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11-15-2010, 03:37 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
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Location: Oahu
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Originally Posted by ronin
Mockingbird is chirping away outside my front door, sun is shining. It's all good.
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Man, he's a noisy one, isn't he?
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11-15-2010, 03:49 PM
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#42
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,470
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Originally Posted by Nords
Man, he's a noisy one, isn't he?
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Couldn't have been the Bluebird of happiness.
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11-15-2010, 04:06 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Northern Illinois
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It seems like my hobbies have taken over my life.
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11-15-2010, 04:28 PM
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#44
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: East Nowhere, 43N Latitude, NY
Posts: 9,037
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Originally Posted by Ronstar
It seems like my hobbies have taken over my life.
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Do tell... 
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"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." - Walt Disney
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11-15-2010, 04:49 PM
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#45
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: midwestern city
Posts: 4,061
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I have helped patients.
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Very conservative with investments. Not ER'd yet, 48 years old. Please do not take anything I write or imply as legal, financial or medical advice directed to you. Contact your own financial advisor, healthcare provider, or attorney for financial, medical and legal advice.
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11-15-2010, 05:01 PM
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#46
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 1,323
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nords
Man, he's a noisy one, isn't he?
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Yep, he's a maniac with a set of pipes. Between the birds and the squirrel in the persimmon tree it's a regular harvestfest.
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We are, as I have said, one equation short. – Keynes
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11-15-2010, 05:12 PM
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#47
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: In a van down by the river
Posts: 407
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Today there's hope in Burma
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11-15-2010, 08:25 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Northern Illinois
Posts: 16,591
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Nothing exciting. I started brewing beer - brewing, bottling, custom labeling and research are time consuming. Also a lot of woodworking - now making beer boxes/cases. Also hiking, biking, and couch time with the iPad.
It's a positive thing to know that I won't get bored when I go RE full tilt
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11-16-2010, 03:46 AM
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#49
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Pittsburgh, PA suburbs
Posts: 1,796
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I have really good friends. When I count my blessings in life, they are at the top along with my son, one or two other relatives, and my good health.
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11-16-2010, 05:01 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2010
Location: SW Ohio
Posts: 360
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Clean windshield and full tank. Roadtrip to see my best bud on Wednesday.
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11-16-2010, 07:27 AM
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#51
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Denver
Posts: 3,518
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Uplifting thread!
DW finishes her contract on Friday. We'll be ER again!
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11-16-2010, 07:43 AM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: N. Yorkshire
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Our kids are independent, happy and not at home.
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Retired in Jan, 2010 at 55, moved to England in May 2016
Enough private pension and SS income to cover all needs
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11-16-2010, 08:17 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Eastern WV Panhandle
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We have good health, sufficient income, no major concerns.
I printed a couple of springtime photos, framed them and hung in the entry hallway.
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When I was a kid I wanted to be older. This is not what I expected.
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11-16-2010, 09:15 AM
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#54
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,171
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Disagreeable symptoms that were a real nuisance up until a few years ago are now almost entirely gone.
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11-16-2010, 09:34 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Nebraska
Posts: 1,543
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My Thanksgiving cactus is blooming, the sun is shining and it's a good day.
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11-16-2010, 04:25 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 40,697
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Man am I glad this day is coming to an end.
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In economics, things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.”
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11-16-2010, 04:30 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,440
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I'm absolutely positive that it is a beautiful 76 degrees, no clouds and a light breeze here in lovely Las Vegas.
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11-16-2010, 05:37 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 678
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I have a lot of positive things going on right now! In fact, I feel my life is close to perfect. Three weeks ago, I quit a j*b I hated, and am now working for a friend as a short-term contractor. The pay is decent and I have a lot more freedom. I only work on projects, and don't have to worry about managing people. It's completely stress-free, plus my friend is a great boss.
I have also just been offered my dream j*b with the US Foreign Service, which starts in early January. I will take 3 weeks off in December to move, visit family, and travel to Florida for 2 weeks.
Next year will bring more adventures, as I have no idea where in the world I will be sent and what foreign language I will learn to speak. Of course I have no illusion that everything will be perfect (it never is, especially with a j*b), but it's as close to my dream job as it comes. Since I am probably 10 years away from FIRE, I'll take an exciting, unpredictable job over one that is demoralizing and boring.
P.S. Forgive my over-exuberance on my new j*b! I know it's probably inappropriate for an ER board, but it's an important milestone for me. If I were to FIRE today, I would probably be learning a foreign language and living in a foreign country anyway. I feel very fortunate and grateful to have this opportunity.
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11-16-2010, 05:42 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Texas: No Country for Old Men
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You'll love working in Kazakhstan! 
Meet your new boss:
Kidding aside, congrats.
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Numbers is hard
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11-16-2010, 06:47 PM
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#60
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jun 2010
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When I look into my granddaughter's eyes, the world seems a better place.
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