Mucky Puns

Any of you guys familiar over in the U.S? They both were on Big Brother also

Firstly, yes I’m aware of tannin aquatics. I like the idea of doing this myself.

I’ve been testing mixes of sand, clay powder, ground up leaves and bark, and coco soil. I’m having some trouble getting a mix that looks right...the sand basically swallows the larger particulate and it sinks to the bottom of the mix. I could add the components one by one, but it look pretty unnatural. From the studies I’ve read, the clay content is very high in the sediment of the rio negro, so have been liberal in its addition. Obviously the breakdown of organic material will aid the composition as the substrate develops.

So I’m curious, anyone whose make their own blackwater river muck...any tips or advice on the composition?

Has anyone else lowered their standards of living so far that they are starting to worry they’ve lost connection to their standard of living they will have in retirement?

I save 60% of my very low six figure income. I’m living just a bit above the poverty level and renting a crummy apartment. I’m divorced with no children.

Yesterday there was a fatal shooting down the street from my apartment. The rise in crime in my city is ridiculous (as it has in most American cities). Everyone I meet in my neighborhood is struggling financially. I’m trying to make social connections, but it seems to go (badly) one of three ways…

1. They make about what I make and see how/where I live and think I’m a drug addicted loser.

2. They make about what my COL supports, learn my job title and label me a snob.

3. I get to know them and learn they have serious toxic issues (drug / gambling addiction, domestic violence, etc) that drove them to life in these LCOL areas of my city.

I try to entertain that I can connect with people around me, but after a few years of FIRE, I’m pretty isolated.

There’s an old saying…”wake up and meet a jerk, you met a jerk. Keep meeting jerks all day, and you’re the jerk.”

I’m thinking of letting up on the throttle pedal for FIRE. I just can’t take the isolation. But here’s the conundrum. If I let up and have people in my life, I can’t fire. If I let up and people still don’t connect, I was the jerk.

Most people at my income level have the huge house, boat and a ton of possessions. I don’t because of fire.

I’m getting a bit of reactive depression I guess. Not the scary kind. Just feeling the blues trying to FIRE.

I like Mucky Fingers. Is that such a crime? Should I be hounded to the ends of the Earth for liking Mucky Fingers? I like Mucky Fingers and if you can’t handle it, you can just… you know, fuck off.