Tomorrow we depart West Virginia. It was a great visit and I will be sad to leave this beautiful place. As with all things....change. I know I have said it before but truly this place was one of my grandfathers wisest investments in a life full of big investing.
There is an old proverb: The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the next best time is today.
Old Mill
The title today is a quote by Science advocate and Seattle resident nerd Bill Nye. I was asked to talk a bit about the going ons of the world earlier today. Well the US government is shut down....I suppose that is significant. I wonder just how much more would get done in politics if before meeting and fighting and shouting (or as in our case here now refusing to meet and fight and shout) leaders would read this and maybe watch a this piece.
Maybe its a pipe dream and too whimsical, but these huge arguments are trivial with perspective and can, I believe be boiled down to pretty basic things. General consensus - treating the sick = good, bombing people = bad, feeding hungry = good, stealing = bad.....yes yes yes oversimplification but maybe if we work through with these criteria in mind for the overwhelming majority of the countries populous we might get things done and government back up and running....just a thought.
The Mill falls
Makes me sad whenever I see these
A good friend of mine told me today that they had shared something important with someone else. It made me very happy to hear this and proud. This individual puts a great amount of pressure on themselves to deal with the messier parts of life alone. To me part of the beauty of working though life, especially the messy parts is finding people, friends who will help bear some of the weight. It's why we get to be selective about who we call friends. How does the song go..... lean on me when your not strong, I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on. There are good people out there, I've been fortunate enough to meet quite a few. Anyway I was happy to hear about this.
CANDY CORN!!??!!
Morning fog
Anticipation can be both a blessing and a bitch. The desire, the wait can be exhilarating, heighten the senses, and make the coming event incredible...unforgettable even. I think about some of the best meals I've ever eaten, the fastest races I've ever raced, the best tests taken. Many of the fond memories have to do with the build up.The flip side of this coin is the let down. If the movie isn't as great as you expected, the food didn't knock your socks off. The disappointment can be hard to overcome immediately, it's hard to let go and remember that there will be other opportunities down the road. It's sort of absurd to think about how disappointed I've gotten about the silliest things, because I was anticipating things going a certain way.
Mill with perspective and difficult light
Color
Well,thats all the random thoughts for today. I made awesome pretzels this morning that I'll talk about next time. I'll be driving to Georgia tomorrow. Thanks West Virginia.
Sláinte
Here is my attempt of the day :)
ReplyDeleteThank you. It has been awesome to taste a bit of West Virginia from here...