Lesson's Learned

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I try to learn something from all my experiences and what not. Sometimes it's harder than others to codify and relate what I have learned. But, since I haven't said anything on here all week, I will attempt to share some lessons I might have learned from work last night.

1) If you mess up, you can usually undo your mistakes.

However, it might take time and energy that you really didn't want to spend to do it. For instance, if you drop your phone in the middle of nowhere, it can take hours of looking after working hours longer than you planned in the first place.

1.5) A sort of corollary to that:

If you are trying to track where you went and you are wearing the same footwear you had on when you originally made the tracks, it can be very difficult to follow those prints. If you lose the sign, it is very easy to follow the footprints you just made instead of the ones you made hours before and end up walking in circles.

I am not sure what the lesson is, but it is still difficult.

2) Mad schemes to turn a fast buck for the holidays are probably not a good idea.

Especially if they are illegal.

3) Every blessing in your life requires hard work.

The best things in life: family, good food and good clean fun
...like chasing bad guys that might be armed with your friends in the middle of the night through the desert for miles and miles until you catch them and help them face the consequences of their actions so they can move on to a productive life as contributing members of civilized society.....;
are not free and require more effort that it would take to not have or do those things. In the case of the latter, it might mean spending an extra 8 hours of work plus a few more hours stumbling around finding your phone (see lesson #1). But, the extra effort is usually worth it.

4) If you fall down, get back up and keep going.

It is part of the fun and all the extra dust looks cool.

5) If you keep going, you might just be successful.

If you keep chasing, you might catch, even when you are sure they have gotten away. If you keep looking, you might find, even if you are sure you don't have much chance of finding what you are looking for in the vast expanse and your inner voices keep telling you it is time to pack it in and that you really need some sleep.........

6) Chasing bad guys that might be armed with your friends in the middle of the night through the desert for miles and miles until you catch them and help them face the consequences of their actions so they can move on to a productive life as contributing members of civilized society.....really is a good way to spend your evening.

Even if the chances are that they will never learn from being held accountable and never improve their lives.

I could go on, but I won't. Hope you enjoyed!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!