Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: bird on October 22, 2011, 01:08:24 AM
-
Well, Mom's 65th birthday and my brother's 36th birthday were this week. We're celebrating their birthdays tomorrow.... hmmmmm.... today. My friend, Bear, has been helping me to make a box for mom (in which my brother, his kids, and I will write things about mom to put in the box). As of this moment, the box is finished. I have a good coat of tung oil on all parts of the box.
I'm not sure why I can't seem to get things done in advance. There's really no reason why I should be up at one in the morning finishing a project that I have known about for a month. I spend a lot of time "examining" my life. And, one consistent problem I have is dealing with a schedule. There's a lot of different angles to the word "schedule." But, all involve me going outside of my normal "routine." My normal "routine" is having no schedule, not knowing what day, week, month or year it is. I usually have problems remembering how old I am. I don't do so well if I can't stay within the peramiters of knowing absolutely nothing concerning time.
As strange as it may sound, time is my biggest enemy. It's been at least a decade since I wore a watch. I have an oven that has a digital time on it. It continually blinks because I refuse to set it. I have a "clock" on my phone, which I have intentionally set to the wrong time (which, by the way, is not easy to do). I have also managed to find a way for my computer to lack the knowledge to tell me what time/date/year it is (also, not easy to do).
Despite each Christmas, when I get at least three calendars, I continue to refuse to recognize dates, months, ect.
"Timelessness" is the only way I know how to survive. And I'm pretty happy when I can remain in that "realm" of time, lack there of. I guess everyone has their own way of living. I suppose avoiding time is a little different then how most persons "cope" with life.
When I'm with my family.......... the best family ever!!!!.... I find myself reminding them that I'm not use to being on a schedule, and I'm REALLY not used to talking to persons all day long. I always have to tell mom, " Mom, you have to remember, I often go days without talking to anyone.... accept Bean, my dog."
It still amazes me how much persons say, "You mean you go a whole day without talking to anyone?"
Of course, I say to them, "You mean you talk to persons all the time? You have to talk to someone everyday? That must be awful!!!!!"
I'm guessing I'm the stranger one out of most human beings. But, hey, i like to talk to you folks!
cheers, bird
-
And we enjoy you talking to us!
-
Bird, I hear where you are coming from. My family for years would tell my sister Lucy and me to be somewhere 30 or more minutes before we were supposed to be there so we might be on time. Also maybe your like me, I'm a procrastinator because I'm a perfectionist. If I get a project done early, I'll see all the flaws and want to start over but if I wait to the last minute I'll have to be happy with what I get.
-
Whatever works for you Bird. What scares me is the thought of having to fit in my little box and live and act etc just like everyone else. Enjoy the freedom to do things the way you want.
-
Bird you are lucky to have the luxury to live the way you wish.
-
I'm not as good as Bird but I havent worn a watch since college, retired 9 years ago and usually dont know or care what day it is.
I enjoy driving my 1931 Ford out of state then when people ask where I am from, I tell them that I am from 1946 and all our cars look like mine, then I ask them where they get all their "funny looking" cars. :)
-
Cool Bgarrett, way cool!!!!!!!
-
Bird, I hear where you are coming from. My family for years would tell my sister Lucy and me to be somewhere 30 or more minutes before we were supposed to be there so we might be on time. Also maybe your like me, I'm a procrastinator because I'm a perfectionist. If I get a project done early, I'll see all the flaws and want to start over but if I wait to the last minute I'll have to be happy with what I get.
I thinks that part of my problem..... I imagine the way a project should go.... then, I think, "well, that won't work, no way the corners will be how they're supposed to be. I can't finish that with what I thought I would finish it with." And so, before I've even started to build something, I've talked myself out of every plan I have in my head. .... because none of them will be perfect.
thanks, dear
bird
-
Whatever works for you Bird. What scares me is the thought of having to fit in my little box and live and act etc just like everyone else. Enjoy the freedom to do things the way you want.
