Mike Pearson's Adventures on a Pale Blue Dot

The best part about these stories is that I don't have to make anything up. In the News today, April 2012, park rangers in Colorado are considering the use of high power explosives to solve a problem. At a remote cabin in the Gunnison National Forest, six cows sought relief from a snow storm, and huddled inside. Unfortunately, the six cows froze to death in the cabin, and are now just one huge beef and hoof popsicle. The park rangers have racked their brains for solutions to the beefy problem. There are no roads to the cabin, and federal regulations prevent them from driving any sort of vehicle to the site. Helicopters have been ruled out as too expensive. Which brings us to explosives. Apparently it is common practice for the rangers to blow up the carcasses of dead animals found in the park. Why, I have no idea. I used to work in the blasting business, so let's look at this a little closer, from a practical point of view. 1. The rangers want to get this done before the...

You are either moving forward, or going backwards. If you think that you are standing still, taking a break, or just enjoying the view, You are soon to get run over by those on the move forward. Will they come back to see if you are OK? Nope. And so it goes in the logging business. Innovate or die. Sounds simple, but what does it really mean? Do you...  go big or go home Stay small and nimble Go big and bully the market Gamble big, win big Gamble big, lose big Get new machines Fix the old machines Hourly or contract Kenworth, Hayes, Pacific or Mack Five, six or seven days a week Camp job, fly in, boat in Fix your own iron, or contract it out or Stay in bed and pull the covers up. And God forbid the log market should turn against your bet.