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So did you take it up Jacob ?

I think he's completely lost the plot.

He's become an anti-vaxer I see.

That reminds me Fogle also just did a documentary about Slab City in California, a disused military base out in the desert where various people have migrated to and set up informal settlements. It's attracted a real mix of people, often homeless people who have battled mental illness and addiction. ...

GardenDee wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 01, 2023 10:14 pm

Can we watch that here in the US?

I think it's available on Amazon prime, or you could try a VPN https://www.channel5.com/show/ben-fogle ... n-the-wild

@whitebelt - thanks for linking, some of those cases look heartbreaking.

There's a new series of Ben Fogle's new lives in the wild, Channel 5 UK. Some interesting ones so far, including a Hollywood actress who now lives alone in the wilds of Uruguay.

I knew of a woman who was diagnosed with terminal cancer in her early 30s. She had two young children and decided to fight until the bitter end, endless rounds of chemotherapy. The side effects were horrendous and only marginally increased her life expectancy, to the point the doctors and even her b...

Some countries are offering digital nomad visas which might be easier than years of visa runs. They can be valid in some cases for a year and renewed a number of times.

When you say second residence do you mean buying property in a second country and splitting you time between the two ?

I think this will be difficult to discuss in an apolitical way.

Well, you see, it blocks the effects of testosterone... Finasteride blocks the enzyme 5-alpha reductase which converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the latter of which causes male pattern baldness in men who are genetically susceptible. It doesn't block hormones, testosterone levels s...

Hristo Botev wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 31, 2023 9:29 am

I believe I posted this previously, but my "unicorn" of a truck for my daughter is that it not have a back seat (at most jump seats only) and be a stick.

Maybe consider a smart car, which has no back seat for shenanigans. +1 on making her learn on a manual.

In terms of diaries/journals, you can always donate them to a historical preservation society. Here's an example of one such organization: https://www.thegreatdiaryproject.co.uk/ Yes that's what I've willed with my diaries. Can't be certain I won't redact some of the really embarrassing stuff thoug...

I'm glad my aunt was able to live in her sprawling town house right to the end, where she lived for over 60 years. Clearing out her stuff was actually very cathartic and satisfying. It's nice to do something for a loved one even after they have gone. Everything went to an appropriate place and I thi...

There is a documentary along the dark side of those lines about people in Scandinavia who die and there is nobody to inherit little there is left, so the council employees take the task of post mortem death cleaning. I worked once for a housing association and there were a number of incidents of ne...

When my aunt died her house was full of 80 years worth of letters, diaries and academic work, all chaotically stored. It took weeks or sorting and difficult decisions about what to do with it. Especially when flicking through diaries and letters I saw some pretty personal and malicious content about...

I'm not sure it makes much sense to keep essential supplies in such a remote, isolated location at the control of some third party. When SHTF how you going to travel 1000s of miles to get there ?

7Wannabe5 wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 29, 2023 7:38 am

The 81 year old "handyman" guy who is living with all his belongings in his van trying to find a wealthy woman in the community to sponge off

Sounds like he'd be better off in Phuket. That retirement village looks like hell on earth for an introvert.

It's an unfortunate truth that more air miles will equate to more Bangladeshi children drowning. On the other hand, Michael O'Leary off of Ryanair probably deserves the Charlemagne award for helping to unify Europe. We can do without cars or off season produce. But the world I think would be a more ...

Right, natural selection has given us all an over sensitivity to pattern recognition, so ghosts are culturally universal and at least subjectively real. I had a Tarot reading once and I found it useful, if only to prompt me into asking myself useful questions. I think we sometimes throw the baby out...