BELIEVE ME... I know how lucky/blessed/ whatever you want to call it that I am. Not many persons in the world have the freedom I have. I don't mean to complain, because my life is incredibly awesome. I'm well aware that I am one of the few persons in the world that can afford to look at time as an "after thought".... just those occasions when I have to pay attention to time get to me. I'm in no position to complain..... doesn't mean I won't!
cheers,
bird
-
Bird you are lucky to have the luxury to live the way you wish.
I'm incredibly lucky to live the way I do..... it took me a long to get here, but I plan on staying here.
cheers, bird
-
I'm not as good as Bird but I havent worn a watch since college, retired 9 years ago and usually dont know or care what day it is.
I enjoy driving my 1931 Ford out of state then when people ask where I am from, I tell them that I am from 1946 and all our cars look like mine, then I ask them where they get all their "funny looking" cars. :)
YOU are the kind of person I LOVE!!!!!!! Dad's got a 356 Porsche, an XKE, and a mark 2..... all which he plans on restoring at some point. ..... he thinks he's getting old (turning 70).... I told him anyone that plays in an ice hockey game once a week can't be that old!!! I've not watched many of his games, but when I have, I've said, "Damn dad, you can hold your own out there!"
You're only as old as you act. You're only as old as the things you choose not to do instead of the things you should do.
just my opinion from a young punk
cheers, bird
-
And we enjoy you talking to us!
You're kind to say that..... hopefully I don't bore you folks too much. Of course, just click some button (couldn't tell you which one) and you can avoid my ramblings. But, I'm the rambler.... I like that title.
cheers, bird
-
Never bored with what you write, Bird. I like your rambles and look forward to them.
-
Never bored with what you write, Bird. I like your rambles and look forward to them.
Me too!
-
Quote..........Of course, just click some button (couldn't tell you which one) and you can avoid my ramblings. ................Oh sure now you tell me!!!
Sorry could not help myself :)
-
You know , karma (is that how you spell that?.... what does that even mean?) can come back to bite you in the ass!!!! I just had to say that..... it felt good!!! I'm just kidding. Anyhow, we both missed the boat---- you listened to me for a while "read my ramblings, ect." And, I didn't jump off the boat when I should have! So, I guess we're even. Although, in all seriousness, (being serious) is not my strong point, would love to know you better. After all, anyone that can tell me....." What the hell?.... I just read all of this for nothin'"... yeah, well, you know the rest of the story.
I'm glad you "could not help" yourself, when it came down to reading my ramblings. I play a lot of music, and I'd love to have even the smallest trace of Johnny Cash, the Carters, Stanley Brothers , Osbornes, or the Watsons.... in my blood.
Well, I guess that would be something.
I suppose sometimes you have to settle for nothing. I suppose that's part of life. .... I'm learning as I go along. I'm glad I don't have kids. I haven't figured out anything involved with actually "living life" yet. So, I'm glad I don't have to be a role model for someone else..... that would be a true tragedy!
And so, for now, I'll go work in my wood shop some more, I'll not think about politics, I'll not think about anything but shaping the pieces of walnut that I'm working on. I'm pretty sure that's the right way to live life for me
cheers, bird
Sorry could not help myself :)
[/quote]
-
I'm not sure why I can't seem to get things done in advance.
cheers, bird
Let's face it. If it weren't for the last minute, an awful lot of things would never get done.
In another of your posts, you asked if karma were the right spelling of the word. It is. Once you get past all the mystical gobbledegook around it, karma is a nice, simple, and useful little Sanskrit word. It just means action. It understands that our actions (and inactions) have consequences. John Hartford wrote a song (can't remember the title anymore) that sums it up. Or the Beatle's song with the line "Had it been another day, I might have looked the other way, and I'd have never been aware, but as it is I'll dream of her tonight."
In 1985, I designed and directed a social program to provide refugee carpenters with a set of the tools of their trade and a way to showcase their skills. It lasted one year. I met some of the finest hand carpenters in the world, and also some other local folks, and went to work in 1986 with a couple of millwrights. The millwrights introduced me to collecting Stanley tools, and 25 years later, I joined Tool Talk.
Karma.
-
Hey there, would love to know more about that.... and am always glad you're a friend around
cheers,
bird