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+title: "Dispatch #30 (August 2025)"
+date: 2025-07-29T17:05:15-04:00
+draft: false
+tags:
+- dispatch
+---
+
+Some thoughts here...
+
+<!--more-->
+
+Samples[^1]
+
+### This Month
+
+* Adventure:
+* Project:
+* Skill:
+
+### Reading & Listening
+
+* Fiction: [_Title_][1], Author
+* Non-fiction: [_Title_][2], Author
+* Music: [_Title_][3], Author
+
+[1]: https://bookshop.org/
+[2]: https://bookshop.org/
+[3]: https://www.turntablelab.com/
+
+### Links
+
+* [Title][4]
+* [Title][5]
+* [Title][6]
+
+[4]: https://example.com/
+[5]: https://example.com/
+[6]: https://example.com/
+
+[^1]: Here are the samples I used:
+
+    1. [Lake Beach Waves][7]
+    2. [Wooden floor creak][8]
+    3. [Fireworks Field Recording][9]
+    4. [Cicadas][10]
+    5. [Osprey Sounds][11]
+
+[7]: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/lake-beach-waves-28492/
+[8]: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/wooden-floor-creak-81237/
+[9]: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/fireworks-field-recording-70720/
+[10]: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/cicadas-18654/
+[11]: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/OSPREY/sounds