Does anyone go camping?

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This weekend a group of friends and I are going on our annual camping trip. It’s called “Mountain Gnar Weekend.” This is the 14th edition of “MGW.”

Our campground is in TN. It’s about a 7hr drive for me. Some people go kayaking or white water rafting on the Ocoee. Others go mountain biking or fishing. 

If it’s your first year, you’re a ‘prospect’. You receive an official nickname on Saturday night after a group dinner and after the band plays. Then on your second year, you come back as a ‘Warhorse.” We have 44 people total coming this year.

If you fall out of a raft or kayak on the river and have to ‘swim’, you have to drink a booty beer out of your shoe Saturday night after the band.

Lots of these people I only see once per year so it is good to catch up and have a few drinks around the campfire.

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You don't think that's gross?

Yeah I think it’s disgusting.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

That sounds like a lot of fun. Coincidentally I went camping this past weekend, was a lot of fun. Got to shoot some interesting firearms which was a blast, no pun intended.

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Sounds fun. Yeah it’s good to get out of the city every now and then.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

It was also a lot less humid where we went compared to the city, that alone was almost the best part of it all.

Quant (ˈkwänt) n: An expert, someone who knows more and more about less and less until they know everything about nothing.
 

are you even in finance bro?  (I'm kidding, this looks like a lot of fun)

March for the fallen is the best. https://alphaarchitect.com/mftf/  I'm trying to make the 5 boro an asset management thing, but only got Cerulli's AM guy to join last year.

The only difference between Asset Management and Investment Research is assets. I generally see somebody I know on TV on Bloomberg/CNBC etc. once or twice a week. This sounds cool, until I remind myself that I see somebody I know on ESPN five days a week.
 

Really enjoy backpacking. Something about being totally self-sufficient with everything you need to survive on your back...

I try to enjoy car camping, but it just doesn't do it for me.

 

Camping was a success. Was nice to get outdoors all day for the weekend.

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"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

What in the frick frack snick snack is that supposed to be? How do you even eat that, you can't bit through the corn cob. Don't you Burgers not do potato and lentil soup? Or goulash? 

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What in the frick frack snick snack is that supposed to be? How do you even eat that, you can't bit through the corn cob. Don't you Burgers not do potato and lentil soup? Or goulash? 

It's called Lowcountry Boil - it's a pretty popular dish in the south. 

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/trisha-yearwood/low-country-boil-re…

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