Back after long hiatus

[jrb3]

Goodness, the community is humming right along since I last looked some years ago!
Glad to see it continues to serve the purpose set for it way back when. :cool:

So many seasons of posts to leaf through though!
Time to get started figuring out how this particular incarnation of the forums differs from the previous four ...
maybe I should repost some of the golden oldies I captured back around 2000?
ponder ponder :treadmill:

Joseph

[danna]

Welcome back Joseph....there are still a lot of old names here, old names that now have new names and lots of new interesting people.
This incarnation is much quieter then the last but, still here.............

[razz]

Welcome back, jrb! Looking forward to your sharing your wise words on so many topics.
Aka Danny in the old format.

[Spartana]

Hi Joseph - Welcome back! Was She-Rah on the old boards. Always wondered what happened to you (and Jonathan Allen too). Last I heard you and your family were living in Pasadena (transferred from work I believe) now I see you are in GA. Look forward to reading your posts.

[RoseFI]

Just saw your post on another thread, JRB3, and exclaimed, "JRB, You're back!!" (Then of course realized I needed to actually type that. :)) So good to e-see you!

[cdttmm]

Welcome back!

[awakenedsoul]

Welcome back! I look forward to reading your posts...

[Rogar]

I remember you giving good advice back in the day, not all that long ago. I'll look forward to hearing from you.

[Tradd]

Hello!

[Gregg]

Welcome back Joseph! Always great to see a face from the past return to the fold. Give us an update when you have a chance.

[Gardenarian]

Hi JRB!
That would be cool to post some of the old stuff you have from 2000.

[kimberlyf0]

Same here, back after a long break. Glad to see I'm not the only one!

[jrb3]

Well, it's been a very recent several years. The short version is still enough to go on for awhile. Let's try for the micro version. >8)

My older daughter has just started high school. She's training as a professional dancer, and thus has already been out of the house for two years and toured more countries than I had by the end of college. It helps greatly that she's on full scholarship. I miss her being around but she's actively developing what most fulfills her.

My younger daughter has reached fourth grade and is becoming much more independent and reasonable. I'm happy for the progress but still diving down into the basement when my wife intervenes in her violin practice-time. DD#2 just came back from a long summer-camp far from home, with friends from before our last move several years ago, and the experience has knocked off some of her rough edges and tendencies to overpack and act high-maintenance.

Professionally I'm back to working at a tech start-up, with a growth path which suggests IPO and me shifting into (paid) management. My wife's working at a tech company which is in decline and with a deteriorating commute, so I'm coping with the proliferation of convenience foods and other compensatory spending. My mother-in-law has acquired effective custody of our niece but various constraints means they're living on the West Coast instead of with us. So I need to re-vision what I want for us all, and marshall our resources to achieve at least a modicum of sanity and progress for the next several years. I want to retire from paid work while I can still enjoy life -- first I have to work out how to make that happen for just me, in a way my wife cannot sabotage like my previous three attempts at funding early retirement for us both. >:( Once I settle mine, I can maybe expand it to include DW. (If I can get the households recombined physically, for instance, DW can start funding her retirement again.)

[Spartana]

I want to retire from paid work while I can still enjoy life -- first I have to work out how to make that happen for just me, in a way my wife cannot sabotage like my previous three attempts at funding early retirement for us both. >:( Once I settle mine, I can maybe expand it to include DW. (If I can get the households recombined physically, for instance, DW can start funding her retirement again.)

Yay another early retirement wanna-be I can gloat ....er... inspire into early retirement :-)! Being married can make it harder for sure. Been there myself and know it's a Catch-22 situation. It can often make finances much much better but can make actually attaining retirement much much harder due to different "wants" in life. It'll be nice to hear about your jouney as I know other's on this board are in the same situation. Not me though - now single and long into early retirement. Ah the first gloat is always the best gloat :-)!