Author: <span>Howard</span>

Regrets are good, you thought, you tried, you likley learned something. Move on.

Regrets are good, you thought, you tried, you likley learned something. Move on. My regrets are simple, I should have done more or … sometimes I should have stopped.


# 256 – It’s the Lens

# 256 – It’s the Lens – start by seeing the glass half-full.  Give the benefit of the doubt, be positive and reasonable. Negative rarely helps, positive almost always helps –  


#183

New Year, new plan – “more is always better when it has purpose” “more without purpose is simply work” “effort + energy = profit”  –  make sure the profit is worth it.


# 169

#169 – I do not believe it to be work …  if you are happy and eager at the start, happy and getting tired in the middle and happy and exhausted at the end. Really just a hobby masquerading as work. Pozer –


Charlie, Chip and Suki –

Charlie, Chip and Suki –  This is the story that never stops giving – everyone should have dogs.   The hand they force, the opportunities they create, the simple love of snacks, walks and purpose. Chips land has been one of the great finds of 2014 – It has allowed for the ultimate Howard Theory –…


Religion –

Religion  –   Karma almost always beats Dogma. (once again a little”gray”, I used the word almost always, there just never seems to be an always.)


Charlie & Chip – who is taking who, for a walk ?

Charlie arrived late last fall around Christmas, you can read about it in an earlier story.   Definitely a gift. This story is how a dog can allow you to make excuses, spend thousands, create friendships and otherwise make you happy. This property had trails, destination points, it went up and down and all around, it…


Land, Farmers and Economic Reality in 1984 – 2014

The farm had almost everything you could ask for, good buildings, open space, low cost labor and no mortgage.  There was upside everywhere you looked except where it mattered most.  The customer. The customer, who historically was your partner was quickly becoming adversarial.  I was told about it, but didn’t get it.  Lose a little…


We are predictably irrational … over and over.

We are predictably irrational … over and over.  If you step back, look at your life and its decisions, it becomes obvious.  It is having control of your irrational predictability that allows growth over stagnation. I have used this type of thought process over and over and never knew it had a name.  Growing something, Selling something, stealing…


# 52 & 53 – Natures drug therapy

Athletic activity is good for the heart and soul.  Get up & do something physical  (this was written way before Stents) AA version ….    move a muscle –  change a thought.