Sleep, what a precious commodity that can be at times. I always have trouble sleeping when it comes to certain things around the ranch here. Branding and shipping being the two things that regularly cause me sleep problems. Hell, everything can be going good and I still can't sleep because of the added stress of these things weighing on my mind, subconsciously I know, but what can I do about it?
So here I sit, unable to sleep. This time, there is more to it than shipping, but with shipping looming over my head it's only another thing causing me to toss and turn, not able to sleep. Events have conspired to throw other things in my path that has really led me to be sitting here not sleeping. I had a guy yesterday tell me that I wouldn't sleep tonight wondering about what I had done. He really hit it on the head. I didn't sleep well last night and tonight is the same.
I am so tired that it isn't even funny but sleep will not come and bash me on the head. Too many thoughts and feelings are running around inside my head for me to really be able to relax and sleep. To sleep, to dream, to shut down my mind and let that rest come would be so nice, but alas, I don't see it happening tonight. Logically I know sleep will come eventually to me but right now my heart doesn't see it. It's weighed down by too much worry and wonder about what is next to see the sleep that would help me out.
How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams. Bram Stoker
Wednesday, September 19. 2007
Sleep
Tuesday, July 3. 2007
Worry
As hot and dry as it is getting around here this is a real concern for me. Over 50 square miles burned. With the amount of grass around here we could see the same thing if one gets started. Just one more thing to worry about I guess. Temperatures are supposed to be in the 90's the rest of the week with 100 expected by Saturday, Dry things out even further. Wish there was something I could change about it but I can't. Just deal with it.
When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most. Drew Barrymore
When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most. Drew Barrymore
Saturday, June 16. 2007
Risks
What are the real risks of contracting a disease. Sometimes people worry about the wrong things. The whole US beef ban in South Korea and limited market in Japan is all due to BSE and the fears that people will contract variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease from it. So what's the real chance of getting variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease? According to this story the chances are 1 in 10 billion. If you play the Powerball lottery, you have a much greater chance of that, 1 in 146 million, than of contracting variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. So why are people so afraid of it?
Fear of the unknown I guess. The article explains the risks of real things to be worried about. Heart disease, osteoporosis and breast cancer. Real things to be concerned about, not variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
Another thought this leads me to, why does the government want American farmers and ranchers to spend billions of dollars on the NAIS program for a disease, BSE, that the chances of a person getting are so slim? Isn't this an awful big maul to kill such a little fly?
In simple words, "Don't worry about the small shit."
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work. Robert Frost
Fear of the unknown I guess. The article explains the risks of real things to be worried about. Heart disease, osteoporosis and breast cancer. Real things to be concerned about, not variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
Another thought this leads me to, why does the government want American farmers and ranchers to spend billions of dollars on the NAIS program for a disease, BSE, that the chances of a person getting are so slim? Isn't this an awful big maul to kill such a little fly?
In simple words, "Don't worry about the small shit."
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work. Robert Frost
Monday, August 7. 2006
Fire Patrol
I will be very glad when the fire season is over. I'm tired of the worrying. Last night I was in the shower when I heard some thunder rumbling. Damn!!! I jumped out of the shower, got dressed and ran outside. There was a heavy cloud off to the north east, where my land lays, and low and behold I see a couple of very light lightning strikes.
I jumped on the 4 wheeler, I've been told the hired man is sick but have no more information than that after his trip to the emergency room so a pickup is not necessary, to go check things out. Luckily it turned out there was a lot of rain in the cloud which was the source of the lightning. Over at the other place it was flat muddy it had poured so hard.
The moisture made me feel better since there would be little chance on an immediate fire start. There is no saying there might not be something smoldering that will take off today when it warms up to 100 degrees so I will have to keep a close "eye on the sky" to watch for smoke.
It's going to be a long couple of months before the fire season is "over." Lots of time to worry.
To understand is to perceive patterns. Isaiah Berlin
I jumped on the 4 wheeler, I've been told the hired man is sick but have no more information than that after his trip to the emergency room so a pickup is not necessary, to go check things out. Luckily it turned out there was a lot of rain in the cloud which was the source of the lightning. Over at the other place it was flat muddy it had poured so hard.
The moisture made me feel better since there would be little chance on an immediate fire start. There is no saying there might not be something smoldering that will take off today when it warms up to 100 degrees so I will have to keep a close "eye on the sky" to watch for smoke.
It's going to be a long couple of months before the fire season is "over." Lots of time to worry.
To understand is to perceive patterns. Isaiah Berlin
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