Modern media has a way of sensationalizing things, if you haven’t noticed. This is probably because it works, it’s good for views, which is good for advertising dollars. Combine that with the phenomenon of things going viral on social...
Let’s talk waste. For many, the “life cycle” of a Christmas gift might look like this. You find the right gift and buy the product on Amazon. Whatever the product, it’s likely wrapped in plastic bubble/box/wrap from the manufacturer. The...
In the realm of professional athletes, the big sports come to mind first for most folks. Football, baseball, basketball, etc….. the “stick and ball” sports. Then there are second and third-level sports such as cycling or maybe track and field...
*** THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED *** but please stay and read the amazing book review! It’s a unique skill to be able to take a complex subject and communicate it in an easily understood way. It’s an especially unique skill...
So Lifehacker ran this piece Friday about this sketchy loan company called Affirm. Apparently I missed one of their earlier pieces from September. I had never heard of this company since I’ve become an expert at completely ignoring advertisements in...
If you follow the online FIRE community you’ve no doubt read a blog post or two that said something like “anyone can retire early”, or “I retired at 30 and you should too!” Recently there’s been a lot of talk...
Today I have a short post with a strong message (I hope). This blog isn’t monetized so I’m definitely not going to get paid for trying to spread the #OptOutside message on Black Friday. REI, the huge outdoor retailer, is...
So if you’ve been following my story you know that I reached financial independence a couple of years ago and ‘semi-retired’ to part time employment this past October. You could call this a mini-retirement, sabbatical, work-detox, whatever. It’s been a...
In my recent Accidental Fire Journey post, I mentioned how I started my investing career after stumbling across an issue of Money magazine, in 1995. I subscribed and devoured every issue. Remember that the world-wide web was a teeny-weeny child only...
It was suggested that since this is a new blog I should probably give a bit more detail about my story. My “Start Here” page covers to purpose of the blog but I’d like to explain more of my journey...
If you’re not a climber, you’ve probably never heard of Fred Beckey. That’s understandable, it’s a fringe sport and famous climbers are few and far between to the general populace. It’s too bad since climbing, both rock/ice and mountaineering, is...
About six weeks ago I transitioned to part time at my job. Not 32 hours a week, not 24, but I went down to 20. I’ve been FI for quite a while now, but I frankly don’t have the cajones...
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2025 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 1313 Miles
Running: 131 Miles
Hiking: 18 Miles
Paddling: 8 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5209 Miles
Running: 330 Miles
Hiking: 46 Miles
Paddling: 86 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
2023 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5400 Miles
Running: 472 Miles
Hiking: 37 Miles
Paddling: 96 Miles
Climbing Days: 6
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