One of the great joys of living a life of FIRE (Financial Independence/Retire Early) is not having to be anywhere. I don't have to be at work at 8am. I don't have meetings. I don't have to be in front of my keyboard for 8 hours per day.I appreciate my freedom more than most because I have a very hard time sitting still. At home, I have to get out of the house multiple times … [Read more...] about Seattle: Hot Cars, Cold Rain and Alien Flowers
Travel
Vacation Update 4: Sleep, Sheep, Covfefe
We're back from vacation now, but I have one last travel update. Ask the Readers returns next week.Mrs. 1500 and I spent the last part of our vacation visiting with the Mad Fientist and his wife, the Mad Fientista. We spent four days Edinburgh followed by two in London. I had never been to the UK, so didn't know what to expect. However, there was one thing I couldn't stop … [Read more...] about Vacation Update 4: Sleep, Sheep, Covfefe
Vacation Update 3: NYC!
I'm on vacation, but I can't quite stay away from the blog, so I'll regale you with vacation pictures and tales from the big city.This post was supposed to go in chronological order, but after seeing the September 11 Memorial, I have to go there first.My 9/11/2001 I was at work writing code when the attacks happened. A co-worker named Ginny mentioned that a plane had … [Read more...] about Vacation Update 3: NYC!
Vacation Update 2: Verdant, Voluptuous, Vibrant Vermont
I'm on vacation, but I can't quite stay away from the blog, so I'll regale you with vacation pictures and tales from the road.We spent our first six days of vacation in Maine and it was spectacular. After the Lobster State (I just made that up), it was time to move on to Vermont. We had a couple stops to make on the way.Acadia was beautiful:I love Stephen … [Read more...] about Vacation Update 2: Verdant, Voluptuous, Vibrant Vermont
Epic East Coast Vacation Update 1: Maine Event
I'm on vacation, but I can't quite stay away from the blog, so I'll regale you with vacation pictures and tales from the road. We landed in Newark last Friday. I researched which side of the plane to sit on so we'd have good views. When we landed, we saw the New York City skyline. I've never been to NYC, so this excited me greatly:We stayed in Connecticut and our … [Read more...] about Epic East Coast Vacation Update 1: Maine Event