I get very nervous if I have a big challenge the next day.
I don't get "called on the carpet" very often, but there are occasionally challenges that have to be faced, unpleasant meetings, etc.
When that happens, I'm very queasy, thinking through the various issues, what will become of me if, God forbid, worse comes to worse. It makes for a bad night the night before.
Now, we have General McChrystal, who stepped in it big time. He's in the news. Everyone's talking about him. He has to go to some big meeting with the Afghanistan war team at the White House. Everyone's going to notice him there, since he should still be in Afghanistan doing his normal duty. Then he has a one on one meeting with the President, who's of course could to fillet him alive. That would be nerve-wracking for me.
What can you say? When every eye is on you, and you're being called on the carpet for making a major boo boo. I would say, "Why didn't you have the intelligence to keep your big yap shut? You didn't know Rolling Stone was a major magazine with a fairly wide readership? You idiot!"
He definitely deserves to be fired. I sincerely believe in the civilian leadership of the military. And if the military leaders are guilty of insubordination, or anyone in the military, they need to be dealt with swiftly and with rigor. We cannot have that kind of behavior.
And I would feel the same way no matter who was Commander in Chief. When you are Commander in Chief, that's not just a ceremonial title, it's the fact of the matter. If you disrespect the Commander in Chief, whether you're a general or a private, you deserve what you get.
I'd hate to be McChrystal. Such a moron.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
More Crazy, Crazy Trees
10 or 11 days ago I wrote about trees.
I know more about trees now than I did then, since I've been dealing with them that much longer.
My baseline conclusion is that trees ultimately have no worries, because they're going to plant themselves and grow until the end of time.
The little trees all over my yard are like a plague that can't be contained. I cut them down and they sprout back up.
I'm checking out the occasional seedling that I pull up entirely, and it has a few false starts, like when it grew and I whacked it down. It just takes off again where it left off, sprouting again.
It's irritating me to no end, but I have a renewed appreciation of that Bible verse about "a root from the seed of Jesse" or however it goes, a shoot from the roots, or renewed growth coming out of a stump. Trees simply don't want to give up!
I know more about trees now than I did then, since I've been dealing with them that much longer.
My baseline conclusion is that trees ultimately have no worries, because they're going to plant themselves and grow until the end of time.
The little trees all over my yard are like a plague that can't be contained. I cut them down and they sprout back up.
I'm checking out the occasional seedling that I pull up entirely, and it has a few false starts, like when it grew and I whacked it down. It just takes off again where it left off, sprouting again.
It's irritating me to no end, but I have a renewed appreciation of that Bible verse about "a root from the seed of Jesse" or however it goes, a shoot from the roots, or renewed growth coming out of a stump. Trees simply don't want to give up!
My Loving, Adopting Mood
I'm in a loving mood this morning, with great feelings for those around me, for their well being.
It's not like I'm super meditative this morning, because I have some anxiety "down here somewhere" (indistinct descriptor of things that can't be fully described). I did read a few things and try to parse them out, but that's not the source of my loving, adopting mood.
It could be that it's just in my genes and psychological upbringing. It definitely doesn't feel like a choice.
I'll take you under my very sincere, loving wing. You won't have to worry about the future.
It's not like I'm super meditative this morning, because I have some anxiety "down here somewhere" (indistinct descriptor of things that can't be fully described). I did read a few things and try to parse them out, but that's not the source of my loving, adopting mood.
It could be that it's just in my genes and psychological upbringing. It definitely doesn't feel like a choice.
I'll take you under my very sincere, loving wing. You won't have to worry about the future.
Monday, June 07, 2010
Crazy, Crazy Little Trees
I will never worry about trees again!
They will grow to their heart's content without me worrying about them. This I know.
How I know it, I have hundreds of them growing in my yard. Everyday I'm out there pulling up little oak trees and maple trees. It's nuts. Acorns, to be exact. They're everywhere.
If they left this property alone for five years it would literally be a forest!
So, for me, no more worrying about trees, using too much paper, etc. There's no trouble whatsoever in growing trees. Just turn your back for a few days and you'll have a yard full of them.
They will grow to their heart's content without me worrying about them. This I know.
How I know it, I have hundreds of them growing in my yard. Everyday I'm out there pulling up little oak trees and maple trees. It's nuts. Acorns, to be exact. They're everywhere.
If they left this property alone for five years it would literally be a forest!
So, for me, no more worrying about trees, using too much paper, etc. There's no trouble whatsoever in growing trees. Just turn your back for a few days and you'll have a yard full of them.
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Robin Hood
I got the Robin Hood movie starring Errol Flynn on BluRay today.
I just recently had a VHS tape of it. And I think maybe in my process of moving recently that I might've gotten rid of it. But maybe I didn't. I haven't seen it around. I just watched it toward the end of 2009 or the beginning of 2010.
It's always a movie I've loved since I first saw it on TV some years ago.
The VHS tape was good but had a lot of the negatives that went along with VHS tapes, not the greatest picture and other things like that. But on BluRay it's stunning, very nice.
It's a great one. I also watched one of the features on it, The Making of films. That will give me a greater appreciation of it the next time I see it!
I just recently had a VHS tape of it. And I think maybe in my process of moving recently that I might've gotten rid of it. But maybe I didn't. I haven't seen it around. I just watched it toward the end of 2009 or the beginning of 2010.
It's always a movie I've loved since I first saw it on TV some years ago.
The VHS tape was good but had a lot of the negatives that went along with VHS tapes, not the greatest picture and other things like that. But on BluRay it's stunning, very nice.
It's a great one. I also watched one of the features on it, The Making of films. That will give me a greater appreciation of it the next time I see it!
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