There are a lot of obstacles to building, more in coastal California than here, for sure, and thirty-five is a good age. I wouldn't recommend starting from scratch. Find a really old one to rehabilitate. You can find them with farmable land for less than the cost of a standard car on the prairie. Detroit, too, but it's harder to do stuff yourself in a city. You need to be not stupid and not afraid, and if it has been there for 120 years, you just need to not make it worse.
this is about Bolinas...and I saw it concurrent with your post....so https://youtu.be/dBN5WakKYbQ?si=f0yf-Qm-HGSLTD36 Kirsten Dirksen interviews Bolinas surfer builder...
There are a lot of obstacles to building, more in coastal California than here, for sure, and thirty-five is a good age. I wouldn't recommend starting from scratch. Find a really old one to rehabilitate. You can find them with farmable land for less than the cost of a standard car on the prairie. Detroit, too, but it's harder to do stuff yourself in a city. You need to be not stupid and not afraid, and if it has been there for 120 years, you just need to not make it worse.
I hsd a female friend who moved back to Detroit and bought and fixed up property 30 years ago.
I enjoyed it. 70’s very different. Then much much much more so by today.
I rarely visit West Marin. Too many people my age or older.
I think that l get it.
On masking...the answer is MU.
Good on you, My mood lately makes me say even dogs refuse to mask but not man who likes to hide.
The original koan is asking about a dog attaining Buddhahood. The answer is MU. 😀. https://www.cheltenhamzen.co.uk/writings/does-a-dog-have-buddha-nature