Woodpeckers seem like kind of obsessive little creatures to me, always beating their heads against an unyielding wall...kind of like the Mudcatters who post obsessively on the political threads here. ;-)

But, anyway...

If you want to read a couple of really neat and enjoyable books on Taoist philosophy, Bee, go to any reasonably good bookstore and you will find in paperback the following two books:

"The Tao of Pooh"
"The Teh of Piglet"

They are both written by Benjamin Hoff, they're a joy to read, and you can get them in inexpensive paperback editions. Read "Pooh" first, then follow up with "Piglet".

And if you do, PM me later and tell me what you think about them.