I swiped this from fb.

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

MORAL :
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.

2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happens.

3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less from people but more from yourself.

Nice lesson Randy. Something we all need to be reminded of every now and than.

Thanks for the well wishes. She was diagnosed with bronchiolitis (sp?). Baby bronchitis. Its a virtual thing so we just have to wait it out, poor girl.

Everything WILL get better!

Good morning, Yard.

Good day Yard!

Goooooooooooood morning Scrap Yard.

Good morning all.

Hey Tom, any sign of that awesome new bowie yet?!??
Enquiring minds wanna know!

I have been deliberatly holding off; I returned it to Justin due to a couple of minor variances I didn't expect. He is graciously making another one for me; now THAT is Customer Service!

That is AWESOME! This is one of the things I value most about knife makers that are personally involved. They will do things like this for you. They're not happy until YOU'RE happy!!! Two thumbs up!!!!!

I WILL post pics of the new one, along with my original from a few years ago. Justin is "top-notch" in my book, and I'm looking forward to seeing what other blades he brings to the Blade show!

Oh man that sucks about having to return it Tom.