It seems most people that stumble into the construction industry (which is how we all ended up here, isn’t it?) have a secret desire to build a log cabin by hand. An Architect friend recently gave me a VHS copy of Alone in the Wilderness, in which a 50 year old guy films himself building this wonderful cabin in Alaska. He did the construction in 1967 and then lived in the wilderness until he was about 90 years old.

I loved watching this guy efficiently and effectively walk through the process of building a log cabin. It was doubly fun to watch it with my carpenter friend who is moving next week to the woods in North Carolina and will be doing that very thing. Of course, he bemoaned the fact that more detail wasn’t shown on exactly what was happening.

Here’s a portion of the video to give you a sense of the story.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYJKd0rkKss

Alone in the Wilderness clip

Dreams are funny things. I like the idea of holding onto that dream of building a log cabin, but am ok if I never do. I have other dreams that feel more important to me that I prefer to focus upon. This website and the phone apps certainly are one of those dreams.

I like to work at the smaller dreams too…a weekend away with TBW, walking in the creek with my grandson, practicing triathlons with my buddy and nemesis Cromer. Let’s all strive to fit our dreams and our work into beautifully woven life. Right now is the only time we have.