Tag Archives: Fate

No Excuses

“Up to a point, a man’s life is shaped by environment, heredity and movements and changes in the world around him. Then there comes a time when it lies within his grasp to shape the clay of his life into the sort of thing he wishes to be. Only the weak blame parents, their race, their times, lack of good… (more…)

Dance of the Mudless

I put on my dancin’ shoes this morning… well, actually my sneakers…    There is no rain.    The sun is out.    The ground has sufficiently soaked up the water.    There is no mud!     I’m back down to 5’3″ instead of the artificial 5’6″ from the build up of mud on the bottom of my boots.  The chickens’ eggs are cleaner, the dogs… (more…)