An unsettling realization
 

For the past couple weeks, I have been wondering why I dont go sailing
in late afternoons on one of my small MiniCup sailboats I built.
We've had nice weather and wind. Also wondering why I havent found
time to sail the big boat or to use the Tolman. Instead, I have been
coming home and working on the camper project. Whats going on here? I
suddenly realized that I have gotten more enjoyment from building
these things than from using them. This bad because it never ends.
Am considering going on strike against building anything else for 2
years so as to enjoy what I have.

An unsettling realization
 

On Mar 15, 10:52*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
For the past couple weeks, I have been wondering why I dont go sailing
in late afternoons on one of my small MiniCup sailboats I built.
We've had nice weather and wind. *Also wondering why I havent found
time to sail the big boat or to use the Tolman. *Instead, *I have been
coming home and working on the camper project. Whats going on here? *I
suddenly realized that I have gotten more enjoyment from building
these things than from using them. *This bad because it never ends.
Am considering going on strike against building anything else for 2
years so as to enjoy what I have.

I found the same thing when I used to build... I would have a fishing
pole in one hand, and a hammer in the other, I would put the pole away
and go to the garage and build. It was weird but at the same time, do
what makes you happy...

Scotty from SmallBoats.com

An unsettling realization
 

Frogwatch wrote:
For the past couple weeks, I have been wondering why I dont go sailing
in late afternoons on one of my small MiniCup sailboats I built.
We've had nice weather and wind. Also wondering why I havent found
time to sail the big boat or to use the Tolman. Instead, I have been
coming home and working on the camper project. Whats going on here? I
suddenly realized that I have gotten more enjoyment from building
these things than from using them. This bad because it never ends.
Am considering going on strike against building anything else for 2
years so as to enjoy what I have.


Well, you could always take on projects that don't require so much time.
For example, sometime next month I'm going to unshrinkwrap my Parker.
You could drive up here for the day and do a "wax on" "wax off." I'll
even provide the wax and lunch.

I just put together a server for a friend who has less mechanical and
electronic aptitude than I do. Took me about two hours, and then another
hour or so to preload the software and update it.

The point is that there are small projects, too, that leave you the time
to do other stuff.


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An unsettling realization
 

On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:55:58 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

do
what makes you happy...

It's hard to argue with that.

An unsettling realization
 

"Frogwatch" wrote in message
...
For the past couple weeks, I have been wondering why I dont go sailing
in late afternoons on one of my small MiniCup sailboats I built.
We've had nice weather and wind. Also wondering why I havent found
time to sail the big boat or to use the Tolman. Instead, I have been
coming home and working on the camper project. Whats going on here? I
suddenly realized that I have gotten more enjoyment from building
these things than from using them. This bad because it never ends.
Am considering going on strike against building anything else for 2
years so as to enjoy what I have.


I know the feeling well. Over the years I've become involved in all kinds
of projects, some of my own making and some due to desires or influence of
my better half. I'll get totally involved in whatever it is but once it's
done, I lose interest and never use it.

Eisboch

An unsettling realization
 

Frogwatch wrote in news:8aeb5a8f-83d3-40d8-b93d-
:

For the past couple weeks, I have been wondering why I dont go sailing
in late afternoons on one of my small MiniCup sailboats I built.
We've had nice weather and wind. Also wondering why I havent found
time to sail the big boat or to use the Tolman. Instead, I have been
coming home and working on the camper project. Whats going on here? I
suddenly realized that I have gotten more enjoyment from building
these things than from using them. This bad because it never ends.
Am considering going on strike against building anything else for 2
years so as to enjoy what I have.

I think it is the lure of creation. First there was a pile of lumber
(tangible) and an idea (intangible). Now there is a smaller pile of lumber
(tangible), an idea (intangible), and a camper (tangible) that wasn't there
before. You have created something that 1) never before existed, and 2)
with luck will be a legacy of your ideas and skill after you are gone. Why
do artists make art, or writers write, or composers make music? Same
thing, I think - to replicate, on a small, human scale, in different forms
and ways, the moment of "Let there be light". To those of us with some (in
my case very small) degree of skill in our hands, I think the lure of
making our ideas permanent and tangible is a powerful driving force for
life, too - making stuff helps keep you alive, in a full sense. Of course,
going fishing or sailing also helps keep you alive in a full sense, so
there is a balance problem. I dunno what to say, except 'do what feels
like it's the right thing to do at the time'... Good luck.

