Business and the Sotol Stalk.

Mr. Blacks “Business and the Sotol stalk”

The Sotol is a Desert plant with many uses here we will look at it as a Corporation that works together for a common goal

Lets break it down to departments…

Seed head: this is the corporate office, advertising,HR,PR and such they insure the Survivability of the company by spreading the Word or “seed”

The Stalk: is the big Boss aka the “Main Prick” or the “big Prick” it works to hold up the Corporate office where all the seeds and flowers work

The “big Prick” is surrounded with leaves these will do the hard work as we will see later the leaves are surrounded with Pricks and those will be dealt with later for there is really no use for them…

The Common goal

Here is how it all comes together to create the final product.

First the seed head is removed they know how to operate and should trust their People to Operate independent

The big Boss or Main Prick has to divide his time and this is the only way to earn his Pay By dividing his time with the little Pricks

Spindle

Hand socket

Fire board

Are the Big pricks main duty

Cordage is a combined effort of the leaves and once all the small Pricks are removed you will have a great final product or team

Let them know that a contractor(550) can be called in at this point if they don’t get their shit together and the will be demoted to tinder…

once the pricks are removed they will be twisted or braided to into one solid unit

Tinder: these are the old Timers at the bottom of the plant do not under estimate their usefulness here for they will have a key roll in the combined outcome and success.

The team is assembled and together will work for a common goal…A small coal (Product) …In turn a flame or Success!

At first the team will not run to smooth so call Maintenance down stairs (The Roots) they can lube the spindle and hand socket and things will run smooth after a little tweak…Remember that come time for raises and Christmas cards! THEY ARE PART OF THE TEAM TOO!

There is going to be friction and smoke but that is good as long as things run smooth and there is only smoke at one point… if the top is smoking call maintenance again they know what to do. Note: The main office can be notified But they send a seed down to grease things, But try to solve the problem in House

With all the Parts running smooth you are close to the goal have the old timers standing by and ready

Work together in the final push to the common goal and there you have it celebrate your victory with drink provided by surrounding local companies to support the local economy Nettle, Mint and Dandelion.Spread the wealth.

The main office will continue growth of the Company

The Main Prick will retire or become a consultant

The leaves will fade away and be replaced with new and with that more Pricks! Or become old timers

The old timers will sit back and laugh at the new pricks especially the new Main Prick.

All department worked together to achieve a common goal

SUCSESS!

Thanks M/BK

　

　

The Ground Rules - Miyamoto Musashi just Sayin'

                                


Miyamoto Musashi is known as the greatest Japanese samurai that ever lived (1584 -1645).

Do not think dishonestly.
The Way is in training
Become acquainted with every art.
Know the Way of all professions
Distinguish between gain and loss in worldly matters.
Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything.
Perceive those things which cannot be seen.
Pay attention even to trifles.
Do nothing which is of no use.
　
Accept everything just the way it is.
Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.
Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.
Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
Be detached from desire your whole life long.
Do not regret what you have done.
Never be jealous.
Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.
Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself nor others.
Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.
In all things have no preferences.
Be indifferent to where you live.
Do not pursue the taste of good food.
Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.
Do not act following customary beliefs.
Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.
Do not fear death.
Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.
Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.
You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.
Never stray from the way.
                                                     just some thoughts on Musashi and Modern Spec Spouters Miyamoto Musashi had and won over 50 duels many of those were with Wooden swords that says a lot about Practice and technique and just becoming comphy lol ...theres a lot on the duels recorded in text and his Book If you can interpret his Gramar lol but not on this Little Knife... he took out a small Knife( that's it a Small Knife...with no specs type of steel or its origin? a 100yen store mod job??? It just don't Say nor do they mention Chest Leeevvvaaaahhhh! just carved a wood sword with a little knife) carved a Wooden sword from a old Boat paddle while as he sat calm in a small boat being paddled to a Island where a opponent waited, when the boat hit the far shore the Oar was now a tool used to run up the beach and crack a dudes grape then went back the boat, told the dude to paddle him back and he probably went to sleep...Comphy sound technique acquired by lots of Practice..."The Way Is In Training" ...Go!

I don't know what that has to do with anything lol but it makes more sense in my monkey brain to me than the Parrots spouting specs weights and measures and the angle of the dangle...knowing any of that has never helped me do one thing with a blade.
Just a opinion
M/BK

Mountain Life

One thing I recall about living in a small Mountain town was it seemed folks pulled together,It seemed there was always something Earthquakes,Forest fires,mudslides,Blizzard,Drought and with one little road for all goods in and out and a road that was directly on the San Andreas Fault line the base was the Pacific Plate and the North American plate meet here and that force formed the Mountain Range...

