So, it's diet and exercise. My wife is happy now too, pulled herself out of a pretty bad funk. So did I.

Thats great that you got back to the health you were used to. I can't speak to what is causing it but I surely am seeing more people with health issues since 2020, beit working from home, a more tech savvy culture, health issues, etc.. There seems to be such a broad gap (where I live) from those in shape and those not. I tend to keep weight off and eat very health, don't drink nor smoke (4 (maybe 3, can't remember) years in February! w00t!) Oddly though, over the past 6 months my blood pressure has been high and I've been refferred to a cardiologist; so hoping its a minor change necessary and not something worse! Also on the wife, yeah good for you! Happy wives are always important :)

Launching my bbs has helped me too. Now I'm busy setting it up
graphically and all that jazz. Still need to connect it to the echonets, which is a looonnnnggggg lllloooonnnnng process. I had no idea.

My board is going to be pulling tons of data via api calls, so it's
going to be a portal in a sense. Looking forward to seeing it mesh together as I progress. Alot of learning and begging for help in MRC. Anyway, that's all for now.

Thats awesome! BBSing is stress relief! I really enjoy the customization side of BBSes, I'm working on my 3rd BBS now. They're a lot of work but with the ebb and flow of calls there's never a deadline nor major rush to get them perfect. I love calling into BBSes and seeing the progress active sysops make in their cutomizations! I tend to lose track on who's actively working on theirs versus taking a break as I am horrible at remembering to read the FTN's with consistency. What are you working on now with your BBS and what type of API's are you pulling? I'd love to get more API "stuff" working on The Underground. I've always wanted a Gas Buddy type mod but haven't had time to dig in to see if I can find an API that would work for what I'd like to do.

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I did enjoy getting to help my kids with schoolwork and organization. My daughter's teacher was older and when they went remote, didn't really
get it. She'd give them all assignments on Monday, do a zoom class on Wednesday and expect the assignments on Friday. No time for questions,
no individual content.
I got both of my kids to time-block, making sure they made the most of their "school" time, and having them focus on taking time out after
school hours. They got it.

It really made a case for home schooling, didn't it? I feel like my kiddos got more done and learned more within a shorter period of time. Not knocking public school (my wife is a school teacher) but do feel so much time is added to "prep" for standardized testing while also just keep the kids busy until mom or dad are off work. I enjoyed having the kids home and spending more time with them too. It was really nice.

I spent the lockdown babysitting servers in an office. I'd go in once a week or so to make sure the HVAC was running, check on the mail, etc. It was a nice change of pace, but empty. It was sad, the building had an energy before.
I'm back to going into an office once a week. Two downsides - it's a 5 hour round trip, and many people are still working remote; it doesn't
feel like an effective use of time when I can't meet in person in the office. I'd rather save the commute time and work a more flexible day.

I never worked in a field where I had the option of working from home outside of owning my own business. I do however now work for a small business and am one of two people in the office, it is low energy and feels too quiet at times. In my corporate past I do rememer how active the offices were and the great friendships made. Does seem like a buzz kill not having that if you have to go in.

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So.. you're back into the landscaping and garden biz?

Hey Ogg! No, a craftsmen business that does everything from change light bulbs for elderly to kitchen and bathroom remodels. We do pretty much everything interior and exterior under the roof. I do not own the business but am a manager for them. We are currently training my eventual replacement (AI) to learn how to do most estimates requested online and or from weekend calls when we are closed, that are more simple and not complex and subjective such as a remodel would be. As for landscaping and gardening, those are my passions/hobbies outside of retro computing though :) My garden gets larger with each passing season. This year I made over 30 bottles of spicy Pickles! We had a great cucumber season!

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It really made a case for home schooling, didn't it? I feel like my kiddos got more done and learned more within a shorter period of time.
Not knocking public school (my wife is a school teacher) but do feel so much time is added to "prep" for standardized testing while also just
keep the kids busy until mom or dad are off work. I enjoyed having the kids home and spending more time with them too. It was really nice.

The lack of social interaction did hinder kids' development - especially
boys - at least that's what I've heard.

I never worked in a field where I had the option of working from home outside of owning my own business. I do however now work for a small business and am one of two people in the office, it is low energy and feels too quiet at times. In my corporate past I do rememer how
active the offices were and the great friendships made. Does seem like
a buzz kill not having that if you have to go in.

Yeah, making the trip, hoping for some face-to-facde interaction and
being one of 2 people in an office is a bummer. I don't know what's
going to happen when leases come due and leaders ask why they need to
pay for such a huge office. With commercial real estate in such a slump
it'll mask the effects for a while, but I'd like to see some really
cool, radically smaller hoteling offices.



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