I cannot sit still. When I had a job in an office building, I'd get up every couple of hours, go outside and walk around for a while. Same thing at my home office where I'd walk loops around the block in between writing computer code. And I don't even like being in town for long periods of time. I live to get out of the house and on the road. However, I think we overdid it … [Read more...] about Vacation Consternation (And The Best Pizza In The World)
Travel
50 Years Left Of Vacation Days
One of the great parts about FIRE life is that it allows you to live unconventionally. Instead of a hurried, one week vacation, you can enjoy lazy, multi-week road trips. I'm in the middle of one right now. The Road More Traveled We left Colorado on a Saturday and our first stop was Casey Brewing, famous for producing really good beer: Our next stop was Moab. … [Read more...] about 50 Years Left Of Vacation Days
Cavorting In Cuba
Summertime is funnertime! Funnertime? Really dude? What the hell kind of a word is that? OK, it's a bad one. One that I just made up. I'm in Las Vegas right now and it's about 1,000 degrees outside, so the heat must be melting whatever brain I have left. Sorry, I won't use that word again. What I meant to say is summer is when the family and I let loose. The girls are … [Read more...] about Cavorting In Cuba
Now I Am Become Death, The Destroyer Of Worlds
Not me! I am not death. I am not the destroyer of worlds. Perhaps I am the destroyer of words because of my sometimes atrocious writing. Come on now, it's not that bad, is it? Anyway, the title of this post comes from a quote from J. Robert Oppenheimer who uttered it after the first nuclear bomb test. Oppenheimer's words have been on my mind because last Saturday, I visited … [Read more...] about Now I Am Become Death, The Destroyer Of Worlds
Adventures In Oregon: Doughnuts, Dairy and Beer
Ask the Readers returns next week. This week, we're in Portland on spring break, so I'm taking the opportunity to regale you with gratuitous pictures of doughnuts. One of the best parts of not being confined to a traditional job is being able to wander around without the constraint of time. Usually, this means that I go for aimless walks around my neighborhood or hikes in the … [Read more...] about Adventures In Oregon: Doughnuts, Dairy and Beer