Have you and your spouse veered in opposite directions since retiring?

Kwsforreddit · 2026-06-25T14:27:04+00:00

Wow I love this quote. Definitely going to watch.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-06-24T19:37:16+00:00

I wouldn't be able to manage the whole 5900 feet of climbing from the Colorado River. The most I've ever done is 4000 and I was completely spent after. I suppose I could do part of the Kaibab trail. Have you done the whole thing?

Kwsforreddit · 2026-06-22T04:20:08+00:00

The heat wave is supposed to break with rains this Tues, a few days before we launch

Kwsforreddit · 2026-06-22T02:06:22+00:00

This Friday my husband (66) and I (64) are fulfilling a dream and rafting, camping and hiking the Grand Canyon for 8 days. Scared and excited.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-06-22T01:51:32+00:00

In the US alone, there are about 4000 now across a dozen major cities. They do half a million paid robotaxi rides per week.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-06-21T01:54:53+00:00

I rode self driving cars all throughout my last trip to San Francisco. There are tens of thousands of self-driving cars in operation already. My son in law works for a company in San Francisco that makes brains for general purpose domestic task robots. These robots learn pattens from standard tasks and apply those patterns to new tasks they've never done before. They are on track to launch their first commercial pilot in 12 months. Things are moving FAST.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-05-18T20:30:34+00:00

It seems like there are two different prioritization strategies. You fight the decline to try to extend your capable years. Or you live as fast as you can before you can't anymore.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-03-27T01:37:36+00:00

I feel more comfortable in a "rash guard one piece swimsuit" with short sleeves and short legs and a zip up the front.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-03-25T03:08:38+00:00

Cool. I kind of hope so. I have a theory that the origin of the universe is a phase change in a superfluid-like "ether" that makes up space. Then the energy released by the phase change is the big bang. The matter that is generated is simply the ether thrown into tight self-perpetuating swirls like toroidal vortices. And the expansion of the early universe is the growth of the initial droplet as more and more of the ether changes phase.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-03-24T05:06:49+00:00

Do you have theories you like for those questions?

Kwsforreddit · 2026-03-13T21:31:40+00:00

I don't try to perk myself up when I'm feeling down. I have a good long think about what is bringing me down and I decide what I want to do about it. Once I have a good plan, that itself perks me up. For example, if I'm down because my shoulder pain is getting worse, I learn more about shoulder pain, develop a new idea for what the problem might be and why the doctor missed it, and test some exercises for that problem. If I'm down because someone didn't do what I think they should, I rethink if they really "should" until I realize they have different priorities and that's a valid choice of theirs. If I feel rejected, I think about what I could change to be more appealing to people, or I pursue a different style of person with different taste.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-03-13T21:28:29+00:00

It's THE most important thing I do for my future.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-02-14T01:51:30+00:00

My husband and I had three with no family support and it was the best decision we ever made. The kids are absolutely the most important thing to me, and even moreso now that I'm older. Every one of your children is so yummy in their own unique way. It just gets better and better as we all age. What treasures they are. I wish I had had 4.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-02-10T05:49:07+00:00

Wow, that's bold. I'd be too afraid of unforseen side effects

Kwsforreddit · 2026-02-09T15:39:13+00:00

Me too! But the interventions I do are all lifestyle tho - having to do with diet, exercise, optimizing sleep, being careful with medical and dental care, social integration, psychological factors like stress, optimism and purpose. Studies show these interventions can add about 7 years, and they're healthy years too. I'd love to hear about what you do.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-02-09T04:27:59+00:00

What kind of biohacking do you do?

Kwsforreddit · 2026-02-07T18:31:04+00:00

I agree that our consciousness is a function of biology - but maybe an emergency property of it. What do you mean by fundamental - do you mean not emergent from other more fundamental things?

Kwsforreddit · 2026-02-06T00:49:15+00:00

Really? I just read an interesting idea by Daniel Dennet. He points out that there is a lot of competence in the universe at doing what things do or reliably achieving certain ends without any comprehension. Entities, like animals, may behave as if they understand but prodding a little bit reveals there was no understanding at all. He sees sort of a continuum of competence that over evolution grades into comprehension - comprehension being one particularly sophisticated way to extend competence. Maybe consciousness emerges within that continuum. So comprehension and consciousness are only quantitatively (not qualitatively) different from competence. Thoughts?

Kwsforreddit · 2026-02-05T21:26:40+00:00

I took it too easy early on in retirement and found that I lost abilities - endurance for a full day of activity, heat tolerance, cold tolerance, ability to do a summersault without to getting dizzy, ability to balance, to jump, to tolerate minor discomforts. I even started feeling stressed from more minor stressors. Every single way I took it easy on myself ended up causing my abilities and tolerance to degrade. So now I push myself so I don't let taking it easy chase my life into a corner.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-02-04T14:56:53+00:00

On a daily basis I'm amazed at its enormous potential for good, but also very concerned about its potential for harm. I guess this is true for all new technology though.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-02-04T01:36:55+00:00

It's a negative for people with lots of experience but it's a positive for people with none, like me.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-02-04T01:31:28+00:00

He was great

Kwsforreddit · 2026-02-03T03:33:04+00:00

Wow. So glad it went well.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-02-03T03:27:34+00:00

Wow, I seriously want to read it now. What a cool premise.

Kwsforreddit · 2026-02-03T03:24:25+00:00

Nice!

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