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The world is like a box of Lego
on Oct 26, 2009 in Early Retirement Strategy Work Lego When I was a kid, Legos where my favorite toy. When I got a new box, I would first follow the instructions, and then take it apart and add the Legos to my general collection (sorted in colors). I would then build different things. This seemed to some...
A tale of two dentists
on Oct 23, 2009 in Health dentist health care … 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...
The happiest people on Earth
on Oct 23, 2009 in How to Denmark Recently there was a feature on Oprah showing Denmark having the happiest people on Earth. I am a Dane, but in retrospect I was never too happy living there. I now live in the US. Obviously, there are some aspects I prefer about Denmark compared to t...
The three biggest challenges following extreme early retirement
on Oct 22, 2009 in Early Retirement capitalist travel My experiences with the challenges of early retirement may be atypical but then again, I am not aware of that many people who escaped employment before they were close to 50, so for what it is worth, I present to you the three biggest challenges foll...
Tests, cars, and travel
on Oct 17, 2009 in Personal Transportation This has been a stressful week for me, probably the most stressful since I retired from my career half a year ago. This Wednesday I tested for Jiho in Shinkendo (passed) and today I tested to get my ham radio Technician Class license (passed (*)). O...
Blog Action Day: Climate Change
on Oct 15, 2009 in Strategy climate change Blog Action Day is an annual event where very many bloggers discuss exactly the same thing in the hopes that someone will pay attention. Today 7500+ blogs will discuss climate change. Climate change is a science which is about as old as evolution. It...