Author: <span>Howard</span>

Pets and the Farm 3 – The Chickens and the Sheep.

Pets and the Farm 3 -The Chickens and the Sheep The farm was large by any standard, 300 acres, plus or minus. Just outside Boston, it was in Millis, a small “townies” type of town.  It was the poor cousin for every town around it.  The owners were a Boston family that had appreciated land, history and…


Internalize it –

Be the ball – See the shot – Feel the pain – Get the education – Pretend first – Practice – Use a mirror – go to work.  this applies to home, family, friends and employment.


Trust Me –

The statement “Trust Me”, is always circumspect. What does this person, group or business think they can possibly say, that will really make a difference moving forward in someone else’s plan of action. This is where the smart people and the less smart people diverge.  When I hear “Trust Me”  –  I always say to myself …


Persistence #4

You may have the IQ or maybe the EQ – but you need both – so fake it until you make it, do not lie or cheat, go to work and persevere.


Your Brain – Your Friend

Your brain is under utilized, trust me, use it continually, challenge it, it builds new pathways. Lose stereotypes, although they are funny – A thinking person is far less a bore, than an opinionated person.  There are always 2 sides to a story.  


New Year –

These words are not solely mine – this is what I believe ” a person that works with just his or her hands or just their brain is a laborer” “a person who works with their hands and their brain  is a craftsmen” “a person who works from the heart – with their brain and their hands is…


December 31, 2013

Most of the theories have been outed.  There are more and will be dispersed after they are reviewed.  Some have humor, some are serious but all have meaning to me on some level and I like to share. Short stories will still come along – – Apple Knoll Farm Chronicles – Alstead – we hardly…


go make some mistakes …

Mistakes are nothing more than new opportunities.  These new opportunities are  just coming through a different door.  (this is not a rationalization either, more like acceptance to learning.) g0 make some mistakes .. try it, … it will be fun.


Happiness

Happiness is fairly simple – its foundation is in gratitude – Being grateful for where you came from, for your parents and grandparents and great grandparents – Being grateful for siblings Being grateful for friends Being grateful for spouses, children and grandchildren Being grateful for sun and rain; for nature. Being grateful for enjoyable work. Being…


Charlie is home –

Charlie is home – Clarification – this is Charlie the dog, not Charlie the Goat, aka Charlie-lama.  Charlie-lama was originally Charlie the Goat, a transplant from NH, he was Shelley’s fathers goat.  Charlie the goat had the wisdom of the ages in him. But I digress. This is about Charlie the dog, a Border Collie, rescued from Buddy Dog over…