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As a mental exercise and two maintain some vision of what my life will be when I free myself from these shackles, I often imagine what I would do at any given moment if I was unconstrained by economic slavery. I have been fortunate to have a few periods through my working years where work and fiat income were optional. It was glorious. Wake up. Feed the animals. Go to the gym or for a run or a cycle. Breakfast. Do some writing. Go explore some local trails or peaks with a pack and a rifle. Come home and water plants and burn something on the grill. Sit by a fire or on a beach as daylight fades, laughing with friends who were equally unshackled.

Of all the beautiful things this world could be, we have instead built cages for the human soul.

After six years of working for the same Canadian employer, I’m effectively working the same 50 hour weeks for an effective 35% cut in pay. Most small to medium employers aren’t even doing a bullshit CPI cost of living increase every year. While they continue to raise prices to their customers.

Darn, can’t zap you sir

That’s awesome man. Hey have you been exposed to the world of firefighter stairclimb challenges yet? There’s a number of events across the country (and world) raising money for firefighter charities. Couldn’t believe one 70 year old chief in Calgary turned in times every year that rivaled people 30 years his junior.

I’m no longer in the fire service but I got my wife and daughter to both join. It was cool two weeks ago at practice they did a 5k basketball drill. Firefighters move in a column along a road, and the rear person runs to the front of the line with a basketball. Then the ball gets handed back along the line, and the process repeats. The crew was sucking wind pretty hard by the end lol.

Likely within an hour of where I grew up. I love SW ON in the fall.

@Wisp @utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻

I still have this on my phone from the last time you posted it. I’ve sent it too many people. No truer words brother.

I salt cured the last slab for 21 days before I smoked it and sliced it. Best bacon I’ve ever had.

We are so removed from the way humans are supposed to live. In my mind, we European settlers really fucked it up. 300 years ago in my part of the world, a man would wake up in the morning, make love to his woman, eat some fish or venison, and go foraging, fishing and hunting for the day. Come home in the afternoon for a little snooze, and sit around with his brothers while enjoying a few pulls on the peace pipe. Process and hang some game, have dinner, and finish the day under a starry sky next to the fire with his woman and children. Now what is our daily routine? Totally inhuman.

Hey Keith you should get your zap address up. 🤙🏽

The first time in RL is an eye opener. And if you ever see one of those Lucas machines in action, it gives you a real good sense of the type of depth and intensity you need on your compressions.