"Your attitude toward anything in life is completely under your control." - Micah Lacerte

USAToday.com: "The highest point in every state."
As expected, in Kansas it's the overpass on I-70 at Hwy 81.

The above two lines were written yesterday, but that's as far as I got. It wasn't raining so when I got home about 1:00 p.m. I got right to work on chores outside. By the time I came in for dinner my brain was down for the count.
But the final 10' posts for the garden's deer fence are set and the cement is curing. Next step: put in the 2x4's that run between the posts to support the nylon fencing I'll get Tuesday. That's when I get a 10% discount on the $100 roll. It's 100' long (you do the math) and the circumference of the garden is 97'.
No, I didn't plan that.

When presented with a new idea or option some people instinctively reply negatively. They may have come to like, or at least like the stability of, the status quo and think any new approach will threaten the security of their area. They may have a negative view of the people proposing the new approach, or be extremely risk averse. They might just be naysayers by nature. Every organization has them. The question is whether they will control the agenda, the future.
Other people are by nature adventuresome and have a "Sure, why not?!" response. They often run recklessly into a venture that any clear and thoughtful analysis would show is a hopeless trap. These people are visionaries who chafe at the tiresome details of research and planning. "It's a great idea and a great opportunity. We need to jump on this!"
Put the two extremes together in a room - or a marriage - and real tension will likely result. A case could be made that a mix of both the cautious and the adventuresome is necessary to a healthy organization. It probably helps to have a skilled negotiator on the team who can turn the tension into a check & balance dynamic that utilizes the best of both approaches.

Financial advisors can be a real drag, taking all the fun out of things.
Of course it makes NO sense to pay a good financial advisor his fee and then not follow his advice.
Drat!
Note: there's no connection between this and the previous paragraph. Just the coincidence of timing.

We're in that in-between stage when I light a fire in the morning to take off the overnight chill and then let it die out mid-morning when the outside temps rise to the 60 +/- point. Sometimes I light another fire in the evening but often it's warm enough that our lap blankets do the trick.

Speaking of lap blankets, have you ever heard of a Laplander?
How 'bout this for too cool?!
I told Pam that with a 4 cyl engine it would get great mileage.
That wasn't enough to win her approval.
"Yeah, but it has a pintle hitch!" (I had to look that up but recognized it when I did.)
Still not convinced.

I need four more 2x4s and the nylon fabric fencing and the garden should be deer-proof. Frankly, if they get over this 7' fence they deserve whatever they decide to eat.
We've seen two does wander through our place a few times over the last few days and their hoof prints can be seen in the raised beds so this wasn't wasted effort.
However, I am wasted.

We're going into town for dinner (probably Wendy's), to get those items, and a couple of things from Harbor Freight. Between now and then I'll get afternoon chores done and sit.
Sitting is good.