{"id":951,"date":"2014-11-13T23:34:46","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T23:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/curmudgeonspeaks\/?p=951"},"modified":"2014-11-13T23:49:44","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T23:49:44","slug":"wood-and-other-long-term-commitments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/curmudgeonspeaks\/2014\/11\/13\/wood-and-other-long-term-commitments\/","title":{"rendered":"Wood and Other Long Term Commitments"},"content":{"rendered":"

I made my living thinking, but now I like cutting wood. I like taking my saw and my Ranger, going into the forest, and coming home with the better part of a tree. I like my splitter and the satisfaction of turning large round chunks of wood into a neat stack of pieces the right size for my small stove. I like sitting here in my “lab” while I write looking out through the windows at the falling snow in the comfort of the fire built from the wood I cut. I like generating long, run on sentences when I write just because I can.<\/p>\n

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Like many things in life you have to be patient and build toward the good times. It takes a while to understand this important piece of the big picture. The tree you cut up today will not be ready to burn for a couple of years. You get to enjoy the fire from the wood you cut because of the work you did before.\u00a0Be patient grasshopper – enjoy the journey. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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I am thinking for writing a series I will call deep thoughts from the deep woods. Too much work I think. Time to cut some more wood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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