best stumps were saturated with resin and therefore would burn more easily. One day I found a large stump in an open field near the house and tried to unearth it. I literally pushed and pulled and crowbarred for hours, but the root system was so deep and large I simply couldn’t pull it out of the ground. I was still struggling when my father came home from his office, spotted me working and came over to watch. “I think I see your problem,” he said. “What’s that?” I asked. “You’re not using all your