Once again it's been too long since I have posted. I just haven't been motivated at all. Everything, aside from my awesome family and friends, has been in the dumps. No money, no sleep, hurry up and wait....for nothing. Can it get worse? Yeah it can! I am definitely satisfied with just how bad it can get already. I don't need to see any more of this! Things are starting to turn a little though. It's this time of year when the weather turns bad that thing loosen up. What happens is the mills get full when everyone is able to work real good. If you are unfortunate enough, like myself,you miss out on the best time to produce. We had breakdowns after breakdowns. Most of those were due simply to careless employees but in the end I have to take the blame for letting them take one step on my job. We also had to deal with many problems at the hands of worthless mechanics, tires, and tire dealers. So, after not making a showing while quotas were open, we are among the first to be cut off when the quotas start up again.
Towards the end of the worst run of my life I have run up on some very good folks. The land owners have been great for the last few jobs. They have all witnessed what they probably could not have believed had they just been told about it. Ignorant folks who have always had it relatively easy, have never run a small business, or have sold their souls to be a success love to chime in and let me know how I am going about things wrong. Oh well! If they are in the mood to listen as much as they offer advice they end up quitting just like they would do if they actually dealt with it. LOL However, I said before this could be the worst year ever but could end up being the best. Even though it's late in the year it could still pull out on top. There is time to end the year on a high note but this week is pivotal. Either way I have to offer thanks to God, family, friends, and those really good folks I have worked for over the last year. I'll be back on here soon.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Changing Times
Have you ever hit that point in your life when it seems that you don't just spin your wheels but in doing so you slide backwards? This year has officially taken over last year as the worst I have ever experienced financially. Let me qualify that. In truth, this year could end up being one of, if not the, best I have ever experienced. So far that is not the case. It really is miserable and I don't like to say it as if I mean it. There are some things that have happened which are very positive.
On the positive side of things is the fact that three huge loans will be paid out this year. I have created another loan or two in the process but overall costs are going to be way WAY down soon. Even more positive is that this year everyone is healthy. Our family has always been healthy, or at least above average but I am referring to last year's struggles for my wife as she brought child #7 into the family. Both my wife and youngest edition are doing very well. Thanks by the way to all those who were there for us with prayers, babysitting, and food. One more very important positive thing this year has brought is good folks to the forefront of my life. Back in November we were working on property belonging to friends who have been very strong and supportive of my business with patience and understanding even as events seemed to take a big turn for the worse. I started this year on another job which started out great but when the weather had other plans it turned an unusually difficult terrain into one nearly impossible to work in. Again, I was working on property belonging to good people, friends who have been very kind while my business has been hit with another onslaught of breakdowns and super expensive misfortunes.
All that is good but with only half the year over and well over $30,000 in repairs and maintenance in a three man operation it has brought my life as I have known it to a breaking point. I absolutely cannot take 6 more months of this. I am not sure what to do other than keep on grinding away until I have a definitive answer. Assuming that the economy does not plummet much more, and the political scene is somewhat stable, I am holding on to the idea I can sell my operation for cheap, pay off folks I owe and spring board into something, anything else, if it comes to it.
I have loved my job, my business, and my life but things across the globe are changing at such a pace that us folks on the fringes of acceptance by popular culture have a huge knife to our throats. Sustainability as a small operator has been compromised by the ferocious big corporations squeezing the life out of all the fruitful small companies to intoxicate their disconnected Wall Street sycophants.
I hope for hope, love for love, and only have faith enough for acceptance of the inevitable. This is not what I wanted or what I thought I needed, but what do I know?....Nothing. Right now all I can think is I need to get through tomorrow or hopefully the rest of this week. Everything is on thin ice and if this business is to succeed it will be only because that is what The Father sees fit to do.
