Life after early retirement: the elephant in the room. What to do after the cruises, the skydiving, the teetering stack of books on the night stand? The main danger of FIRE is that you might be running hard away from something rather than toward it — that you’re propelled only by the too-nebulous idea of escape. And then, even for those who lay out a clear road map for decades of nirvana, the loneliness can eat at you.
FIRE means Financial Independence Retire Early.
I haven’t watched The Acolyte because hate-watching a show isn’t appealing. It may not seem fair to judge a show without watching it, but the show creator, Leslye Headland, has made it clear in interviews that the show should be categorized as lesbian fantasy. Using the logic of the lead actress, Amandla Stenberg, none of the actors are like me. Representation is so important.
Sparky is proud of his tracking and stalking skills, even though all he’s caught so far is a baby chipmunk and a raccoon tail. When he started leading me along our woodland path, he was promoted to Master Scout in the KISS Army.
Sparky takes me for a walk.
Sparky took a dump, and for that, I am thankful. He thought that completed his objectives for the day.
My nephew’s dog, Ozzie, just passed away after a long and happy life. If Ozzie is like his cousin Sparky, what he wants most is to hang out with his smart human. Ozzie got to do that every day, so he lived his best life.
I could be watching The Acolyte, or some other queer new show, but instead, I’m working my way through Xena: The Warrior Princess. It can be campy and ridiculous, but the women are attractive and dress to distract.
Oh, I’m not missing anything. Sparky and I talk all the time. For example, the photo above, Sparky is saying, “Are we going for a walk, or what? We aren’t going to prom, just put some pants on and let’s go.”
Box Office Mojo provides up-to-date ticket sales for movies that are in theatrical release. Looking back 20 years, there is a trend that hasn’t been commented on elsewhere. Based on the trend, movie theaters will close and more movies will be sequels.
Bankrate: Survey on tipping says that tipping culture is out of control.
This survey on tipping is interesting because nobody knows what they are supposed to do. Tipping etiquette used to be an element of American culture, but “tipping culture” wasn’t a thing. With social media, someone says the rules have changed, it goes viral, and becomes part of tipping culture.
Everything you need to know is on this graph.
Proclamation on the Termination Of Emergency With Respect To The Southern Border Of The United States And Redirection Of Funds Diverted To Border Wall Construction.
WH.Gov: Biden upens the Southern border.
On the first day of President Biden’s term, he rolled back Trump’s border policies.
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