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Thanks to you all.

Did he fall down the steps or was that just where he died.

It appeared he fell backwards down the stairs and suffered a massive head injury.

I didn’t realize it has been so long since I posted. I was going to say “major life changes over the last year,” but it’s really mostly just been the last three months, and really, the last week…

My mom died September 6. She’d been in a nursing home the last 5 years, with Parkinson’s and more ...

I can relate to the parent and food thing. My mom’s in a nursing home and hates the food. The food isn’t quite as bad as she thinks it is, but her tastes have changed and some dementia is creeping in. She’s 87 years old, and she asks me for certain things—the latest things are ketchup (like, has ...

Sitting here on my back porch, realizing I probably have “one more year to comfort” syndrome. Or something.

All indications are that it’s time to pull the plug. Not this minute, but maybe July 2024. But realistically still on track for June or July 2025. I just had a birthday—turned 59—and lately ...

Hey there! Can’t believe it’s been more than a year since I checked in. I’d love to be able to say “so much has happened!” but…. It really hasn’t.

Firming up my plans to really retire. Right now it’s looking like June 2025. I’ll definitely be too old to retire young then (I will be 60. How is that ...

Love the pics and your journal.

Your chickens would love to eat those tomato hornworms.

However, there has been research indicating that excessive masturbation in forward facing position may inhibit ability to ejaculate in other positions such as standard missionary.

This. Explains. So. Much.

Thank you!!

Good advice, to have an adventure! I decided my last post was pretty sad, so I booked a vacation to a coastal resort for June. No better cure for the blahs than sun, surf and margaritas. I booked the dogs’ kennel today, too (usually I wait til the last minute and it’s booked up) so no excuses there ...

Hello, all. I just realized how long it’s been since I posted. Why so long, you ask? Wish I knew. Life, man. Lately life has just been Groundhog Day on infinite repeat. I suspect I’ve been a little depressed. Life has consisted lately of slogging at work, fixing dinner for my mom and schlepping it ...

Checking in on the project and your health. How is everything going?

Nuts can go rancid over time—anything with oils can go bad. Nuts may not last longer than about a year. Things with oils can go bad sooner—like brown rice will get rancid before white rice, oats as well (I think rolled oats last longer than steel cut—rolled oats are steamed and dried).

Good ...

Oh, thank you—I am! I just had a big post with plans and detailed numbers, and then I thought better of putting actual numbers out there. I may modify and repost soon.

Thanks for worrying about me!

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With the right amount of social capital, the price of home furnishings reduces to zero. That's what I consider the problem "solved"


It may be that just viewing the world around you as a series of problems to be solved as a limiting perspective

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I suppose. Maybe it’s “potato, po-tah-to.”

If ...

I think some of us are always looking for problems to solve. We’re wired that way, or maybe trained that way. I see that in myself: “problem solved. Where’s the next one?” Too bad it’s not a cure for cancer and moving on to global warming…..

It’s a characteristic I have that both complements my ...

“And at my back I always hear time’s winged chariot hurrying near.”

Feeling lately how quickly time is passing….. thinking I’m getting a tad closer to pulling the plug.

I’ve ruminated a lot lately since my last entry about what I wrote about thinking I needed to work, to do something that ...

Pretty property!!

I picked wild blackberries last weekend, enough for a pie. Will probably head out again Sunday for more. We had a lot of rain this year, so the berries are really nice.

Mushrooms scare me. The only ones I can identify as safe are morels and they are RARE!

Wow... this thread took a turn.

I haven't been reading the boards as much lately, but it's interesting that some other conversations are referred to here. I'm not all that into the whole--I'm going to call it the "Uber-philosophy" behind ERE, although I find much of it interesting and some of it ...