On the positive side of things is the fact that three huge loans will be paid out this year. I have created another loan or two in the process but overall costs are going to be way WAY down soon. Even more positive is that this year everyone is healthy. Our family has always been healthy, or at least above average but I am referring to last year's struggles for my wife as she brought child #7 into the family. Both my wife and youngest edition are doing very well. Thanks by the way to all those who were there for us with prayers, babysitting, and food. One more very important positive thing this year has brought is good folks to the forefront of my life. Back in November we were working on property belonging to friends who have been very strong and supportive of my business with patience and understanding even as events seemed to take a big turn for the worse. I started this year on another job which started out great but when the weather had other plans it turned an unusually difficult terrain into one nearly impossible to work in. Again, I was working on property belonging to good people, friends who have been very kind while my business has been hit with another onslaught of breakdowns and super expensive misfortunes.
All that is good but with only half the year over and well over $30,000 in repairs and maintenance in a three man operation it has brought my life as I have known it to a breaking point. I absolutely cannot take 6 more months of this. I am not sure what to do other than keep on grinding away until I have a definitive answer. Assuming that the economy does not plummet much more, and the political scene is somewhat stable, I am holding on to the idea I can sell my operation for cheap, pay off folks I owe and spring board into something, anything else, if it comes to it.
I have loved my job, my business, and my life but things across the globe are changing at such a pace that us folks on the fringes of acceptance by popular culture have a huge knife to our throats. Sustainability as a small operator has been compromised by the ferocious big corporations squeezing the life out of all the fruitful small companies to intoxicate their disconnected Wall Street sycophants.
I hope for hope, love for love, and only have faith enough for acceptance of the inevitable. This is not what I wanted or what I thought I needed, but what do I know?....Nothing. Right now all I can think is I need to get through tomorrow or hopefully the rest of this week. Everything is on thin ice and if this business is to succeed it will be only because that is what The Father sees fit to do.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Telling the Truth
Hey folks,
I am posting these pics to share with a few people I know around the country. It is what it is so tell me what you think.
-Daniel
Okay, so far the addy has to be changed to LibertyTreeRadio.4mg.com Not a problem just gonna take a few days.
BACK
FRONT
BICEP
I am posting these pics to share with a few people I know around the country. It is what it is so tell me what you think.
-Daniel
Okay, so far the addy has to be changed to LibertyTreeRadio.4mg.com Not a problem just gonna take a few days.
BACK
FRONT
BICEP
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Too Long Again
Wow, what a last few months it has been. In all this time I have missed posting about two more birthdays. Gordon's birthday was March 25th turing 5 and Levi's was March 30th turning 3. Talk about some cute kids. Gordon is our mad scientist child who pronounces his words like a professional. He even uses big words. What really gets me is that he uses those big words in the correct context. He is one of those kids that knows what he wants and goes for it. Levi is just plain cute. Everyone comments on that immediately on seeing him. Well, all the women do anyways. I guess some men are afraid to say what they think. Then again, that may be best for some.
I PROMISE I will post again soon. So much has happened in the last little while.
I PROMISE I will post again soon. So much has happened in the last little while.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Charles is 13
Hey again folks,
I feel bad for finally posting something already but I sure do hate not to post anything. Charles, my second child turned 13 on February 12th. His birthday celebration was sort of strung along over a couple weeks. I had thought of waiting until the celebration type stuff was over but by the time it was my work got pretty busy. So life goes on. Charles has had a tough time deciding what he is going to do with all the b-day money and other money he has collected over a period of time. He has come down to a few things. First off, I think he wants a computer, but he may decide on one of those nice remote control airplanes. Those things are suprisingly affordable nowadays. Charles has about enough money to buy one with an 81 inch wingspan and a 50cc motor. You should watch these things on youtube. I kinda hope he does the RC plane thing myself. That is a great hobby that I might want to get into as well! I look forward to the next year watching him turn into a great young man.
HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY CHARLES!!!
