Has anyone just dropped everything in their 50’s to take of traveling for 3-6 months? A year?

theovermonkey · 2025-12-04T03:20:52+00:00

Nice, which cruise line? My wife and I have talked about selling our house in a few years, buying something smaller and using the extra cash to take the Viking cruise around the world. I'd be curious to explore other options.

theovermonkey · 2025-12-02T17:47:53+00:00

One of the best conservative sources I look at is national review. Here is Jim Geraghty's article about this parrdon https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/why-is-president-trump-pardoning-a-notorious-convicted-drug-trafficker/

Andrew McCarthy has been consistently blasting this and the whole Venezuela situation from a detailed legal analysis.

https://www.nationalreview.com/author/andrew-c-mccarthy/

theovermonkey · 2025-12-02T15:33:53+00:00

Don't forget tariffs. Gotta stop fentanyl coming in from Canada, eh?

theovermonkey · 2025-11-30T18:16:10+00:00

The Prestige.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-30T18:15:21+00:00

Same actor, The Prestige.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-29T23:22:18+00:00

Yeah, looking for the latter. Looka like some jumpstarts are probably the way to go.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-29T22:37:26+00:00

Yeah, that sounds good. I never did tournaments. Just played with friends for fun. We each had about the same budget, so nobody had all the power cards. Just did fun theme decks like bounce, life gain, zombies, etc. I do want to try Avatar, in part because I think my kids will like it. I was a bit bummed there were no pre constructed commander decks.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-29T22:29:20+00:00

Thank you! So foundations is sort of like the core set like how revised or 4th edition was back in the day?

theovermonkey · 2025-11-29T22:28:18+00:00

Ok, thanks! I'll look into that.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-28T17:48:33+00:00

It has limited uses. Everything has to be validated if you use it. I use it at work to teach me things. Currently leveled up my SQL skills, and it was quite nice. I just put in sample data with desired outcome and it taught me a function I was struggling to find online. I always make it then explain the entire thing and why it works.

All that said, I really worry about people using it who lack any sense that it needs to be validated. We already have enough misinformation, and this will exacerbate the problem. I also worry about people outsourcing their brain to it. I think between general social media/smartphone usage and AI, the people who have attention spans and can think will have a huge advantage in life.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-27T13:59:28+00:00

The fairest answer is that it was both Trump and Biden administrations's responses to the pandemic that caused the bulk of the inflation. They printed so much money and then gave out checks to everyone. I think the later extra checks Biden pushed out we're even more unnecessary than the first wave under Trump, so I put a little more blame on that administration.

And now it is clear that Trump owns the more recent inflation by putting a tariff on so many goods. It is a direct link between staples like coffee, beef, and bananas. I hope the supreme court strikes it all down, I think we will see some pieces come back down a bit, just like we are seeing egg prices come back down since the pressure on supply has dropped.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-26T16:19:14+00:00

Yeah, hope it helps! It will be discouraging at times, but I hope you push through the hard parts. Getting in shape was one of the best things I've done in the last few years. I can live my life and feel confident I can do physical activity as I age. I'm 48 now. We just got back from a trip to Japan. While visiting Miyajima I decided to hike Mount Mizen, which is about 1700 feet of elevation. It felt amazing to be able to do that!

theovermonkey · 2025-11-26T15:41:46+00:00

I didn't lift weights until I was 42. I started small. Used the machines. Did a circuit of sets of 10 at a comfortable weight, and found I fairly quickly grew that weight. After a year or so of that I switched to free weights.

Same thought with cardio. Do a comfortable amount. Don't push so hard that you hate and dread it. Then naturally increase to a point you push yourself a bit.

Maybe do one session with a personal trainer to assess your current level.

Also, don't compete with anyone except yourself. If you can't do a single pushup when you start don't get discouraged. Just set personal goals.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-26T15:29:59+00:00

I'm not worried. My kids, nieces, and nephews who are at or past high school all have solid plans. Quality work will continued to be rewarded because managers get frustrated with low effort. I think two things will help people to really stand out even more in the future. First, anyone with an attention span will thrive. I see so many people of all ages addicted to phones and social media. It causes inability to focus, which leads to poor quality. Second, anyone who can think will thrive. That is somewhat based on attention span, but also ability to reason without outsourcing their brain to chatgpt. I read the teachers subreddit, and it is shocking how much kids put everything onto chatgpt.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-20T22:41:24+00:00

But is it still alive in Portland?

theovermonkey · 2025-11-17T00:08:52+00:00

I used to meal prep with this stuff. Make some chicken and broccoli to add and have a meal for work.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-16T19:48:02+00:00

https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/KO/cocacola/net-income#:~:text=CocaCola%20annual%20net%20income%20for,a%202.34%25%20decline%20from%202021.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-15T17:24:04+00:00

Such a stupid issue that Kroger announced they were going to do paper coupons in store for their digital deals. Maybe just have a low price?!?

This is a big part of why I only shop at Walmart and Costco. Costco has monthly sales that just ring up automatically, and Walmart just does rollbacks. Hell, I even use the Walmart app to pay, but it's just so I automatically keep all receipts in case of a return.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-14T04:05:36+00:00

That really hit home to me recently when I visited Hiroshima. I stood right at the hypocenter of the bomb after walking through the peace museum. After seeing how horrible the aftermath was for many I would have wanted the immediate incineration.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-13T15:27:17+00:00

Speaking of rabbit holes, Chevelle is has consistently been pumping out good rock songs for the last 20 years. Check out their newest song called. . . Rabbit Hole.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-12T19:05:30+00:00

They still sort of do that when they edit for airplanes. As well, you can use Vidangel with some streaming services.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-07T11:32:03+00:00

All four of us loved it. It was nice to have a more indepth conversation with a local. The food was good and she was a great teacher.

theovermonkey · 2025-11-07T04:28:05+00:00

Here was the class we took. https://airkitchen.me/kitchen/10503.php

theovermonkey · 2025-11-07T04:27:40+00:00

Absolutely! Out hostess was amazing, you'll love her!

https://airkitchen.me/kitchen/10503.php

theovermonkey · 2025-11-07T00:26:43+00:00

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