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Bodhi

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  1. Bodhi

    What's Your Elevation?

    4989 and plenty of access to get higher
  2. I assumed that was a given.
  3. I'm still pretty far off from Retirement but want to get there as quickly as possible. I honestly have no idea how much I need to have saved. I just arbitrarily chose the number $4.5M for my wife and I a decade ago. I spoke with a friend recently who thought that number was unnecessarily high knowing us. Most of the online resources I have come across are too simplistic to use effectively. For instance, if we want to live in a cheaper country for part of our retirement how much does that lower the amount needed? If I want to retire by 55 how much does that increase the amount necessary? I will die before my wife and want her to live in a situation that makes her happy when I'm dead, how much for that? Just curious what resources people on this board use to determine how much they need to be able to retire by certain ages?
  4. Agreed, that place will make him a ton of money. But at least I can enjoy his team sucking when the coach goes to TV and the salary cap implodes the roster. I'm a petty petty person.
  5. Interesting take, thanks. He won't be too sad when the Rams suck ass in a few years and the stadium is filled with opposing teams fans fresh off their trip to Disney. SoCal fans aren't going to show up for a mediocre football product, ask USC.
  6. Choke on your fucking whistles you bitches.
  7. Fuck Ramsey and Fuck the Rams.
  8. Anyone else miss the simpler days when Janet just flashed a nipple?
  9. Add Mary J to that list. Damn how big is Em going to be?
  10. 50 and Dre looking like they are in the middle of anaphylactic shock.
  11. Snoop looked like and Indian Tapestry
  12. How the hell you get a penalty on your day off?
  13. This is facetious right? Cause Cincy was down 21-3 last game and you know the outcome.
  14. Would your son please state "30 point Cincy swing" now? Pretty please.
  15. Isn't that like 95% of them?
  16. My fav nickname so far is Tiger King.
  17. I started drinking at 13 and smoking weed by 15. I always liked to experiment. Thankfully, I thought, I didn’t have an addictive personality. While I experimented, it never went past that. Weed, shrooms, extasy, Oxy, etc. never sank their hooks in me. When I was 18, I went off to some below average state school. For most of us, no matter your major, your minor was binge drinking. Nobody I was around drank a few beers. We drank all the beers and as quickly as possible. Kings Cup, quarters, asshole, etc. were all fun games to accelerate our drunkenness. That’s what it’s all about, right? You threw up, no problem, puking rally. Still, things felt under control. Drinking was mostly done 2-3 times a week and I was Dean’s List routinely. Drinking to excess couldn’t be a problem if I was excelling in other areas. My 20’s were more of the same. Drink twice a week to excess. Only now, I realized that plenty of people around me weren’t behaving in the same manner. My excessive consumption was more noticeable and it brought a dose of shame. So, I did what any reasonable person would do, isolate myself from the non-drinkers. They were too uptight and boring to hang around anyways. That left me surrounded by people with similar behaviors and nobody to make me feel guilty. Problem solved and let the good times roll. It wasn’t until my mid 30s where I realized my drinking was becoming an issue. Most of my friends had slowed way down by then. I hadn’t, but most of them didn’t notice or at least didn’t say anything. I knew I was abusive with alcohol but still figured I had it under control. I wasn’t getting arrested, stayed in good shape, was moving up the corporate ladder, and had married an absolute amazing woman. That didn’t excuse my drinking, but it gave me the illusion that the damage from it could be mitigated. I just hit my 40s and know my behavior is unacceptable and I don’t have this under control anymore. At first that didn’t stop anything, rather just made me very secretive about my drinking. I’m fairly bright, detailed oriented, and observe a lot around me. These qualities were key as I started to hide my drinking. Bottles hidden around the house, stopping at a bar before I go to the party so I can have an extra 3 drinks nobody sees, picking up a tall can and drinking it on the way home so my wife only notices me having a couple beers that night. Recently, not surprisingly drunk, I admitted to a close friend I have a problem. The next morning, I informed my wife as well. She already knew but probably not to the full extent. She also admitted she has a problem with alcohol which brings me unbearable guilt. I brought her into this drinking culture and truly don’t think she would have this issue if she hadn’t met me. I still think, perhaps naively, I can get this under control. Telling those two people I have a drinking problem created some accountability that was lacking before. I set some strict drinking rules I feel any normal person should be able to abide by. If I can’t follow those, then I shouldn’t have a drink ever again. Maybe that is the inevitable outcome of this and I’m just the last to know.
  18. Made a variation of this last night. Wife loved it but I was a bit underwhelmed. Just didn't feel like the stew base developed enough flavor for me. Started by charring the veggies and browning the pork, let stew for 30 mins, natural release, serve topped with cilantro, avocado, green onion, and lime. Wife opted to add some cheese, crema, and a tortilla chip base to hers. She stays alot thinner than me naturally and thus gets to eat alot worse. Might try making enchiladas with the substantial leftovers. Also, still much better than anything my incompetent hands could make on the stove or in the oven.
  19. Bodhi

    USMNT 2022

    Now if we could only look like this against Canada and Mexico. That said, a good night.
  20. Bodhi

    USMNT 2022

    Not that it matters but how is that a foul? GK came out and initiated the contact and managed to hurt himself.
  21. I can't cook at all and my wife is great at it. When we got married we thought separating duties was a good idea. She would take the skilled labor meal roles(cooking) and I would take the unskilled roles (cleaning up and dishes). This worked for 10 years until we got a pellet smoker (judge away). Turns out any dumb monkey, which I am, can make decent food using it. I was able to finally contribute to our meals which happened most weekends. I saw this thread and felt like it might allow me to do even more cooking. When cooking I'm looking to make tasty and easy meals that I can tweak to be healthier. Healthier for me means more veggies and less carbs. This meal was great. The base was Low Carb tortillas, 50 Cal and 3g net carbs each. The protein was this recipe with some small changes. The toppings you can get at most standard grocery stores. Great stuff, green chili Verde next weekend.
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