Love,
-Dad
I feel bad for finally posting something already but I sure do hate not to post anything. Charles, my second child turned 13 on February 12th. His birthday celebration was sort of strung along over a couple weeks. I had thought of waiting until the celebration type stuff was over but by the time it was my work got pretty busy. So life goes on. Charles has had a tough time deciding what he is going to do with all the b-day money and other money he has collected over a period of time. He has come down to a few things. First off, I think he wants a computer, but he may decide on one of those nice remote control airplanes. Those things are suprisingly affordable nowadays. Charles has about enough money to buy one with an 81 inch wingspan and a 50cc motor. You should watch these things on youtube. I kinda hope he does the RC plane thing myself. That is a great hobby that I might want to get into as well! I look forward to the next year watching him turn into a great young man.
HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY CHARLES!!!
Love,
-Dad
Sunday, February 7, 2010
12point 10mm
As the years have passed many things will occur to you that are so important but previously would have gone without being noticed. Without going into a long shpeel we as Americans are getting screwed over. The power centralizing affect of capitalism without morals and communism (humanism) throughout our government really makes life difficult. Many people will come undone at the notion that capitalism as we know it and communism are basically the same. OKAY OKAY....they come from very different origins but corruption and the undeniable lack of morals in both gives us nearly the EXACT same results. It's called centralization. This is when the power of the controlling body becomes more powerful and more disconnected from its base. The controllers also become much more self fulfilling. Mix that in with the love of money, which is a basic characteristic of capitalism and communism, and you get a miserable world to live in.
The more places you have to choose from to buy the necessary materials to do your work the better off you are as an individual. The fewer places there is the more the advantage goes to the "controllers". Look what has happened over the last two or three decades. Just a few years ago a fine example happened in my home town. We had a few places to buy automotive, truck, and tractor parts. As the companies that these dealers were representing became more "efficient" it amazingly became harder for the dealers to make any money. As the town grew it became a viable market for the really bad money grubbing parts chains, such as O'Reilly's Auto Parts. It just looks like the more they sell their souls the better off they are financially. Too bad for guys like me huh??
The old smaller stores that were "less efficient", would've been okay if it weren't for the evil tactics of a self fulfilling form of "business" practiced by O'Reilly's. They came blowing into town offering all manner of advantages to the folks. You could get anything you needed and for a better price. As soon as they ran the smaller stores out of business GUESS WHAT HAPPENED! Now they almost NEVER have the parts I need and that is not a joke. Oh, I can soup up my ride with lots of shiney plastic parts and smelly after thoughts but if you need something so simple as a 12point 10mm socket you or out of luck. Never again shall anyone, who is not part of the mainstream customer base, get what they need in my hometown without driving considerable distances to get it. I guess it's all my fault. I didn't stress to my help the importance of not losing anything I might ever need.
Of course, it isn't just my home town, it's all over the place. What we are left with is the fact that in a power centralized form of society, whether it be capitalism or communism (same results), we are left out in the cold. We are not important enough to supply parts to even though what we do makes the world go 'round. We have now taken a back seat to a cross section of self fulfilling entities who were born and raised to lock step into irrelevance. Now these behemoth parts companies cater to little punks who want bling or to maintain a "blingy" dingy ride. God save us from the NWO.
Formerly Esteemed,
Now Just Steamed,
-Daniel
The more places you have to choose from to buy the necessary materials to do your work the better off you are as an individual. The fewer places there is the more the advantage goes to the "controllers". Look what has happened over the last two or three decades. Just a few years ago a fine example happened in my home town. We had a few places to buy automotive, truck, and tractor parts. As the companies that these dealers were representing became more "efficient" it amazingly became harder for the dealers to make any money. As the town grew it became a viable market for the really bad money grubbing parts chains, such as O'Reilly's Auto Parts. It just looks like the more they sell their souls the better off they are financially. Too bad for guys like me huh??
