Walking in the Woods....

Well, I was out walking in the woods again last week.  Historically that has meant you'll have to suffer the consequences!  

It was one of those crisp, sunny, Southern days.  Down here we call it early Spring; in Vermont, they call it Summer.  The mistake I made was in glancing up at the sun.  Y'know it sorta' got to bothering me to realize that I'd spent all last year orbiting the sun.  Somehow it didn't seem quite right nor fair to have spent all that time, going all that way, just to end up smackdab back at the same place (reading an RBC rule!!)

I had headed out last year with a strong sense of

purpose and a firm sense of direction; but, somehow something must have gone wrong. 'Cause here I am, right back where I started a year ago, same spot in the solar system - and not one cosmic frequent flyer mile to show for it!  What does all this mean?  Has somebody thrown us a curve?  Are we aboard some sort of universal merry-go-round?  

Is the shortest distance between two points no longer a straight line?  Is this why we build beltways and bypasses to travel ""around town"?  If a beltway has become a straight line, what does "inside the Beltway" mean?  Is this why we're having so many problems in Washington? Who should I call?

While I was blinded by the glare of the sun and this rude, spatial awakening, here are a few other thoughts that crossed my mind....

• Dual Chartering:  Did Wilbur and Orville Wright have a pilot's license?  If not, how were they able to fly without federal government permission?

• FASB:  Why is it that people who "manage by the numbers" so often don't seem to know what counts?

• The Economy:  Is it true that recessionary fears have become so embedded, that even those members who never intend to repay aren't borrowing?

• Indirect Lending:  Is this a lending innovation which allows car dealers to have their cake and eat yours, too?

• Peer Groups:  Who decided that being average meant being good?  If you're not average, are you abnormal or exceptional?  Is there any future for a movement that uses mediocrity to measure success?

• CU Visionaries:  Do we have so few credit union visionaries because we're a non-prophet movement?

• NCUA Examiners:  Are they living proof that little old ladies come in both sexes?

Guess that's quite enough for now.  Hope you have an unimaginable journey the rest of the year!  Go on!  Get out there in those woods; and, try your best to stay off the beaten paths.  

Look, we're already in enough of a celestial rut as it is!  What have you got to lose?  

Guess I'll be seeing you around....