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by Ego
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:30 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Ego's Journal
Replies: 371
Views: 56708

Re: Ego's Journal

As you may have noticed, Mrs. Ego and I are unusual. That strangeness can be challenging for its lack of templates. No well worn paths to follow. Every so often, we hear stories of others who are similar in some respects. One such couple we heard about for years is the brother of a good friend. This...
by Ego
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:17 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Western Red Cedar's Journal
Replies: 527
Views: 156138

Re: Western Red Cedar's Journal

Wow! Beautiful. You are doing a great job of selling it to those of us who are yearning for such things. Much appreciated.

I am surprised that the local cycling aficionado has not lured you into a race up the Hai Van Pass.
by Ego
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:02 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Ego's Journal
Replies: 371
Views: 56708

Re: Ego's Journal

Back in 2001 were in Chile and discovered that flights from Santiago were really inexpensive (they still are, at $300 USD RT) so we jumped at the chance to go. On the plane we met a Chilean mother and daughter who did not drive, but wanted to rent a jeep to explore the island. They paid for the jeep...
by Ego
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Ego's Journal
Replies: 371
Views: 56708

Re: Ego's Journal

What are you two planning? Are you taking off for a year again? Yes, we are overdue. But I have no idea where. ------ Somewhat related. Years ago we spent some time on Rapa Nui, learned some interesting lessons and now are very interested in rapamycin. https://radiolab.org/podcast/dirty-drug-and-ic...
by Ego
Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:52 am
Forum: Health and Food Questions
Topic: ADHD meds
Replies: 18
Views: 1172

Re: ADHD meds

A few questions to ask about any prescription medication. 1) Is it addictive? 2) What is the mechanism of action? How does it work? 3) Does it work better than a placebo? 4) Has it failed to get approval in other countries? If so, why? 5) What are the consequences of long-term use versus the benefits?
by Ego
Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:20 pm
Forum: Technical Skills & Tools Questions
Topic: Something From Nothing Log
Replies: 868
Views: 260889

Re: Something From Nothing Log

Last summer I found a 100lb. kettlebell at the swap meet for $40. It was rusty, so I hit it with a wire brush and painted it with a $1 can of second-had swap meet spray paint. I used it for one exercise, side bends, but it was absurdly heavy, so i listed it for sale on craigslist for $180 or trade f...
by Ego
Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:01 pm
Forum: Philosophy and Lifestyle Questions
Topic: Share your recipes
Replies: 210
Views: 76799

Re: Share your recipes

Ego's Inauthentic Tabbouleh We were down to the last handful of bulger from that case my friend gave me two years ago(?) so I mixed 50% bulger and 50% quinoa. The bulger cooks fast, so I cooked the quinoa for about 8 minutes before adding the bulger. Finely chop a bunch of parsley. https://i.imgur.c...
by Ego
Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: RoamingFrancis' Journal
Replies: 170
Views: 30343

Re: RoamingFrancis' Journal

I want to keep locksmithing. I wasn’t passionate about it at first, but I am now. I’ve been entering flow states while locksmithing that feel great. And it’s kinda fun learning how to break into buildings :D A potential career goal could be to get paid to break into a bank, as in a white hat hacker...
by Ego
Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: Housing and Transportation Questions
Topic: Buying a home without a job after retirement
Replies: 7
Views: 602

Re: Buying a home without a job after retirement

If you are buying into a coop you may need to apply to the board and get approved before purchasing. The application process can be rather intrusive. That said, they must follow fair housing rules so they cannot discriminate the usual categories. In many states, including Arizona, source of funding ...
by Ego
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:05 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: guitar player's journal
Replies: 475
Views: 122322

Re: guitar player's journal

guitarplayer wrote:
Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:27 am
Inevitably then, my mind makes me want to iterate this and put necessity in place of invention. '? is the mother of necessity'.
One interesting answer.
https://www.asomo.co/p/money-as-addiction
by Ego
Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Resources & Recommended Reading
Topic: "How to Drop Out"
Replies: 125
Views: 12704

Re: "How to Drop Out"

The article doesn't answer the question of how these people spend their free time and their life in general. It spoke about how having a trust promotes long term thinking and prioritizing value and what that might look like in practice *when it comes to financial assets*. Those two principles that ...
by Ego
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: Resources & Recommended Reading
Topic: "How to Drop Out"
Replies: 125
Views: 12704

Re: "How to Drop Out"

Byron Tully pulls a few threads together in his article Why Are Old Money Guys & Gals So Frugal? and goes into some reasons how the convergence in approaches might occur. It would turn out living off one form of irreplenishable capital might just do that to you. I recognized three people in my ...
by Ego
Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:17 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Ego's Journal
Replies: 371
Views: 56708

Re: Ego's Journal

You two would be welcome additions!
by Ego
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:22 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Ego's Journal
Replies: 371
Views: 56708

Re: Ego's Journal

Last Friday, one of the used food vendors showed up with a car overflowing with groceries. She was having trouble unloading as some of the boxes were very heavy, so I gave her a hand. As I unloaded the boxes, I took out the things I wanted and piled them by her car. One of the items was a case of ka...
by Ego
Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:53 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: the animal's journal
Replies: 1057
Views: 258632

Re: the animal's journal

Nice! Congratulations!
by Ego
Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:23 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: mush journal: what will happen next?
Replies: 40
Views: 4520

Re: mush journal: 2024, week 10

As much as I believed in my steps to reach the top of the ladder, I actually can't handle full-time jobs . It's a great evolution to be able to get hired, but it's of no use because I hate full-time jobs. I hate them I hate them I hate them. Voilà. Me too. Full-time jobs drain all of my energy and ...
by Ego
Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:58 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Ego's Journal
Replies: 371
Views: 56708

Re: Ego's Journal

Hope it works out great for the two of you and we're both still posting here 50-60 years from now :) Thank you! We hope the same for you. So far, so good. I like the idea of Longevity Escape Velocity , the point at which each incremental advance buys the time for the next advance. Until then, I hop...
by Ego
Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Ego's Journal
Replies: 371
Views: 56708

Re: Ego's Journal

Dunno if it's universal, but many Chicago museums have specific days of the year where entrance is free for in-state residents. Only downside is that schools like to hit those (typically week)days as well. The museums in the park do something similar with rotating Tuesday's free, but they get absol...
by Ego
Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:11 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Ego's Journal
Replies: 371
Views: 56708

Re: Ego's Journal

I just learned about the Discover and Go program at our local library. Many libraries in California use it to distribute free family passes to local events, museums and some local attractions. In our city they offer tickets to some really good events including the ballet, university sports events an...
by Ego
Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: Emergent Renaissance Ecology
Topic: ERE City homesteaders vs ERE Hostel Hub nomads (an AQAL perspective)
Replies: 12
Views: 1253

Re: ERE City homesteaders vs ERE Hostel Hub nomads (an AQAL perspective)

I see ERE City as a solution for those who aren't satisfied with getting their interobjective fix on a part-time/hobby time-schedule as set by the rest of the world. Have you experienced this elsewhere? If not, can you think of other examples where it existed for others with similar characteristics?