[BaculumMeumEst]

> One of my favorite games for the NES was Ninja Gaiden.

> My kids helped design some of the characters, and they love to play it together, which makes it a lot of fun as a family.

> My family (my wife and 4 kids) loves hanging out with neighbors at Morrissey Park in Champaign. Champaign has great parks, and we’re fortunate enough to have a neighborhood community that regularly gets together at the park in the evenings. I also volunteer with my local church and am learning to ride the unicycle.

Dude has been winning at life nonstop.

[eru]

You can replicate some of his winnings.

Eg unicycles are really cheap, and it took me a few idle afternoons (about twenty years ago) to get going on the unicycle. Mind you, I didn't learn any tricks, just how to go forward and how to get on without holding onto anything.

Getting a spouse and 4 kids is a bit more involved, but doable for most people with a bit of dedication.

[ativzzz]

> Getting a spouse and 4 kids is a bit more involved

Raising 4 kids without community support is extremely challenging - the church involvement here is more crucial than you think

[eru]

Agreed. I just stopped commenting on the code point by point after a while.

Church (or other community) involvement is also people can decide to get into. Whether you're religious or not, though I admit being a-religious would make it a bigger compromise.

[BaculumMeumEst]

Exactly right. I had the full quote for a reason.