I quit my job, we sold our house, gave away our possessions and moved to the beach. We escaped.
Category: Freedom; the escape
Freedom: How we sold our house, gave away our possessions, quit job and moved to the beach in Michigan
July 19th: Shortcuts can kill you
reduce stress and promote your health
July 13th: Watching the wheels
What to do on a beautiful Saturday when all the worker bees escape the office or factory for the day? A day with my wife, watching the wheels go round and round. No love at the state park, the massive lot completely full. So no watching the pole vaulters on the beach today. As we…
July 6th: Sometimes… sail
There are two types of people in the world… powerboat people and sailboat people. No, make that three kinds of people… there are also those who never even get on the water. They are much too “busy” to relax. This third group is so goal obsessed, they cannot imagine being on the water. Work, work…
June 30th: Clean living
There was a time… Deep, deep, deep into cheap beer. Parties every night. A keg always tapped. Fraternity life. But then there was maintaining that almost 4.0 average. I know, I was a bit of a freak. Living in an Animal House fraternity and a Phi Beta Kappa. But I accomplished two goals at once….
June 28th: How to totally waste a day
My step by step guide to being blissfully nonproductive 6am What light through yonder window breaks? It is the sun’s salutation… and I smited the shrew. Yeah, comforter over my head, back to sleep. If you are going to achieve little or nothing in a day, best to avoid rising early. Enjoy more languid lounging….
June 22nd: The Dream
The dream is always the same. I’m back in college. The final exam for an important class is today. A class I never attended during the semester. I always meant to go, but never did. Never studied, never opened a book. And I am rushing around trying to find where the test is being administered….
June 12th: The richest man in the world
Who is the richest man in the world? Jeff Bezos? Bill Gates? Warren Buffet? Well… surprise… Vladimir Putin. Yes, the former KBG agent, and current Russian leader is estimated to be the richest man in the world. Forbes can’t confirm, only because much of Putin’s wealth is hidden and slippery. So my beach musing of…
June 10th: The better question
Are you fun to live with?
June 4th: Choosing your friends
“When you go off to college, it will be your first opportunity to truly choose your friends.” … said a teacher of mine, my senior year in high school. “I choose my friends now.” “No,” he replied, “The friendships you have now were basically predetermined based on living in this small town, going to this…