There are just too many fun things to do in the world. Too many places to go, too many things to study, too many activities to join in. I realized this as I was riding home from a recent cave exploration. Which was a blast!

The cave was great, the main passage was really intense! It had a gentle slope to it and water trailed along the narrower, lower side. There were a couple of small pools which we had to wade through, which was really inspiring. From my days of playing fantasy games come images of dark caverns filled with pools, now the real deal is opening right in front of me. It's hard to beat that.

There was even a small slide/chute that we slid down. It was pretty worn and very slippery, alas it was only about ten feet long, but it was still a lot of fun.

Above all else I loved the feeling of being back under the earth. I have said it before and I will say it again many times, no where is as peaceful as a cave. The silent, serene darkness is all-encompassing. Only the sound of water and your own movements intrude down there. Once you get rid of the human movement it becomes so quiet.

But to get back to my point. There is simply too much neat stuff in the world. Way too much. I realized this as I was driving because I got to thinking of what I wanted to do when I got home. I always think about that when I have work the next day... inevitable.

When I reached the sixth or seventh, `or I could do...' I stopped and thought, `No wonder I'm not getting anything done, I've trying too many things!' There a difference between doing a lot and getting a lot done. Maybe I can put it like this; in one instance you are very active, but in the other you are very accomplished.

So I'm thinking that it would be better to work on one or two new recipes at a time and file the rest away for later. While it is good and worthwhile to have many interests (this makes for a interesting and interested person) it is unproductive to try and pursue them all at once. (This makes for a tired person)

With this understanding reached, life is promising to become just a little bit simpler. I am reminded (yet again) of Thoreau with his sage words, "Simplify, simplify, simplify..." If I don't worry about getting so many things done maybe I'll be able to enjoy the ride a bit more...

We shall see.