I remember many times when the road up was closed so you just got on with it.
we had a few snow dumps of 6 feet over night and that meant work, shovel, thermos GO! a couple of times you could here rafters cracking under the weight and you would have to get out of the blanket and body heap to shovel the roof. We never worried bout the sides or even a foot or two up top because it was such a great insulator I always had a fire pit and with the snow so high a choice supply of Squaw wood
 I always marked my fire area with a tripod and left a good supply of Granite river rock and a couple of buckets with sand that I could dig down to for a outdoor cooking and heating area(didnt have a fire place inside a couple of the places)So the worse it was the more you combined inside with the outside the cabins at time became just shelters...
you would have someone pop in on XC skis and say, ya good? got food? or the Roads closed till who knows when. the stores open but youll have to to walk less ya got "skises". Grab the go bag and a Toboggan or something slippy a rope and you go get some fresh. ah Adventure.I never recall any panic in the snow-ins(folks were wore out from shoveling?) No electric,OK oil Lamps and the coleman cooker or real fun with the SVEA 123,I guess my point is the folks in that little town looked after each other and there was always there to let you in on whats going on an an invite to come by and stay with us we have plenty supplies if you need anything well check on ya latter...I miss that network of people dont have that feeling where we are at now but we learned alot in those little cabins
know I think here theres no Earthquakes,ForestFires,Snow...but we do seem to get a 100 year flood ,Twice a year

...Now the Chicken can be dropped pretty much anywhere and peck out a meager existence and Survive little grain, little worms,goes on about SURVIVAL calm and Cool...But the second its caught and ya cut off its head...it is only then when it will run around like a Chicken with his head cut off.
We must strive to be like the chicken peck out a existence and try with all you have not to loose your HEAD
M/BK

What I Dont like about (Internet) Bushcraft was the Question...

Here is the Response I Have yet to post...lol

-When Location is used to establish skill or experience with just a bunch of words and no pics lol

The Late Great Steve Untch said “You make Adventure, its not a Place”

-The fact some still think Carbon steel has something to do with scraping a Metal Match and refuse to acknowledge that they all come from Mines in a land that starts with a C

-Follow up on your “findings” on the Magic Of friction Fire a day after a post on how you made your first friction fire and proceed to sort everyone out

-the fact someone hated BG’s Knife so bad He suggested that instead of giving it to a Kid you should take it to the dump have the Kid dig a hole Between the Chicken bones and diapers and Bury it…Wow that’s pretty Harsh lol I am not a BG fan but his Knife is just a knife that’s orange and black…If I opened a Survival kit and one was in there I would LOL and then get to Survivin I guess,After my self Facilitated Rescue I would write my book Make the Movie and Buy BG a Zima or whatever he drinks …it’s a Knife not a crack pipe

-Wiki Jitsu used in a response or worse a cut and paste with hope I helped taged on the end and a winky face

- no mention of influence, Bad interpretation of other Peoples hard work.,using Names or emblems of actual US and Allied Heros for your “schools” Name and stamping your logo and school name on any Iconic Gear you can get your hands on

- Instant expertitus or not wearing shoes is presented as a skill or badge of real dealedness

-when Bushcraft or bush is used as Smurfs use Smurf Its not so much like that here … Example: Right! On this Bushy Day Then… I Fetch me bush hat Bush bergan and its Off onto Bushcraft Bimble Bushwackery Glory Right! Test the Bushy Bushcraft Knife and as always its Bushy keen as a Bush lazer…lol sorry

-over technobabbling on anything anywhere lol so far mainly internet Bushcraft gripes lol

-If I hear the sound track of “My people call it Maze”Comercial in my head I have to log off

- if a Post reads like a Briefing from the Bridge of the USS Enterprise or a episode of Hawaii Five -O… I gotta log off

Theres not really anything I don’t like about Getting out there part, whatever form, camp out, Cave style Primitive ,Climbing Trip,trad camp gear,highspeed training day work or play its all fine lol As some have said I don’t like when they end or when someone gets hurt or smoothing it as planned was not in Ma Natures day planner…

Ive enjoyed tent bound trips as much as the free roving no holds barred wonderamas I’ve settled on the Tools I like and have seen a bunch flat out fail don’t flinch much at Ax or knife dings fix em and get back to work. catastrophic failure even then I just try to chock it as a I wont use that crap again and try to keep it to myself …keyword, try lol

Whats not to like about diving into life(feet first to increase Survivability) with shiney’(Or flat Black lol) sharp stuff ,fire,Water,Wood,Maya Dust PBJ and juteballpubelint balls whatever your “elements” are… the like should outweigh the dislike or maybe gaming should be looked into lol I don’t know!

　

　

　

Tracking in a NutShell

                                                         Tracking in a Nut shell

Take note of the Marks you make when you make em circle back and see what you did remember your motions put that together… Same with the Birds and beasts, Go where you see the Beast and look at its marks again take note

When you see the Marks of others and Beast you will see the big picture more clearly

Mountain Lion Kill

Rely not on Magic Spirits just the Physical evidence of Travel and you should paint a good picture of what went on…get tuned in its like a photo, better focus- better picture

Counter Tracking Is being aware of the marks you make and the discipline to not do that...

you can take it way further than this its just a rendered down thought on the subject

M/BK

 

My Wordpress Blog

http://operationalextras.wordpress.com/ Heres a older blog I will expand on some things here but try not to repeat  to much
 And some Pics The First is My Brother "Piglet" USAF SERE Specialist and solid Woodsman, We were laying up for a "contact" to Unconventonaly Assist Air crew The second is Yours truly The "Quad pods" pictured are basically outpost schoolrooms for initial Survival Training The materials were a Parachute Canopy, 550 cord and Ashe Juniper poles all of which We had the worlds Supply at Hand although this Was Military Survival Training you can see the simple structure, benches, Smoker racks were no more than Modern examples of the Woodcraft/Campcraft skills of Old

 "Contacts" were normally made in more remote locales but changes were sometimes made for one reason or another Weather or just to Regroup Students. Our getup changed with the type of Contact
here we are neither the Locals good or bad but more of a "Other" Organization or "Mechanism"

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