A Better Rack
About a decade ago, I had brought my flimsy clothing rack on a camping trip. It buckled under the weight of wet and/or sweaty clothes. The clothing rack kind of captured the state of my life at the time. Without getting too deep into the personal, I was essentially collapsing under the burden of adversity. Adversity has usually resulted in me reassessing my life and making the micro and macro changes to adjust my approach and retool. I am a slow learner but a learner nonetheless. And once I learn something, I rarely forget. So, a bit after the trip had concluded, oh, OK, it took five years, I decided to buy a better rack. One that was made locally in Lancaster County and cost around 100 dollars versus the cheap Chinese version I had previously used. It has taken about a decade of working on becoming sturdier but I think I can say with a degree of confidence that I am on the other side of that period of retooling. I am more certain about some things, less certain about other things, b