That time I got kicked out of Ranger School (Part 1)
-Or- How failing Ranger School made me a better cop, and person(eventually) Welcome to another installment of the tough shit series. Inspired by Kevin Smith's book of the same name,…
Last Week’s Vacillations
Or how I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up I still get the desire to go back to being a cop with my old…
FIRE life Update
It's been over 5 month's since I left my job, and it's been 4 months since I posted a dedicated FIRE update. Figured I should catch y'all up. Reading that…
Bus Stop
Yet again we're the weird ones, and yet again, I've come to terms with being cool with it. Yesterday my wife and I were waiting for our son's bus to…
457b
Yeah, I'm one of the lucky ones. And just like before with my pension, I'm thinking about punching that gift horse straight in the mouth. A key part to reaching…
Curating for Happiness
Soon after my first kid was born, I found myself watching a lot of youtube. He was up all hours of the night, and I'd be up with him, trying…
Gun Shy
Out for a mountain bike ride today, and I could tell I was gun shy after my most recent crash. Rode a little slower, and I felt myself reaching for…
The Price
This morning I took my son to the library, one of our last chances to get out on a weekday before school starts. We went to a different branch this…
Spectrum of Suffering
-Or how I learned to deal with lifestyle inflation- Like every FI blogger and their mother, I submitted something for JL Collins' new book project called Pathfinders. Because hey, on…
Late night stroll
Wrote this last year while I was still on the job. Thought it was interesting, figured I'd put it up here: The four of us walking in this dark corn…