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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. My feet are hamburger and I lost my voice. But it was worth it.

I didn't see the money-part of the FOMO-argument through the lens of indexing vs market-beating but more as hands-off vs hands-on in terms of interest [in investing], confidence, and SWAN (not getting beaten by the market vs beating the market).

Maybe we should have a canning party, possibly as a finisher for the next Tour de Cicero?
(It would take about 45 mins of prep and ~90 minutes of boiling outside. This will make 19 jars of beans. The burner/pressure needs to be continuously monitored, so it would fit well with sitting and talking after walking.)

Taking suggestions for next time/place?

Kevin Kelly and a rotating cast of friends do whole trips centered on walking and talking. I enjoyed this write up on what they’ve learned https://kk.org/thetechnium/files/2023/1 ... ndtalk.pdf

They pick a topic of conversation at the start of their multi day trip. All conversations, both while walking and eating, center on that topic.

It could be fun to have a conversational theme that we focus on for the duration of an ERE march. If it’s boring, we abandon it.

@Smashter - Based on my experience with AVA group walks, talking AND walking tends to make the conversational subgroups smaller. Typically 2-3 people (max 4) for a given conversation. If there are more people, it tends to split e.g. into a front-group and a back-group or even a string. I suspect this is because the walking part forces people to face the same forward direction as opposed to standing around which is compatible with 2-8 people partaking in the same conversation (anything more and it becomes more like a lecture/the extroverts take over). Being on the extreme end of the introvert scale, I definitely find it easier to partake in a conversation the fewer there are, so capping the subgroup at 3 or maximum 4 works better for me.

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 Park or sections of an Ice Age Trail. I haven't spent any time near either and don't have real preference, either of those or something else is good by me!

Interesting article and thoughts on walking strategies.

Definitely down for a canning party at some point, that would be really fun.

I can't do that weekend, unfortunately. I will look forward to August!

Doing that one in southern WI would be great, thanks for keeping it in mind.