Bucking the Tide

June 8, 2009 by Janice 

Bucking the TideReading the paper yesterday was not the  giggles it usually is for me. Apparently civilization is going to hell in a hand basket and we’re all gonna die.

 Yep. 

I won’t  go into the details. Just prepare yourselves as best you can…

or…..

You could take another approach.

You could say.. hm.. this is the hunkering down part, the capture your resources and survive part. And you could then say… might have to change my course, might have to learn to float, or might have jump in in another direction.

Just might have to build a raft.

So build a raft. Then watch it float, and maybe then put a little sun shade on it, a nice little flag, catch a fish or two, share them with your friends, find a safe harbor and then jump back in. 

But all of this fresh grads from law school  at the big Wall Street firms having to twiddle their thumbs while earning 160 grand and trembling that they might lose their jobs…..Toss ‘em in the water… I bet they can swim.

Sheesh.

Now. Give me their addresses, I have a couple of books they might want to read. 

So what are you up to on Organizing Monday? We are very excited here, just because there are lovely possibilities, everywhere. You just have to want to see them. We’re off to get busy making some of them real.

And hey, no more whining you people. Aren’t we ALL tired of that?

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10 Responses to “Bucking the Tide”

  1. Todd Smith on June 8th, 2009 7:39 pm

    I’m with you there, Janice. When I take care of what’s important in my life there’s not much time to worry about the world. So many possibilities here, like you say.

    I’m working on moving my site to a new hosting server today… it’s never as simple as it sounds. :)

  2. Janice on June 8th, 2009 8:20 pm

    I hear you there. Your last photos in the rain.. yes, please just keep focusing on things like those and the world will be just fine.. gorgeously rich.
    Good luck with that server move. ;-)

  3. Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome on June 9th, 2009 12:19 pm

    Organizing Monday? Well, I had a conversation with two characters in my novel who weren’t allowing me to move forward because I didn’t know them well enough yet.

    Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome’s last blog post..Are You Working Yourself Too Hard?

  4. Janice on June 9th, 2009 4:11 pm

    Alex,
    Characters are stubborn like that. They probably need some Alex time, just to hang out with you. After all , you’re a fun guy, lots going on. Maybe take them for tapas… LOL

  5. Todd Smith on June 9th, 2009 5:18 pm

    Thanks, Janice. Still working out a few bugs on the server move. Thanks for your good thoughts.

    Todd Smith’s last blog post..Preliminary image selection for next year’s calendar

  6. Janice on June 9th, 2009 5:32 pm

    Todd,
    You’re welcome. :-)
    Joanna Young has a post today about the project if you need a break from serverdom.. I am heading back to work..;-)

    http://confidentwriting.com/blog/

  7. Kelly on June 9th, 2009 8:37 pm

    Janice,

    Yes, yes, yes to rafts. Building one right now, though oddly, I’ve noticed the tides receding in the last couple of months and I know I don’t need one. But that is just the time to build.

    SO tired of whining. Then… erm… I find myself whining, and I’m tired of me. But today I’ll have none of that. Rafts and jumping in. I love it.

    Regards,

    Kelly

    P.S. Isn’t Hugh’s book fabulous? Got it Saturday and instantly devoured it. :)

    Kelly’s last blog post..Your Startup Planning Guide—and It’s NEVER Too Late to (Re)Start

  8. Janice on June 9th, 2009 8:53 pm

    Kelly,
    And you make such a lovely splash! LOL…love it.

  9. Bo on June 9th, 2009 9:20 pm

    I just came to your site via Joanna Young at Confident Writing. And what a yummy site this is! I love the photos, the art, and I love your down to earth writings. And I even connect with the Patron as I am a lover of Tequila, too!

    I am too late to join your marvelous postcard exchange, but I got a wonderful idea from your project. I have a daily photoblog, with quite a few photogs as readers. Maybe I can start a photo postcard round. Now wouldn’t that be sharing the love!

    Thanks for the inspiration!

    Bo’s last blog post..Liberty at Sunset

  10. Janice on June 9th, 2009 9:40 pm

    Bo,
    I am thrilled to see you here. Friday we’ll sip some virtual Patron together. ;-) It’s a Santa Fe thing that I love to do with friends. You could most definitely do a photo exchange. Todd Smith Photo is in this “let’s jump right in” group and I personally am drooling in eagerness to get whatever he sends me.. ;-)
    And thank you so much for the kind words about my site and my work. Big smiles at that.
    I am on my way over to see your photos.

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