The old smaller stores that were "less efficient", would've been okay if it weren't for the evil tactics of a self fulfilling form of "business" practiced by O'Reilly's. They came blowing into town offering all manner of advantages to the folks. You could get anything you needed and for a better price. As soon as they ran the smaller stores out of business GUESS WHAT HAPPENED! Now they almost NEVER have the parts I need and that is not a joke. Oh, I can soup up my ride with lots of shiney plastic parts and smelly after thoughts but if you need something so simple as a 12point 10mm socket you or out of luck. Never again shall anyone, who is not part of the mainstream customer base, get what they need in my hometown without driving considerable distances to get it. I guess it's all my fault. I didn't stress to my help the importance of not losing anything I might ever need.
Of course, it isn't just my home town, it's all over the place. What we are left with is the fact that in a power centralized form of society, whether it be capitalism or communism (same results), we are left out in the cold. We are not important enough to supply parts to even though what we do makes the world go 'round. We have now taken a back seat to a cross section of self fulfilling entities who were born and raised to lock step into irrelevance. Now these behemoth parts companies cater to little punks who want bling or to maintain a "blingy" dingy ride. God save us from the NWO.
Formerly Esteemed,
Now Just Steamed,
-Daniel
Friday, January 22, 2010
Carly Turns 11
As I have stated before this time of year is birthday season at our house. Carly has had a pretty good year. Aside from the chip fracture from last summer it seems everything has gone to the good. A little bit older, a little bit taller, a little bit smarter, but definitely sweeter. Oh, and she's also just becoming more beautiful all the time. (All the young boys out there who might be reading this should take note. Her daddy has a selection of high powered lead launchers ready for the next decade of dummies!) She was a sweet girl before but something clicked during the last year and now she much more endearing and also seems to help out around the house a bit more. Carly and Charles both have been learning Latin. She seems to absorb the language quickly and blurts out answers during the daily oral exam. Not to take from Charles, just that I am amazed at how well she has done with Latin. I mentioned her being a little taller. It appears that this year will be the year that no stinking measuring tape is going to come betwixt her and the biggest roller coasters on earth. We didn't get to do any of that in '09 but we are going to try like heck to get it done this year! I look forward to it.
She had so much fun at her little brother's birthday/skate party that she decided to do the same. So Saturday afternoon we are going to put the stunt boots back on and tempt fate one more time.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLY!! HAPPY 11th!!
Love,
-Dad
She had so much fun at her little brother's birthday/skate party that she decided to do the same. So Saturday afternoon we are going to put the stunt boots back on and tempt fate one more time.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLY!! HAPPY 11th!!
Love,
-Dad
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Isaac's Birthday
Today we are going to celebrate Isaac's birthday once again. He turned 7 years old Friday the 8th of January. The b-day "party" will be at the skating rink in Fayetteville, TN. We're going to have a lot of fun!
That boy has grown a good bit in the last year in more than one way. Most notably he has taken a much more active role as a big brother, especially since Louie has been with us. How many six year old boys change a baby's diaper because they WANT to. Out of those how many would do a good job? Maybe I am a little bias but I honestly never heard of this. Isaac always wants to hold his baby brother or somehow entertain him. Of course, he can't do anything special to make Louie content but whether Louie is in a good mood or not, Isaac does his best to earn the affections of his littlest bro. He is like another little man in the house. Each year is marked by leaps and bounds into maturity that, by now, surpasses many "adults". We are definitely blessed to have him along on this journey.
Happy 7th Birthday Isaac!
Love,
-Dad
That boy has grown a good bit in the last year in more than one way. Most notably he has taken a much more active role as a big brother, especially since Louie has been with us. How many six year old boys change a baby's diaper because they WANT to. Out of those how many would do a good job? Maybe I am a little bias but I honestly never heard of this. Isaac always wants to hold his baby brother or somehow entertain him. Of course, he can't do anything special to make Louie content but whether Louie is in a good mood or not, Isaac does his best to earn the affections of his littlest bro. He is like another little man in the house. Each year is marked by leaps and bounds into maturity that, by now, surpasses many "adults". We are definitely blessed to have him along on this journey.
Happy 7th Birthday Isaac!
Love,
-Dad
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