Adapt Adept Adopt

Rick Thues June 8, 2022 Uncategorized 2 Comments

Episode #697 June 11, 2022 To master a thing: adapt, adept and adopt.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulg24OfHDaU ADAPT: i adapted my method of planting trees to suit the granite alluvial plain where i live.  Previously, in the Orange County basin, i could just dig a hole and plant the tree. The soft top soil in my back yard was six or more feet deep. i was in the basin of the Santa Ana river. The hole was easy to dig. The sandy loam was good for drainage. There was little need to fertilize or amend because the loam was rich in minerals...

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Priority

Rick Thues June 4, 2022 Uncategorized 4 Comments

Episode #696 June 4, 2022 We are all born into a world of priorities. What order of priority do you perceive? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O90q32actB0 Here is the order of my priorities, top to bottom. Reorder these for yourself: Water Food Shelter Clothing Fire Ice Awareness Safety Education Intelligence Question Perception Ethics Perspective Emotion Happiness Empathy Acceptance Communication Companionship Kindness Friendship Love Loyalty Procreation Family Society Responsibility Culture Cleanliness Rule of Order Organization Conduct Action Persistence  Security Service Honesty Respect Expression Interaction Conflict Humor Subtlety  Philosophy Faith Art Tools Technology Transportation Navigation Occupation Competition Exploration Adventure Discovery Imagination Sport Entertainment   Let your...

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Not Knowledge

Rick Thues May 27, 2022 Uncategorized 2 Comments

Episode #695 May 28, 2022 Trouble shooting is a process that we must employ every day. We analyze everything in our environment and act based on the mitigated risks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-HI3kd5jPc The variables of our lives are innumerable. The knowledge we need to correctly assess our moment to moment actions requires a lifetime of experience. Make a serious error in judgement and that lifetime can end abruptly.  Hard knocks observational knowledge must be supplemented with education, observation, research and curiosity. If you do not see the whole picture you become vulnerable to the unknown. Human beings have only one fear: fear...

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Different

Rick Thues May 18, 2022 Uncategorized 1 Comment

Episode #694 May 21, 2022 i am a different body than i was seven years ago. In fact, some of my cells (such as stomach lining cells) are replaced every five days.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1mPu8GQzdQ Some of my cells have never been replaced. i have had the same neurons in my cerebral cortex since i was born. i am the same because my memories, thought, language, attention and consciousness cells are always with me. i am different because i am not the same physical presence. i also differ as my neurons die and my memories fade. Everyone else is different...

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Coexist

Rick Thues May 13, 2022 Uncategorized 2 Comments

Episode #693 May 14, 2022 Last month i was camping in Joshua Tree National Park with some old high school friends. We meet on Zoom every Monday for 40 minutes since we live in disparate locations. The Zoom helps us all to stay close. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYYIEckXqhw Don Taco is a washtub bass musician and writer. He tells a good story. His van is optimized for camping and exploration. He will always choose the road not taken. Joe is a retired chemist who loves woodworking, kaiaking and camping. His van is also tricked out for camping which he does often with his wife....

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Eye on the Goal

Rick Thues May 3, 2022 Uncategorized 5 Comments

Episode #692 May 7, 2022 Years ago i worked with a fellow trade show exhibit builder, Ray. We were journeyman cabinetmakers.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKYjUn-SBcg Ray was about 20 years older than i. We worked in the same shop at the same pay. One day Ray threw a party for his shop friends. His house was in Norco, California. Norco is a suburban equestrian town in Riverside County. Ray owned a 3000 square foot house on 2 acres. It had a barn and horse paddock which was home to four horses. The back of the lot adjoined an undeveloped hillside. It was...

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