Desperation
I been wukin’ on de railroad
All de live-long day;
I been wukin’ on de railroad
Ter pass de time away.
08-Dina
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17-OCT
Mephitidae
Before dawn last month a skunk crawled out from under the fence and made me spill my coffee. Our cat Biscuit went right toward it but stopped short & stood his ground – lesson learned from a previous encounter.
I immediately blocked that dirt tunnel with a bluestone to stop another from weaseling its way into our yard again.
It’s not that the pungent mammal is unwelcome in our backyard. I’m only thinking of our cat Biscuit and his short-term memory. One faceful of spray may not have been enough for him.
Personally, I get along well with skunks. We hold mutual respect & admiration for each other.
I didn’t move toward it, it moved to me;
knew it wouldn’t spray if I kept perfectly still.
16-OCT
Traveling
Ride we had planned to take last year.
My biking buddy and I were stretching the concept of aging. We were trusting our instincts to keep us out of cars’ way, and pushing forward in terms of distance, testing our survival chances one way & another.
“To a biker the sensation is real and pure and akin to something spiritual: you seek, and on the road you find.”
Caroline Knapp
15-OCT
Witchcraft
EDGAR
Come on, sir. Here’s the place. Stand still.
GLOUCESTER
Set me where you stand.
EDGAR
You are now within a foot
GLOUCESTER
Let go my hand.
King Lear (Act 4, scene 6, by Shakespeare)
14-OCT
Industry
Hard hats and wet boots make for safe work on a weekday morning.
One character announces, “We’ll probably have to work all night on this presentation.” Another character replies, “That’s brilliant! Use inefficiency to make procrastination look like martyrdom!”
Dilbert Cartoon
13-OCT
Cubic
Termite Castle Culture: Swarms of termites build castle-like structures without supervision or a centralized plan. Working independently without communication or a leader, they proceed using environmental cues.
12-OCT
B & J’s 50th Anniversary!
Walk a fine line between flexibility and consistency. A strategist must have faith in his strategy and the courage to follow it through, and still be open-minded enough to realize when a change of course is required.
Garry Kasparov
11-OCT
Winding
“Then came October full of merry glee …” –Edmund Spenser
Suffer no exceptions to the program, and maintain momentum. It’s critical to know what motivates, how to push that extra mile.
Stick to a regimen. To stay engaged, new challenges are needed. Repetition or comfort means it’s time to find a new target for one’s energy.
Garry Kasparov