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<r>Hey ERE! Jacob asked me to update my journal, so even though I have absolutely no business spending time on this...<br/> I met a special lady in May 2011. moved in in July. made a baby shortly thereafter, who is still building itself out of all the gluten and sugar the special lady eats. wedding ...

another hypothetical trade: buy AAPL today before the iPhone 5 announcement. they're trading at *only* 15:1.

<t>The dream is still alive! I think the Ecovillage is a somewhat different idea than the Tumbleweed village, but I'm open to both. There is definitely something to be said for centralized ownership rather than communal cooperationism.<br/> Anyone who's especially interested in the Ecovillage idea, ...

<t>I'm still happy to host, but I currently can't commit to November at all! <br/> However, what about December 11, 12, 13 or 14th? That's a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, and early evening would work fine for the weekdays, or afternoon that Sunday.<br/> Um, dunno how to make a poll...<br/> <...

...and then I'd close my NFLX short for a 33% gain, and stay long FXF (Swiss Franc).

<t>$250k -- 45k for land/house, 205k for investing. i am maybe starry-eyed in my expectation of 8% real returns, but this is my hope, and i'm willing to manage rental properties for some time to get it.<br/> i'm getting an itch to really learn building, though, so might build some spec houses as my ...

<r>@Chris et al -- blargh! While we were waiting for survey filling, I've made plans for Columbus Day Weekend. <E>:(</E><br/> Still happy to host, but it will have to be some other time. Perhaps we can come up with something sooner? October is looking a bit full after that weekend for me...<br/> <br...

<t>Seems like a no-brainer convergence of our Tumbleweed village/Nullhof/environmental custodianship ideas.<br/> Many seem to be organized as homeowners' associations. <br/> Does this have too few degrees of freedom? Too much communal politics? Or is it compelling to you?<br/> Started a parallel thr...

<t>Go barefoot! I've been doing this for about a month now in NYC. The only time I put on shoes is when I ride my bike. I know it sounds ridiculous, and it would be if I did it for budget reasons, but I'm actually doing it for health. The climate will sometimes force you to put something on your fee...

@Maus I'll let you know if/how I'm able to make these transitions successfully. My hope is that the bookending my day with music will make my work life more bearable...
check this guy's barefoot running log!

<t>What about your ideal routine in FI? Or, if you're ERE'd, what's your routine? I'm guessing part of the point is not to have a routine, but here's my ideal:<br/> sunrise (5am-8am, depending on location and time of year) -- wake, coffee, meditate<br/> <br/> +1:15 exercise<br/> <br/> +2:15 breakfas...

<t>i am terrible at keeping to a regular schedule because i work for myself; typically,<br/> 6:30am wake, coffee<br/> <br/> 7am (barefoot) run/swim/natural movement<br/> <br/> 7:25am shower, breakfast<br/> <br/> 8am play piano<br/> <br/> 9:15am work (at home/on campus/at park/at café--seated)<br/> <...

For bike touring, Warm Showers is awesome. It's like Couch Surfing, but from what I hear (I've only used Warm Showers), it's less of a crapshoot and not a 420 kind of scene (my preference).

<t>Hey Chris, Hey Dragoncar, I don't see Jay Shafer being very litigious. I think it really comes down to 1) your comfort level with doing something custom, and 2) your feelings on the ethics of using someone's design/idea without paying for it--this is only when you don't build custom.<br/> ERE pri...

<t>@chilly I plan to use a little detached storage thing for bicycle, bicycle trailer and maybe rowboat.<br/> @Maus That seems like a pretty low award for a design competition. I don't think it's necessarily evil, but you'd probably get what you pay for. Jay Shafer never went to architecture school,...

Thanks Chris! I don't have my office anymore, but I can offer a decent apartment to meet up in in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Accessible via the F and G subways.

<t>I like Jacob's points, and I do like Jay's designs quite a lot. Whatever helps us to move forward is what I'm most in favor of.<br/> Is there anyone here who *might* be ready to build themselves a Tumbleweed in the next 6-9 mos., so we could get a tentative headcount, as well as design preference...

I encouraged Elaine (hotel owner) to say "hi" here on the forum, since I perceive ERE people to be pretty close to her "target market." She is a little reluctant because of dragoncar's legal concerns, but I reassured her that no one's looking for a debate about that...

<t>Thanks for the footwork, Jeff--really excited to see how low even your high estimate is. I guess now would be a good time to start talking about what model several of us might want to make several of:<br/> As mentioned before, I like their new Popomo design, but since I don't want to run afoul of...

<r>This one is relevant to all the chatter about Tumbleweeds.<br/> One of the reasons I'm not ready to live in a Tumbleweed yet is that I haven't spent any time in one! So I "donated" to this IndieGoGo campaign, which is a lady in Vallejo, California raising money to put the finishing touches on her...