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  1. wjschmaltz

    Cost of owning stuff

    Thoughts and prayers. As an act of solidarity, I decided that I also will not be visiting my mother in law. Hmm, who would’ve thought this cutting back stuff ain’t so bad after all! And it kinda put me in a better mood!
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    What are you SHTF plans?

    Maybe finally eat the package of halibut cheeks in my freezer. Been waiting for a special occasion. After that just sit outside waiting for my painless departure. Sounds like a pretty good deal actually. As far as I'm concerned, my whole family would be by my side in paradise. Watching the...
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    Cost of owning stuff

    I filled up my duramax about 10 days ago for $3.80 and parked it. Diesel was $4.70 at the same pump when I drove by yesterday morning and will likely be well over $5 by the end of the week. Gonna be eating some expensive salmon this year after we add up fuel. We were going to buy a camper...
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    The End?

    Rod in left hand, cast with left hand, close/open bale and reel with right. Same as I did it when I was 3 years old so it’s natural casting with my left hand-it’s all I’ve ever known. I even fly fish with rod in left hand. Net with with right hand when I’m dealing with a net.
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    The End?

    I only ever used a zebco reels growing up until I was probably in middle school and bought myself an open face reel that I could switch sides on. The old closed face zebco 33 reels were all right hand reels and I spent hours and hours casting those things in the yard. It's just natural. I've...
  6. wjschmaltz

    The End?

    Spot on. Couldn't agree more. I'm a scientist by trade, ecologist and biologist to be exact, and I get asked all the time how I can be a Christian at the same time. As far as I'm concerned, the fingerprints of God cover the sciences. The intellect who are often associated with the sciences...
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    Sippin whiskey

    We were at a very fancy steak house for my wife's Christmas party this year and were encouraged to order whatever we wanted and as much as we wanted. So I tried a handful of different fairly upper end ($35-$50 a glass) scotch. I must not be sophisticated enough yet because I didn't think...
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    2022 spring season

    Ha, it's not all flowers. Have had at least of foot of snow in the yard since October 15th with 24 inches of new stuff over the last week and averaged 20 degrees below normal all of November until Christmas. Paying the price for the outdoor opportunities this year that's for sure, but it was...
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    2022 spring season

    No turkeys for me, but heading to an Island in the Bering Sea exactly one month from today to finally hunt musk ox. I'm really looking forward to it, been trying to get this hunt done for 5 years now so hopefully weather cooperates for travel and hunting! It's been a long and cold winter so...
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    Subaru

    I know tons of people that drive a Subaru. It's what I was looking for when shopping a commuter but was able to find another AWD vehicle that was a bit cheaper. I got a buddy up here that only has a Subaru that kills more than the plague. They're just flat out practical when you live in a...
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    What are you listening to these days?

    Crooked Teeth - YouTube Also, when Dr. Dre ripped a couple chords of "I ain't mad at cha" on the piano during the SB and then changed it up was the biggest tease I've had since I've been in a strip club. I thought for sure the Tu Pac hologram was coming! Reliving some memories listening to...
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    Internet Wisdomry

    “Fuck aboot and find oot” - Canadian Truckers “life is short, make sure you spend as much time arguing with strangers on the internet as possible.” Not from internet exactly, but anyone who knows these is always welcome at my campfire: “It doesn’t take rocket appliances to pass grade 10.” “Get...
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    Olympics?

    I enjoy the Olympics. I'm a child of winter so I especially enjoy the winter Olympics. Winter sports are about the only sports I really watch anymore besides some college football and the NCAA BB tournament. From what I can tell, +99% of the athletes love their country and are honored to...
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    Extreme Gen2 Bipod

    I guess for me when doing legit 10 day backpack hunts, one of the few options is the Spartan. Anything over 8oz and the weight penalty isn't worth it and I'd just as well shoot off my pack like I did before. As with everything when it comes to backpack hunting, the lightweight version is...
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    Extreme Gen2 Bipod

    No experience with the tripod listed, but another vote here for a Spartan. Save yourself 9oz and it’s a truly quick detach set up. I really like mine.
  16. wjschmaltz

    401 k

    Dying Broke | Field Ethos This is a relevant article. I tend to live my life very risk adverse. You never know when tragedy is right around the corner so I make sure I can get my hands on large chunks of money if needed. Thank God as it really paid off over the last year and softened the...
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    who's going to the super bowl?

    All I gathered from that post is that I'm sure glad the NFL crowd doesn't hunt..... it makes $10,000 for a 10 day moose hunt with not a soul in sight sound like the deal of a lifetime!
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    Spotify Controversy

    I've been listening to Joe for probably 7 years or so now. I don't care about most of his guests and topics so I maybe listen to 1/3 episodes. The odd thing is that Joe is really a classical liberal. He's progressive in a way that he is looking for the truth. He actually cares about science...
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    Holy Cow are the Canuks Angry!!

    A couple days ago Trudeau called them "a small fringe minority who are holding unacceptable views." The government telling me that my views on rights to freedom are unacceptable would be enough to get me moving. The little bit of media that is covering it is calling them a group of extremists...
  20. wjschmaltz

    The future

    Calm down. I'm saying I'm going to sell my pile of digital land and NFTs in about 5-10 years for more money than I will make in my lifetime at my job and I'll be buying physical hunting land with that $$$. And if it all goes to $0, no big deal, as I've said above I planned it out that I lose...

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