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Deciding When to Retire

My hat is off if you're doing it at 46. Congrats. The ACA genie is out of the lamp. I don't know how they try to put her back in without a huge catastrophe.

Yeah, no kids, a fairly cheap lifestyle, and a ridiculous 15-year run in the market have definitely helped. I'd been aiming for 55 but lowered it to 50 maybe 5 years ago. But last year nearly killed me and I've decided I've had enough of all of this nonsense. My midlife existential crisis hit like a truck and my solution is to quit the entire game. If you need me, I'll be off in the woods somewhere working on my manifesto.

People to Punch, Pet Peeves, and General Vexations (mega-merge)

get better soon GL - that's a rough spot with a shitty roommate
Thanks Iam, my insurance runs out Sunday-ish anyway so at that point I'm going home either way shitty roommate or no, and I can't wait!

PSA- Been gone for almost 2 months. Advice - when you get old, don't do dumb shit.

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What is your exercise routine?

this past winter, i got tired of my then 15 year old, 5'10" 165lb son walking around flexing and showing off, so I went to the gym with him and had him put me through his normal work outs (lifts 3x per week for football, then usually 1-2 days on his own) - I thought I was going to die. So a few weeks ago, I had him come to my MIL's with me to help me pour a small concrete pad for her trashcans - he thought he was going to die, I taught him what old man strength means, LOL. That being said, I really need to get back to the gym on a more consistent basis before he gets to much bigger

2028 NJ OL Eytan D’oleo (Verbal Offer)

Stack up enough OL cordwood, and in two-three years, hopefully someone stands out. Not a terribly unique plan, and when it works, great. When it doesn't, need a QB that can scramble. Also seems like the apparent OL studs visit tOSU, hear their pitch, and compare with what other schools have (to give?), and go elsewhere. Just may be me, but don't see the best OL guys in the portal, and if are, don't sign with tOSU.
Its all relative, in what deems is the "best OL guys in the Portal". Guys like Josh Simmons, Philip Daniels and Seth McLaughlin weren't considered the best in their Portal classes, but they worked out great for the Buckeyes. And the best guys are relative to the needs, because none of the sites know how to rank transfers. And they're left ranking them based off either what they just did at a school or what their HS ranking was. Of all position groups, OL is the biggest crapshoot of them all, in the Portal and with HS recruits
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Deciding When to Retire

I decided to retire the first time I realized I'd been working for 60 years. I was 68 in 2010. The wife wanted me to keep working. yeah, right.
I stayed on 1/2 day for about a month to get the new guy settled. and havent worked since.
Buckeye games, Fishing, pitchin Horseshoes, frosty cold ones, debauchery with the wife, active in the American Legion.
Now I'm 84 in July and down pretty much to the frosty cold ones lol.
Advice: work to 68 or till you want to. then enjoy the rest of your life because when you join the elderly there's usually a steep drop off.
And oh yeah....... DON'T GET OLD!

What is your exercise routine?

LOL AT DEETY IN HEAVEN... One of the last "deety" posts.
I rush forward, imitate an attacking bear, run into the office, run into the bedroom, hide in the bathroom, run around the kitchen island, hide in a closet, rush forward and backward and jump side to side, and flail around a 20 lb. grocery bag while shouting, "Swingies! Swingies!"

Sometimes the cats even join me.
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Game Thread tOSU at Texas, Sat. Sept 12, 7:30 pm ET, ABC

One thing you can bet on, UT will have the best team money can buy. Whether they perform like that, kinda up in the air. PS, seem to recollect that tOSU was in the 'hunt' for Brandon Baker, but got outbid by the Longhorns. Anyone know definitively how well he's doing? Or is it a 'whew' that he went to Texas (a la Felix Ojo)? Anyway, I get a bang out of seeing which 'next best things' that was/were going to tOSU find out who cratered, and contrarywise, cringe when look at the pre-season mags and see someone tOSU went after on the ratings lists.....

A second-year offensive lineman who has played in 21 career games with 13 starts.

SOPHOMORE (2025)
Started at right tackle in games against Ohio State (8/30), San Jose State (9/6), Florida (10/4), Oklahoma (10/11), Kentucky (10/18), Mississippi State (10/25), Vanderbilt (11/1), Georgia (11/15), Arkansas (11/22), Texas A&M (11/28) and Michigan (12/31).

FRESHMAN (2024)
Appeared in eight games during his freshman campaign ... played against Colorado State (8/31), UTSA (9/14), ULM (9/21), Georgia (10/19), Florida (11/9), Georgia (12/7), Arizona State (1/1) and Ohio State (1/10).
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Ohio State Men's Tennis (2014/2019/2024 ITA Indoor National Champs, 20 Straight B1G Titles)

BUCKEYE TENNIS IS ELITE. Only one school in the country has both its men’s and women’s tennis in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, and that school is Ohio State.
Login to view embedded media The Ohio State men, seeded third in the NCAA Tournament, will face No. 6 seed TCU in the quarterfinals at 1 p.m. Thursday after beating Buffalo, California and Illinois in the first three rounds of the 64-team tournament. If the Buckeyes beat the Horned Frogs, they’ll advance to the Final Four of the NCAA men’s tennis tournament for the fourth time in five years.

The Buckeye women, also seeded No. 3 overall, are in the quarterfinals for the first time since 2017 and just the third time in program history. They’ll be seeking to earn their second semifinal berth ever when they face No. 11 seed Pepperdine in their quarterfinal match at 1 p.m. Friday.

Both the men’s and women’s NCAA tennis tournaments are being played at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia. The semifinals for both genders are set for Saturday, while the championship matches will be played Sunday.
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