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On the whole, I am doing well in this job. For the first time in my life, I am working a job I can actually work - I get tired in the course of the work day some days, but I can get out of bed and show up without banshee-level insanity screeching, the desire to escape, and so forth. ... While this ...

Might be a good feature of a multi-day ere meetup. Seems to be getting quite popular today . Love this! I'm hopeful now that @jacob gets his perpetual lentil soup up and going for the next time we do a Tour de Cicero :lol:. Would be a quintessential ERE experience to eat DLJ's lentil soup out of re...

I would be down for a canning party after Tour De Cicero 2.0! My schedule just firmed up, and the next time I'm in Chicagoland with a free weekend is the weekend of 05/18 - 05/19. After that, the next time would be in August. We talked about making it closer to @Smashter next time, IIRC a Bender Par...

A quick shoutout to @theanimal and his new book, I really enjoyed it! https://animaltreks.com/shop/ https://www.amazon.com/You-Carry-Tent-Ill-Baby-ebook/dp/B0CW1BLTKW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28L49NVJI44FY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.853KLHCerZZ9GrFxMKxYDQ.Cp2uaZk4H1kmXozfvF-6IWKkHqCqZj8hqvOAI1_rWoo&dib_tag=se&...

Good times!

And agreed on the beans...very cool to eat beans crafted by the guy who inspired me to embrace legumes as a major staple! Delicious.

LOL we're really making a weak showing here aren't we? And I mean, more in our world, @theanimal would be wearing babyanimal, doing diaper changes instead of water breaks, whereas DS is still cozy in bed asleep and I even bought a few sports drinks in addition to my DIY electrolyte water. Sorry lot ...

On the eve before the first formal ERE "Marathon" March, I sit here, a quiet moment after my son has gone to bed, and just enjoy the spring that is coming. Temperatures are up and down, but the cycles trend upward. Green shoots burst from the ground. Flowers are blossoming. Buds appearing....

I will bring my weight vest but I am undecided on using it. I'll make a game-time decision based on how my body's feeling and whether Dave decides to carry his dumbbells and inspire me. Oh man, I feel called out here :lol:. I'm on the other side (no worries, no symptoms/contagious anymore), of a co...

Oh man, didn't realize it was that severe. Totally understand. Hoping you have a speedy recovery!

@Scott 2 Yes sir. If you want to come just for a little stretch that would be great too, no pressure on distance - I know you're trying to heal up. Either way, appreciate the well wishes! Final details for the march: location: ERE HQ* area, urban walk style time: 8AM Saturday 03/16 start time distan...

True, that one is much less processed. I think I forgot about it because I'm not a huge fan of it...even though I love PB! Weird. I was buying a blend of various plant proteins for a more balanced amino acid profile, but that's true that there are some ones that are a lot less. Haha yeah. I actually...

This is where I feel lucky, especially from a fitness perspective. I’ve gained muscle mass and strength while improving my overall fitness on every metric since going vegan 4 years ago, without paying a ton of attention to protein intake. My blood work and energy levels are good as well. Definitely...

Haha, well to the extent I was speaking to something you weren’t talking about, that’s my bad! I very well might have imposed some thoughts onto your comments that you didn’t intend, so at the very least partially on me. I also just find the broader topic super fascinating after many years of readin...

Pure evangelization of a thing should always raise a red flag that you are reading propaganda, and I do find that too often in this space. For disclosure, I grew up on SAD, spent 6-7 years eating predominately plant-based, including mostly WFPB in various forms (emphasizing various things like legu...

I will join for the entire distance, but I will not be formally participating with the organization's event. Like @Smashter, either location works for me. Maybe mixing it up and doing @jacob's neighborhood would be a good way to go this time around. Bang out miles in an easy environment and close to...

@ertyu My process is not formulaic, but for stocks I buy I generally perform most of the following: read the most recent 10K & 10Q, read the earliest 10K and initial public filings if available, scan all of the interim years 10Ks (particularly for notable changes in the business model or large t...

...spend your precious time on things that are more enjoyable, such as going outdoors on an adventure. Why not both? :lol: I've read 10Ks at the beach, in the woods, in the mountains... Jokes aside yeah, it's not something everyone enjoys. But I do like that it's physically portable and that I can ...

Any attempts to throw Dave off a 4 story building would obviously be thwarted by him using his immense forearm strength (honed while carrying dumbbells on ERE Marches) to grip the railing at the last moment, allowing him to hold himself dangling in the air, Cliffhanger style, until help arrived. Ha...

You got this @Chenda!

It's a valuable exercise if for nothing else to see what the other side looks like.

@mooretrees Thanks for sharing your perspective and that experience! There is some research on the mom's ability to detect changes in conditions regarding their cosleeping baby, from something moving on them to actually detecting changes/cessation in breathing, even when the mom appears fully asleep...