An unsettling realization
 

HK wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
For the past couple weeks, I have been wondering why I dont go sailing
in late afternoons on one of my small MiniCup sailboats I built.
We've had nice weather and wind. Also wondering why I havent found
time to sail the big boat or to use the Tolman. Instead, I have been
coming home and working on the camper project. Whats going on here? I
suddenly realized that I have gotten more enjoyment from building
these things than from using them. This bad because it never ends.
Am considering going on strike against building anything else for 2
years so as to enjoy what I have.


Well, you could always take on projects that don't require so much time.
For example, sometime next month I'm going to unshrinkwrap my Parker.
You could drive up here for the day and do a "wax on" "wax off." I'll
even provide the wax and lunch.

I just put together a server for a friend who has less mechanical and
electronic aptitude than I do. Took me about two hours, and then another
hour or so to preload the software and update it.

The point is that there are small projects, too, that leave you the time
to do other stuff.


I don't consider peeling off a winter cover or whipping together a
server box a project. It's more of a task. Now, 15 years of trying to
screw up a newsgroup, definitely falls into the project catagory.

An unsettling realization
 

Frogwatch wrote:
For the past couple weeks, I have been wondering why I dont go sailing
in late afternoons on one of my small MiniCup sailboats I built.
We've had nice weather and wind. Also wondering why I havent found
time to sail the big boat or to use the Tolman. Instead, I have been
coming home and working on the camper project. Whats going on here? I
suddenly realized that I have gotten more enjoyment from building
these things than from using them. This bad because it never ends.
Am considering going on strike against building anything else for 2
years so as to enjoy what I have.

Find some balance between creating and enjoying your creations. The
projects don't have completion deadlines, do they?

An unsettling realization
 

On Mar 16, 6:33*am, Jim wrote:
HK wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
For the past couple weeks, I have been wondering why I dont go sailing
in late afternoons on one of my small MiniCup sailboats I built.
We've had nice weather and wind. *Also wondering why I havent found
time to sail the big boat or to use the Tolman. *Instead, *I have been
coming home and working on the camper project. Whats going on here? *I
suddenly realized that I have gotten more enjoyment from building
these things than from using them. *This bad because it never ends.
Am considering going on strike against building anything else for 2
years so as to enjoy what I have.

Well, you could always take on projects that don't require so much time..
For example, sometime next month I'm going to unshrinkwrap my Parker.
You could drive up here for the day and do a "wax on" "wax off." I'll
even provide the wax and lunch.

I just put together a server for a friend who has less mechanical and
electronic aptitude than I do. Took me about two hours, and then another
hour or so to preload the software and update it.

The point is that there are small projects, too, that leave you the time
to do other stuff.

I don't consider peeling off a winter cover or whipping together a
server box a project. It's more of a task. Now, 15 years of trying to
screw up a newsgroup, definitely falls into the project catagory.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

And if someone has less mechanical and electronic ability than Harry,
that person must be a drooling idiot.

An unsettling realization
 

Jim wrote:
HK wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
For the past couple weeks, I have been wondering why I dont go sailing
in late afternoons on one of my small MiniCup sailboats I built.
We've had nice weather and wind. Also wondering why I havent found
time to sail the big boat or to use the Tolman. Instead, I have been
coming home and working on the camper project. Whats going on here? I
suddenly realized that I have gotten more enjoyment from building
these things than from using them. This bad because it never ends.
Am considering going on strike against building anything else for 2
years so as to enjoy what I have.


Well, you could always take on projects that don't require so much time.
For example, sometime next month I'm going to unshrinkwrap my Parker.
You could drive up here for the day and do a "wax on" "wax off." I'll
even provide the wax and lunch.

I just put together a server for a friend who has less mechanical and
electronic aptitude than I do. Took me about two hours, and then
another hour or so to preload the software and update it.

The point is that there are small projects, too, that leave you the
time to do other stuff.


I don't consider peeling off a winter cover or whipping together a
server box a project. It's more of a task. Now, 15 years of trying to
screw up a newsgroup, definitely falls into the project catagory.

I agree with this post.