The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Thursday, May 28, 2026
It's always that last critical step...
From Stephan Pastis. Click the image to see a larger version of the cartoon at the "Pearls Before Swine" Web page.
Thing is, the means employed will not accomplish the objective. If all you have is money, you are dependent on the people whose goods and services you purchase with that money.
The amount of money you need to be truly independent is however much you need to develop the skills to become a stone-age hunter-gatherer and then one day sneak off into one of the big national parks out west.
The What is usually easy. It's the How that tends to gum up the works.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the Steve Martin routine about how to become a millionaire.
ReplyDelete"First, get a million dollars".
Reminds me of the Steve Martin routine about how to become a millionaire.
ReplyDelete"First, get a million dollars".
Thing is, the means employed will not accomplish the objective. If all you have is money, you are dependent on the people whose goods and services you purchase with that money.
ReplyDeleteThe amount of money you need to be truly independent is however much you need to develop the skills to become a stone-age hunter-gatherer and then one day sneak off into one of the big national parks out west.
Lots of truth there!
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