Recent content by Marathoner

After my divorce at age 33 in 2012, I took some time off from dating and then started online dating like it was a part-time job. I went on over 60 first dates; wanted very few second dates. (I came away with some incredible stories that people still ask me to retell, almost 10 years later, so...

Most of the lakes have houses that you can rent for a week or more via AirBNB/VRBO-type sites. We had been considering buying a lake house, and rented places for a week or two in order to try out different lakes to get a feel for the vibe. I have friends who live full time on various lakes...

We've been losing so many great players the past year - this one really hurt. I'm too young to have seen Hank play, but my dad told me so many stories of seeing Hank play when I was growing up that it felt like I'd seen him. I have two pictures of Hank hanging on my wall. From all accounts, such...

Congratulations! So excited you got the condo!

My friend recommended the book "How Not to Die" which is written by a doctor and has chapters summarizing scientific studies that have been done about how diet can impact different health conditions, including a chapter on hypertension. You can probably get it from your library or find summaries...

Good luck avoiding surgery! Definitely not worth springing for one for 5 minutes, especially if there is any risk of further injury. Happy healing!!!

I also love living alone! I went from living with my parents, to having roommates during college, then to married right away after college, so had never lived alone until I was 33 years old; have been living alone 9 years now. I do have an SO of 5+ years - we each have our own place and spend...

I have a running streak going since 5/1 and a rowing streak since 1/1, so did both today. I really need to focus more on lifting and yoga, but I don’t love them as much as rowing/running. Friar - not sure if you are going to OT/PT after your surgery, but I dislocated my shoulder last year, and...

One of my favorites. I hope she’s celebrating a wonderful birthday!

I've mostly switched to audiobooks in order to workout/clean/etc. at the same time and because I found out that you can get free audiobooks from the library! Two books I've read recently that I'd recommend are: Deacon King Kong by James McBride. It had been on a lot of best-of 2020 lists so I...

I've had a Concept2 rower for about 7 years but used bad form so it hurt my back. With covid, I decided to learn proper technique and begin rowing regularly. It's great! Concept2 has a tracker on their website and they hold challenges regularly which work to get me rowing even on a day that I...

So sorry you are going through this. 9 years ago this forum was so helpful to me when I was trying to decide whether or not to divorce my cheating husband who wanted a second chance. While it wasn’t a gray divorce, it completely changed my ER plans, but my new life is so much better than I ever...

Adding my voice to the choir. I am a heavy library user. Not only does it save me money, but it helps to prevent clutter in my house (though I do still have too many books.) And my local library system also has The Great Courses/Teaching Company products available for check out (my prior...

I use Uber and Lyft a lot. Would recommend downloading both apps and checking out the estimated pricing for both, as one can be more than double the other, depending on when they're adding a surcharge. Additionally, you should be able to find codes from people where your first few rides are...

Post-college, I worked as a CPA at a big-5 accounting firm, then at one asset manager for 10 years and I've been at current asset manager for nearly 5 years. I bought my dream house three years ago, which has (as expected) turned into a bit of a money pit, delaying FI.