Revealed: Mysterious hiker dubbed Mostly Harmless found dead in 2018 is unmasked as wicked smart and reclusive Louisiana man who left behind his Brooklyn tech startup to wander the Appalachian trail because he was depressed with life
The mysterious hiker dubbed Mostly Harmless whose body was found in a Florida campground in 2018 has been named as 44-year-old Vance Rodriguez
He was originally from Louisiana and most recently lived in Brooklyn, New York
He ran a tech startup called V-tech and was active on the gaming site Screeps
Friends saw his photos online last week and reported his name to officials
He was found dead weighing just 83 pounds at Big Cypress National Preserve on July 23, 2018
Eric Gowan and is republished here by permission.
Mammoth Mountain closed on a stormy day in mid-March last season, but this time it was not a weather-hold. Chairlifts stopped spinning and skiers went home. Though she didn’t know it yet, Rachel Rainey had just worked her last shift at the restaurant that has supported her skiing lifestyle for the past 17 years. And that was just the beginning of the economic challenges she would face.
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Millions of Christmas presents may arrive late because of Postal Service delays Unprecedented package volume has paralyzed the agency, leading managers to divert vast shipments of mail across the country. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy tried to screw up the election, he managed to screw up Christmas instead. (Washington Post)
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What If You Only Invested at Market Peaks? There were some lean times in there, especially in the aftermath of the Great Depression. But by and large, the long-term returns even from the height of market peaks look pretty decent. If you have a long enough time horizon and are willing to be patient, the long-run remains a good place to be when investing in the stock market. (A Wealth of Common Sense)