oloran

But how just has it been-and how should all men reflect, that when they compare their present conditions with others that are worse, Heaven may oblige them to make the exchange, and be convinced of their former felicity by their experience-…Daniel Defoe._ _ One flew east, one flew west, one flew over the cuckoo’s nest….Ken Kesey_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ +"Good Morning!" said Bilbo, and he meant it. The sun was shining, and the grass was very green. But Gandalf looked at him from under long bushy eyebrows that stuck out further than the brim of his shady hat. "What do you mean? he said. “Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?”…J.R.R. Tolkien…..Oh your still reading, well I guess you can read something about me in my about me spot. I enjoy books and games. tv not too much (I find the commercials repetitive and the idea of subjecting myself to the brainwashing repulsive) I abhor the gross commercialism that tv represents, I have never had any intention of having the newest of anything, have never had a credit card and never bought anything on credit. In fact I bought a car for 50 bucks once, it lasted me almost six months. but since I like adventure and I used to be a mechanic a car like that is not a problem. I grew up in a small town in eastern Washington on a lake spending all my free time outside. I killed and skinned my first buck before I was 15. I have had an unusual amount of near death experiences and as a result I have an impressive collection of scars. I have lived in Washington, Alabama(not recommended), Oregon, and Kentucky. I love to cook especially outside, I built a smoker out of creek rock with a concrete sub slab so I can smoke a huge hunk of meat and do as often as possible. I also like to entertain. So my parties are numerous and boisterous. I have a huge garden in the back yard 100′×80′ and love to make salsa and can as much as I can every year. I have done some writing and as soon as I get around to making a myspace page I’ll post something. oh yeah my middle name is oloran, but at birth my uncle nicknamed me oly after his favorite beer (olympia beer usually marketed as oly beer) and the name has stuck my whole life. Still reading? WOW ok this toaist proverb helped me alot in life, I am paraphrasing of course, I don’t remember it verbatim… A young chinaman(big lebowske quote) came home from exploring, he had found and captured a wild stallion , the nosey neighbor came over and exclamed “what good luck”, well the wise father replied “maybe” the next day the horse escaped, the neighbor said “what bad luck” the father said “maybe”, the next day the horse came back with its herd the neighbor said “what luck”, the wise father said “maybe” the next day the son broke his arm trying to tame the wild horses, the neighbor said “oh what bad luck” the father said “maybe”, the next day the army came through forcing enlistment seeing the broken arm the left the son to heal. So the point is you just don’t know what will happen or if what seems bad might actually be good, the best and only option you have is to try your best and not despair, in every trial there is an oppertunity for growth.