West Coast Avengers (Limited Series) (Year 1984 / Issues #1-4) I had the second series of West Coast Avengers but had not read the prior limited series. The OCD completionist in me would not allow me to read the latter without reading the former. This is my cross to bear! This 4 issue miniseries was …
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Marvel Comics Presents (Year 1988-1995 / Issues #1-175)
I chose to read this series as my second series because it would introduce me to a variety of characters (many lesser-known ones too). Each issue is broken up into several stories. Most of these comics were flip issues. One side has a cover (with a popular character like Wolverine) and that half of the …
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Marvel Saga (Year 1985-1987 / Issues #1-25)
As a kid, I had always just bought comics but had never read them. What better time to START reading comic books than when you are over 40 years old!?!? I remember buying issue #1 of this series. I had just started going to the comic book shops and was collecting GI Joe and West …
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Olympic National Park – Ruby Beach, Crescent Lake, Marymere Falls, and Hurricane Ridge
Throwback 2017! This trip included the moment where I decided I was going to figure out how to travel more. We spent a few days in different areas of Olympic National Park. The reason I needed to figure out my travel situation was that I left feeling like a few days didn’t do this park …
Do I Want To Invest In Other Crypto Assets Besides Bitcoin?
I’m a ‘kinda/sorta’ Bitcoin maxi who recently dedicated some time trying to take an objective look at alternative crypto assets. This is what I came up with. If you’d rather download a PDF you can here: My Current Status I’ve invested a good deal of money in Bitcoin over the years. I’ve spent a great …
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Pendaries Village – Rocieda, NM
Pop’s has taken us to his family home in Pendaries Village (near Rocida, NM) many, many times over the years. The boys have played lots of golf here. I learned how bad I am at golf here (and subsequently stopped playing forever). I spent some time with them while they played today, however. There was …
Astoria, Oregon – Family Vacation 2017
Throwback 2017! On our family vacation around the upper northwest US we started off in Astoria, Oregon. We hiked up to the 125 foot tall Astoria Column for awesome panoramic views. We walked on the Astoria Riverwalk to the Goonies House. We searched out great bowls of chowder before visiting the Columbia River Maritime Museum. …
Carson National Forest (New Mexico)
The Carson National Forest covers 1.5 million acres in northern New Mexico. Part of it is near the family cabin that we visit often. We’ve visited the area many times over the years. On this day we had a picnic (at Flechado Canyon) and then hiked about 4 miles up the Indian Lake Trail No. …
Bell Smith Springs – Shawnee National Forest (Ozark, Illinois)
Throwback 2017! During Thanksgiving, Hogdaddy took us on a hike around the nearby Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area (a national natural landmark) in the Shawnee National Forest. There were pools, sheer rock walls, some giant boulders, and a natural arch that we explored around. Young Max took control of the camera and shot most of …
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4 Years Of Being A Super Nerd About Investing!
Yes, it is 20 pages… No, you won’t read it… PS – I’ll share it anyway. PPS – I can still be fun at parties despite being a super nerd. If you’d rather download a PDF to read this you can do that here: Part 1 – 4 Years In… “Don’t tell me what you …
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