I don’t drink alcohol. I was talking to someone yesterday and it dawned on my how many assumptions people make about someone who doesn’t drink alcohol and how every single one of them is wrong in my situation. In my entire life, I have never found another person who abstains for the same reasons I …
I sometimes feel dishonest when telling people I am retired. Not because I didn’t save up enough money to never have to work again – I most certainly did. But because the reasons for my extremely early retirement are not publicly known. I suffer from a great deal of anxiety and especially social anxiety. Working …
When nerds say “No, I won’t fix your computer” preemptively after saying they work with computers A phrase so ubiquitous there are countless stores selling “humorous” knick-knacks with that saying inked on. I can’t even google to find legitimate nerds saying it because it’s only shopping results as far as the eye can see. It’s …
Part 1Part 2Part 3 There are a few things I reflect upon from my experience. First, Kairos is easily classified as a process of brainwashing. Every facet of the retreat was designed to put us in a particular state, which required 4 days to reach the conclusion. The boring first 2 days led us into …
Part 1 Part 2 Part 4 We hadn’t heard much from the Smug Head of Ministry yet. Most of the time we only saw him, and the other adult leaders, in the back with their heads down and their eyes closed, almost as if they were napping. The SHoM woke up and came to the …
Part 1Part 3Part 4 Each day of the retreat had a theme to go along with it. The first day is “Doubt the first”. The theme generally fits with that day’s talks. I don’t remember any of the talks on the first day other than they were incredibly boring. They give you a notebook and …
Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 I remember going to Kairos during the winter of 2005. I was a senior at a Catholic High School, and an atheist. It was the last all out attempt by Catholicism to bring me into the fold. It only pushed me away further. Here is everything I remember from …
When entering early retirement there were a few things I wasn’t expecting myself to keep doing after escaping the restrictions imposed by having over 50% of your waking life dictated. One of those was waking up early. I am about as far from a morning person as possible. I love the feeling of staying up …
I recently moved to Phoenix Arizona during the hottest part of the year. There are many things I have noticed after surviving 100º+ heat. It’s not as bad as it seems and millions of people live through it every year without problems. Here are a few recommendations on how you should be prepared. First, never …
I love deals. A common situation I am in is that I will spend too much time searching for a deal on an item I want to have. During that time of searching I will have passively earned much more money than the item is worth. This makes it so A) I always have excess …