Goodbye to San Diego

[scaredyclassic]

When i read the book of mormon, it seems, well, absolutely goofy, like a spoofy joke someone wrote for fun. But i have a very very smart and very kind acquaintance who always has a copy, he reads it literally every day. Gets a lot out of it, he says. all religious texts are kind of goofy from the outside. Garden of eden? Really? Silly…

Except the diamond sutra. That ones just perplexing. Perhaps enlightening.

Like any shared fake reality– money, the afterlife, americanism– it only works if everyone, or at least the ones you know, are into it.

[sdrealtor]

The market described there is what we have here but even stronger now which you will find if you sell a house here. Much of the country is in this state though SD is particuarly hot. I didnt say no ethnic restaurants, I said no good ethnic restaurants and I’ll stand by that. SD is only starting to achieve success in that regard the last several years. St George never will. Of course, we all like different things and it sounds liek you have been there enough to know. I hope it turns out to be all you hope it will be!

BTW I think they call the mormons in name only Jack Mormons.

Off to hit the beach for a nice walk. Some of us do

[svelte]

[quote=scaredyclassic]When i read the book of mormon, it seems, well, absolutely goofy, like a spoofy joke someone wrote for fun. But i have a very very smart and very kind acquaintance who always has a copy, he reads it literally every day. Gets a lot out of it, he says. all religious texts are kind of goofy from the outside. Garden of eden? Really? Silly…

Except the diamond sutra. That ones just perplexing. Perhaps enlightening.

Like any shared fake reality– money, the afterlife, americanism– it only works if everyone, or at least the ones you know, are into it.[/quote]

God is just a Santa Clause for adults. The E is intentional.

[ucodegen]

[quote=EconProf]Purgatory Correctional Facility[/quote] That gave me a good laugh!! I like the name.. though I would have just called it ‘Purgatory’.. and then the state lockup would be ‘Hell’… ☺

By the way, Purgatory is in Maine and Hell is in Michigan

[spdrun]

In one of Robert Anton Wilson’s books, the government built a wall and declared the state of Georgia to be Hell. They sent violent convicts there to live or die by their own devices. Basically, “do whatever you want but don’t leave.”

[Myriad]

St. George seems like an interesting place to visit and maybe invest in RE. WSJ just had a article that discussed this.
Just not the place for me – too isolated for air travel and not enough ethnic food (SD is bad enough for Chinese food).
I’ve traveled all over and lived in CA, NY, CO, and HI.

I read the marketwatch “where to retire” and basically it’s geared to more non-minority readers.
I mean I could “live” in a lot a places for work, but in retirement, SD is a good trade.

[spdrun]

MarketWatch and similar are geared towards people who want low taxes over good healthcare, don’t care about “culture”, and want a hot climate. Not everyone (not even white people) want those things.

[scaredyclassic]

Probably the where matters a lot less than the in what shape and with what mindset and problems question.

Anywhere is great or awful, depending.

Also, eating out is too many calories anyway.

St george, san diego, indiana. One can meditate and practice hackysack technique anywhere.

On the other hand, maybe a really crappy setting could be bad. Still, id value top 1% mental and physical condition over top 1% location by a wide margin.

I once had a job helping [very little help] an old woman in a very expensive nyc apt for a free room and food. I lasted 3 days. I didnt even quit. Just left a note, I just ran out. The vibe was horrible. She radiated unhappiness. She definitely had a cool pad, seemed loaded, had physical health, pretty much. I feel a little bad about it, now, but it was too much for me at that time… she made me want to die.

Now id probably relate to her

[sdrealtor]

You are the very definition of an outlier

[scaredyclassic]

the primary things on my retirement to do list are largely location independent.

increased meditation time to 60 min per day.
read 120 min. per day.
nap, 120 min per day.
120 min, hard exercise/yardwork.
sleep, 8 h per day.
play with cat; 30 min.
tea. 30 min.
dental hygiene, 30 min per day
30 min, strength training.
clean up. 60 min per day.

that’s 18 hours. let’s see. p/t job, maybe 3 h? hackysack; 30 min? yoga; 30 min. up to 22 hours. jeez. still need time to poop.

pretty full and awesome day. Not even sure where I was. maybe i need to slow down though. pretty hectic. need time for movies, and rose-smelling.

[an]

[quote=spdrun]MarketWatch and similar are geared towards people who want low taxes over good healthcare, don’t care about “culture”, and want a hot climate. Not everyone (not even white people) want those things.[/quote]
Healthcare or health insurance? 2 totally different thing.

[EconProf]

Sorry, the above was meant to respond to previous comment about Purgatory Correctional Facility.

[EconProf]

[quote=ucodegen][quote=EconProf]Purgatory Correctional Facility[/quote] That gave me a good laugh!! I like the name.. though I would have just called it ‘Purgatory’.. and then the state lockup would be ‘Hell’… ☺

By the way, Purgatory is in Maine and Hell is in Michigan[/quote]

Interesting you should mention that. I once taught college economics at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, while teaching at a nearby university. An interesting experience, to say the least. The guys were in the class partly to collect veteran’s benefits under the GI Bill, to collect upon release. Because Leavenworth is a federal Pen, they had committed federal crimes, such as smuggling, bank robbing, kidnapping, embezzlement, etc. So they weren’t the low-lifes as in local or state facilities. Overall a far more interesting crowd than recent high school graduates, and I enjoyed it.

[scaredyclassic]

Famous Mormon tumbles; regrets not practicing.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mitt-romney-injured-knocked-unconscious-022434556.html

This falling down gym could be big, should be big, but people are living in denial. they think they’ll never fall.

i was at the beach yesterday, falling down over and over again into the sand. I’m sure I looked insane. But who will have the last laugh? eh? who?!

[spdrun]

Isn’t Leavenworth also a military prison?

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