Early Retirement Extreme

— a combination of simple living, anticonsumerism, DIY ethics, self-reliance, resilience, and applied capitalism

A tale of two dentists

Published in November 11th, 2024
Posted by in Health
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… in which I describe my challenges in dealing with a socialized health care system when it comes to the art of dentistry. Prior to traveling to myCountry(*), I had noticed a what I believed to be a cavity on one of my molars. Not desiring to through the “procedure” at my California dentist which […]

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What’s the difference between a frog and a modern human?

Published in November 10th, 2024
Posted by in Health, Philosophy
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A frog is unable to regulate its internal temperature. It is what we call cold-blooded. If it gets too cold, it must seek refuge in the mud at the bottom. It is also unable to regulate its evaporation, hence it can never go far from a pond lest it dry out. Lizards are slightly more […]

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Endurance events

Published in November 2nd, 2024
Posted by in Health
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One possible way of spending retirement is to enroll in marathons, ironmen (or is that ironmans?), ultracycling, etc. all over the country or planet depending on ambition. Last SundayA couple of years ago I completed my first century (actually it turned into 123 miles (197km) since I took a wrong turn at some point) which […]

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