Unfocused

Unfocused thoughts right now, about edge-walking and writing.There are people far more qualified who don't write...and there are much better writers who don't have the experiences to share.
Bob Patterson, (who I haven't met) did a review on "Meditations on Violence" that got him thinking about the four years he worked with inmates- be sure to see the posts that follow the one linked. It all reads familiar. He describes it quite well. But he hated it and I loved it. His strategies and tactics sound very close to the way that I handled things... but for some reason I found the situations energizing. I loved being the good guy. I loved being relatively undamaged and able to walk in a sewer and stay clean.
E postulates that there is a subspecies who don't react to adrenaline and serotonin normally, people who heal faster and have denser bones and muscles than others and looser joints... maybe. I don't think I was born a meat-eater. I think it was an attitude that I learned to survive a very specific situation.
Nature/nurture, again. I usually fall heavily on the side of nurture for that one. Not because it is right or wrong, but because it is useful. Human adaptability is probably or most 'nature' aspect. If you need to do something to prevail or survive, you'll do it given half a chance. And like most organisms, humans are essentially lazy. The problem with 'nature' as a primary source of anything (that skills or personality or talents are inborn) is that our adaptable, lazy nature immediately sees the excuse value in that,
"I can be a jerk, it's just my nature." "I'm not really a slob, it's just my nature." On and on.But force someone to respond as if everything was a choice and suddenly they make better choices. Not a lot of aggressive jerks at a firing range. Not a lot of slobs in Boot Camp.
As I said, unfocussed thoughts.The year ends. It's just a number. The days keep coming.----------------------------------------------------Four events set up for February:Granada Hills CA Feb 5thTwo day event in Providence RI Feb 12-13Tentative San Francisco 2-day plus Conflict Communications Feb 19-20Invited to be at a SD group teach in Seattle sponsored by John Darby February 26
Considering putting the blog entries in chronological order, cleaning up the grammar and adding a little content (like a few of my actual journal entries for some of the events) and creating an e-book for each year so far.