VTLing

Good morning fellow VTLs. For those who don't know, which is everybody, that means 'Venturers Through Life'. I thought about 'adVenturers Through Life', but that seemed clumsy. Or maybe we'll ignore the 'ad' until it's written out. Yeah, I know, I really ponder the big ideas.

Yesterday I shocked my neighbors by doing something I don't do nearly often enough: I cut my grass. (In my defense, my life seems to come with more than its share of 'gotcha' moments.) It was not actually two-feet high, either, that was just a rumor. At its worst it couldn't have been more than a foot and a half. So as I was hacking my way through the dense undergrowth using a machete, I had plenty of time to think about the new business. (Usually I'm wondering what to make for dinner, or who thought putting Ted Danson on CSI was a good idea.) In these early stages I am doing what I always do with such a project, I nitpick it to death. Is this really a good deal, or isn't it? Before I go all in, I wanna know it's worth it.

My brother had some pointed questions, but I was able to answer them, which was good, but I can come up with plenty of objections of my own. And I do. I find a slightly better price here, or something similar there, and I question. But then I find out that there is more to this that I don't understand, and a light bulb goes off. For example, the trip to St. Maarten turns out to be real. The condo complex is, in reality, a 5 star luxury resort, and Tripadvisor reviews rate it 4.6 out of 5.0, which is astronomically high for them. The rate is less than you could stay at a dump in Memphis. Wowzer.

It started raining but I finished the front yard. My neighbors were thrilled. Dinner was barbeque pizza. I answered the latest questions about the business, but I still have no idea why Ted Danson is joining CSI.