On 02/19/2018 06:58 PM, ultred ragnusen wrote:
wrote:

Someplace in the United Kingdom. I've managed to stay away all of my
life. I've gathered it's not the country of Wordsworth, Shelley, and
Byron anymore...

What's odd about the troll James Wilkinson Sword is that he doesn't seem to
understand the most basic and one of the simplest of human endeavors, which
is that there is pleasure in doing things yourself, whether that be baking
your own bread, whipping up your own mayonaise, growing your own tomatoes,
fixing your own car, shoeing your own horse, helping an old lady across the
street, learning something new, etc.

To him, it's only about his "ten quid".


Sometimes I question my motivation, like last month when I was changing
the oil in a cold drizzle. At least this year step 1 of putting the
studs on did not involve boiling water and salt to release the bottom
tire which was frozen to the ground. A little dunnage is a good thing.