Author Archives: milehighkoistore

I’m gonna be a dad in about a month. This has absorbed a lot of my time and attention over the last 8 months, and will shortly start absorbing even more of my time. I don’t remember what the previous post said about current and future plans, but that guy didn’t know he was gonnaContinue reading “Gonna be a Dad”

Hey Google Search Algorithm, how’s it going? I got a new post for you, fresh off the prefrontal cortex. Enjoy, and please add a description to my Google Search Result soon. I’ve done all I can; it’s up to you now. It’s June 21st, the official first day of Summer. Spring started 3 days ago.Continue reading “Things Are Finally Happening + There Are Always More Things Planned”

About a month behind where I wanted to be so far this year, but koi tanks should be running in the next few weeks. All the snow and rain we’ve had in April and early May this year kept me from building. Can’t use power tools when water is falling out of the sky. I’dContinue reading “Everything takes longer than you want, and The Mystery of the Missing Lava Rock”

Using this post to save what the front page said for 2022, and because Google Search really wants my website to change sometimes. What do websites do if they just provide factual information that would never change over time? Like all those websites from 2003 describing a math or science proof? Slowly slip into theContinue reading “The Algorithm Demands Tribute!”

The first year I opened my business, I could not get my website or google maps listing to show up with relevant search terms no matter what I tried. Eventually, I caved and paid for a 1hr lesson with a WordPress person on how to webpage good. Everything I looked up beforehand told me thereContinue reading “Why Is There A Blog Though?”

Back in May a conversation with a few friends set in motion what may be my defining event of 2022. I’ve known both of these guys since college, and they both have ADHD. One made a comment to the effect of, “and we all have ADHD too.” I replied “well y’all do at least, I’mContinue reading “Adult ADHD”

Not much. And a lot of things. In September and October, concurrent with tearing down and moving out of the shop, I built a very janky swimming pool pond in my garage for the refugee koi and goldfish I failed to sell. You can see that on my Instagram! Satisfied with the build, I droveContinue reading “Post-The Shop: What did I do, other than sulk, after closing the shop November 1 2021?”

People definitely show up if you sell stuff at 50+% off. It’s not a sustainable model though. 08/02/2021 Update:A big thank you to all the customers who’ve come in over the past month! The sale clearly piqued some interest, and as of today I’m sold out of koi.There are plenty of 5-6″ Shubunkin and SarasaContinue reading “Past-Posting 2: Going Out Of Business Sales Work”

Running your own business ain’t easy. Nor is making a website JEEZ. I’m moving old main-page posts to a blog-thing page that will hopefully be linked at the top of the main page if I can figure it out. Mostly for myself, but also for anyone interested in the history of my little business. BelowContinue reading “Past-Posting 1: Cataloguing The Downfall Of The Original Store Somewhere Other Than The Main Page”