SLOMO

[-Devin-]

[mock1]

lateral acceleration= happiness. now i know why I love skiing.
thumbs up--thanks.

[bendtheski]

Like.

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[splitinbend]

Loved it, thank you.

[MMP]

That was awesome. Well worth the time.

I am an asshole. I've known this for some time.

[iceman]

Some more takes on Slomo here: http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...it-figured-out

[gointhedistance]

Every man has the opportunity to reach their own enlightenment. Asking yourself the hard questions and diverging from the 'standard' are sometimes the best ways to find you and what makes you happy. Very cool story and a reminder to smile more often than not, for you, but also for others. It's cool to see him make others smile.

"Do what you want to."

[GiBo]

I was riding the trails last night and was getting that feeling you get when you're one with the bike/trail/body and I thought of Slomo. I wondered if he gets that feeling all the time and that's what he's talking about- that he's found a simple way to feel that all the time. Sure looks like he gets that shit eating grin on his face that we equate with that feeling.

[iceman]

Yeah I think that feeling's pretty much what he's all about.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

It's pretty easy to retire and do what you want at that age if you were a successful Physician.

[that dude who did that thing]

I always thought a Slomo was a Mormon missionary with a flat tire on his bike.

I like this Slomo a whole lot better.

[stfu&gbtw]

It's pretty easy to retire and do what you want at that age if you were a successful Physician.

This. Fucking hell. Is rollerblading the secret to life? Or is the secret to life amassing a seven figure fortune and deciding you're just going to do whatever you feel like doing from now on? I'd be way happier and less stressed out if my days consisted of less screwing around with computer networks and more taking the family skiing, golfing, and to baseball games.

[MMP]

This. Fucking hell. Is rollerblading the secret to life? Or is the secret to life amassing a seven figure fortune and deciding you're just going to do whatever you feel like doing from now on?

I'm guessing 8 figure

the other thread has some good comments.

[XXX-er]

IME physicians of that vintage are usually still working, they are habituated to working to being on the asshole track as Slo mo would put it, sure its easy to retire its just that its not that easy to retire

[MagnificentUnicorn]

IME physicians of that vintage are usually still working, they are habituated to working to being on the asshole track as Slo mo would put it, sure its easy to retire its just that its not that easy to retire

I think that is the most salient point, that he was able to make the decision to retire at a reasonable age, not that he skates on the boardwalk everyday. He could just as easily be skiing, biking or golfing. A lot of physicians I works with would benefit from this but their whole identity is tied up in being a doctor.

[XXX-er]

exactly, the 1'st thing people ask when you meet them at a party is "what do you do?" but suddenly you are no longer on the ball

I stopped calling it retirement and I call it reinvention, you got enough money time to do whatever but you don't really need to do anything so while its not hard to live it can be hard to know what to do ... Slomo has sucessfully reinvented himself

[stfu&gbtw]

its not that easy to retire

Boy, some folks got it tough.... He ought to take a break from all that hard work and go work at Walmart or McDonalds for a while.

[XXX-er]

You don't get any sympathy either

IME the people who can't retire cuz they haven't done the time will tell you they know how and the people who have done the time don't wana/ don't know what to do

at the end of the day Slo mo buddy is just doing an outdoor job that doesn't pay at all but at least the weather is nice, skiing everyday is just a cold outdoor job

[stfu&gbtw]

Slo mo buddy is just doing an outdoor job that doesn't pay at all but at least the weather is nice, skiing everyday is just a cold outdoor job

Note for future reference: XXX-er has no concept of work.

[XXX-er]

W=Fs

you can think of the ski/bike/paddle as play but its really work, its easier to get out if ya got play mates but they all gotta work SO call it work and get out there if thats what gets you out there

beats sitting in front of this screen with nothing to do but take shots at dentists and critique Hugh Conways latest rant

gotta go to work ... the bike is calling

[tuco]

beats sitting in front of this screen

Hugh would really take exception to this comment.

[XXX-er]

well he better do it eloquently because I am watching