Wulf's Pawprints

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Monday, December 10, 2007

THE MONKEYWRENCH

Buy one now, avoid the xmas rush.

A truly universal tool, the monkey wrench is a welcome addition to anyone's toolbox. Whether to bash nails in, to throw it into the machinery, to use it as an ersatz weapon or in the extreme case, maybe even use it for its intended purpose, to screw and unscrew things.

I have recently been doing a stocktake of my toolbox. Trying to get in early before the new-year-resolution rush. Rummaging trough the various handy appliances I have found the sarcasm bolter, the irony clamps and the every handy negativazer dispenser. Handy though those tools are, the great inventions that I always wanted to build, namely the transdimensional portal projector, the icycle trimming machine, the CD gun and guard dog robot remain unmade. In short, I do not like the tools I am using, because as we all know, all failed tradesmen blame their tools. My tools are clearly inadequate to allow me to reach glory and public recognition that I so deeply deserve.

Having come across this (25 killer actions to boost your self-confidence) earnest post it restated some of the handy basic advice that is going to make any aspiring consumer fit in better into the industro-military consumer complex. Good advice, good advice indeed.

I have also started a commercial endevour that is likely to cause me a lot of sleepless nights and ruin me mentally and financially after a long futile effort.
Wait... wait... Rule No.5
I have also started a commercial endevour that is likely to cause me great deal of personal satisfaction and bring me a comfortable income with little effort.

And on this note... its worth remembering that 'The map is not the territory'.
But that is another posting entirely.