Reading material

Just received two huge manila envelopes full of boring depositions! Ugh! Is someone paying me tonread this stuff?why can't people just get along?

Satisfaction

I can't get no satisfaction, so the song goes? Really, try harder, be persistent, work at it. Right now feel pretty satisfied, now to work on the rest of the stuff.

Facebook, recently got sucked into a group from high school. Realize this is a bunch of middle aged guys and a real mix of Americana, some of the guys I don't recall, some I wish I would forget and some have never changed. A few now use it to take on 40 years old complaints. Again, I repeat myself, but get over it! It was high school, mostly good times. What does it matter now. So what if brother what's his name was gay, or that teacher was an asshole. Their probably dead now and who cares. A few friends I did have I hope they have had happy fulfilled lives. If I never heard or saw them again it's okay. In the intervening 40 years so much has happened and honestly I am a different person than I was now. Hopefully a better man, if not one who at least tried. So to those who harbored 40 years of anger, sorry dude! For those who've had great lives full of great memories I say" great" , enjoy your lives, family, children, grandchildren, wives, lovers and all those things that bring you satisfaction. I can't get no satisfaction, yet I try.......

Take a Deep Breath

End of a stressful day, week, month, year,hour or minute? Chest pounding, head throbbing, stomach churning? Yea, been there, often. Medical advice, make some time and relax. What's the worst that could happen? Oh! My that could be a problem. On second thought try fishing or wood carving or a quick trip to the rifle range to blow up a couple hundred rounds, now doesn't that feel better!

One Step at a Time

How does one get started? Jump up zero to a hundred in a breath, no one step in front of another gathering steam and momentum until a willful purpose and drive takes over. Then try to jump off, centrifugal force holds you in place until all energy is depleted and you coast to a stop.

So the question for the week is, where in the process are you? Along for the ride, gather steam or coasting? Something to think about on this Monday morning!

Angling for Trout

My favorite form of frustration in fishing. Here I can try to out wit a creature with a brain the size of the head of a pin. I am woefully unarmed, always the wrong fly, forgot to bring this or that or it was incredible ____________. fill in the blank, there is no correct answer. Yet a poor day of fishing is better than a good day at work. So now I am bone tired, windburned and need to get some sleep. Never felt better.

Decay

Inner and outer decay, not as easy as it appears. In trees or people can be difficult to detect and even harder to determine the extent. Just sounding with a hammer may indicate the presence but not the extent. Confused?

In trees you can drill test, use a resistograph or tomography. Decay in a person none of those techniques are valid. People usually hide the symptoms from everyone, but the change in behavior, moodiness, complaining and other outburst are sure signs. The more dangerous sign is complacency, giving up and accepting mediocrity are signs of severe decay. Most turn to drugs or alcohol to mask the decay. True does help but at what cost?

The real cure for decay is to get out of that comfort zone, experience new things, read a book, walk in the woods, paddle that kayak to that unreachable spot, challenge yourself to do better, work smarter and compartmentalize the negative elements out of your life. Just start living and stop worrying. Worry never fixed anything. When a tree has decay, what does it do? It grows to wall of the decay. We have a lot we can learn from trees!

Shaking Off the Shroud

Like removing a burial shroud, the past winter full of bad weather and discontent is hanging in there like a bad dream. Just can't wake up from it and can't escape it. Everywhere you turn more bad news, nuclear this and oil that, rebels forces etc., it goes on and on without end. The topper is the government shutdown, like it was working anyway!

So what to do, hide under the bed is a viable option? this shit is getting old, starting tomorrow in my first conscience moment only positive thoughts, good deeds and avoid the news, the gloomy people and the doomsayers. Maybe a little positive thoughts and actions can turn things around. Start with one person, then maybe everyone one by one will get with the program. After all enough is enough!

Awash in a Sea of Incompetence

An old school mate of mine posted yesterday that an outbreak of stupidity has occurred. Boy did he get that right, surrounded by poor decision making and helpless to alter it, has left me feeling very frustrated. What is happening, has grown men and women turned into drooling fools and stumbling idiots overnight. Guess so!

The standard excuse is "no one told me" or "this is the way we always done it"! Am I the only person who sees this and why am I the only person held accountable for his actions? Kind of hard to do and act perfect all the time! And God forbid I make a mistake, it's run up the flag pole, posted on the Internet and newspapers are calling me for a response. Enough is enough, get a life and be responsible for yourselves people, and quit looking for someone to blame, I'm tired. Broad shoulders yes, impenetrable no. "Transfixus sed non mortus". Fits!

A General Sense of Dissatisfaction

Leave it to me to find the bad amongst the good. Not very happy with the way things are going, so either I become the institute of change or I just change? Can’t decide, but the status quo is not working!

Every once in a while you reach that point. The point at which a decision needs to be made and as we all know, no one likes to make that decision. Maybe I can just ride this one out and it will wash away.

April Showers...

Working on this years garden. My compost pile is disappointing, vey little compost most undigested leaves looking pretty much the way I left it last fall? Back to the drawing board.

Up and Running

My new website www.urbantreeconsultancy.com , still a few wrinkles to iron out but not bad for an amateur. Now after a few days of cold weather, a nice sunny day and maybe out for a walk.