugal
I started paying attention to cheap rural land for sale in Central Portugal at the beginning of 2020, right around the start of the...
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Justus Hayes
- Apr 23
- 7 min
3 Hectare Hilltop Olive Farm in Fundão for € 65,000
One of my longest YouTube subscriptions has been Joseph Marsh's farmer for fun channel (he also has a website here and is prolific on...
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Justus Hayes
- Mar 31
- 5 min
Something About M*A*S*H: Hawaiian Shirts, Booze, Cross-Dressing and Subversive Liberalism
A couple of months ago, I listened to a podcast (I thought it was CBC's "Ideas" but apparently not) that discussed the influence of...
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Justus Hayes
- Feb 16
- 1 min
Club Noir de Mer
"Another Set at Club Noir de Mer" My fascination with variations on the film noir aesthetic continues, mostly placing the tropes in an...
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Justus Hayes
- Jan 29
- 6 min
A Pocket Terraced Grape Farm in Central Portugal for under 50K USD
It's been quite a while since I wrote up a piece of rural Portuguese property, but this little gem jumped out at me a couple of days ago...
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Justus Hayes
- Jan 9
- 3 min
What's Going On in 2023
Here we are in a new year and big things are afoot at the Lazy River Design Works store. The last time I posted was mid-December, and...
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Justus Hayes
- Dec 12, 2022
- 6 min
What is Art? Part 2: How AI-Generated Art is Like a Camera
Yesterday, I wrote a post on social media and here that outlined as many of the arguments against AI-generated imagery as I could think...
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Justus Hayes
- Dec 11, 2022
- 1 min
Film Noir de Mer - A Midjourney Image Dump
Squid Town. The Big Murk. That bottom-dwelling metropolis where the dregs drift in and settle down in the mud and debris. A place where...
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Justus Hayes
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
What is Art: Criticisms of AI-Generated Imagery
I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about the growing controversy over AI-generated imagery. It's a complicated issue that can be...
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Justus Hayes
- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
Midjourney Image Dump
I just started using the AI art engine, Midjourney. I have many thoughts, but as always I am short on time. While I'm processing and...
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Justus Hayes
- Nov 14, 2022
- 1 min
T-Shirts Found Drifting Down the Lazy River
Now that classic format t-shirts are a part of the official Lazy River Design Works inventory, I thought it would be a good idea to post...
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Justus Hayes
- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
The Wedding Ring
Back in August, I related a couple of remarkable events from my life and mentioned a few more (see this post). Today being Halloween, I...
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Justus Hayes
- Oct 24, 2022
- 2 min
Not Quite Azulejos
The original source photos of the plates used to make these designs were posted on Pixabay by tunaolger. One of the few drawbacks of...
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Justus Hayes
- Oct 1, 2022
- 3 min
My Characteristic Style
Keen-eyed observers will have noticed by now that much of my creative output has a certain finish, a look or style that is present to...
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Justus Hayes
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
Specs and Size Charts for HugePOD T-Shirts in cms and Inches are no longer applicable
HugePOD is no longer one of my suppliers. A good product, but they became a little too unreliable.
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Justus Hayes
- Aug 14, 2022
- 6 min
Bleeding Speedo, Haunted Wedding Ring, Abandoned Lullabye, and Other Remarkable Events
As I slide into the latter half of my fifties I find myself being more than a little retrospective. A part of this is Recovery work but...
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Justus Hayes
- Aug 6, 2022
- 1 min
In the Backyard with Rowan and Merch
Taking photos with Rowan of Hawaiian shirts and bucket hats from the Lazy River. Merchandise IRL via print-on-demand and dropshipping.
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Justus Hayes
- Jul 23, 2022
- 3 min
The Lazy River Just Got Deeper: The Latest Developments
Some big changes just came down the pipe and I am scrambling to catch up. Where to begin? I'll summarize with some bullet points and then...
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Justus Hayes
- Jul 16, 2022
- 2 min
A Look at the Umbrellas from HugePOD
I have a feeling that umbrellas are going to become a lot more relevant in the near future as global warming continues to deliver extreme...
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Justus Hayes
- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min
Hawaiian Shirt Size Charts (HugePOD and InterestPrint)
Wondering what size Hawaiian-style shirt you should order? Wonder no more. Here are size charts for both the square-cut shirts from...
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