The Devil's Workshop
"Idle hands are the devil's workshop." - Proverbs 16:27 "Boredom always precedes a period of great creativity." - Robert M. Pirsig As many of you know, I recently suffered the first worksite injury at the Banyan Inn construction site. Whilst carrying a 16' treated 2x6 down a set of stairs, I stepped down and landed on my ankle. As I heard the flesh-tearing sound of my ankle turning over and was falling to the ground, I had several thoughts. First, this was going to hurt. Bad. Second, I was pissed at myself for allowing this to happen just as I was in a great run of deck building. But most importantly, I was worrying about how much construction time this was going to cost me during my rehabilitation. When I finally hit the ground, I was fucking pissed. So not being able to walk really put a damper on my Banyan Inn plans. Sidelined, I limp-paced the hut in frustration. I couldn't believe that I was going to be forced to waste a ...