Monday, July 14, 2025
Time: 8:47 PM
Song: Take Me to the River
Artist: Talking Heads
Mode of Consumption: Playing on the radio.
Link to the song: https://open.spotify.com/track/1oV1tu8utgHQjLJsEK9sVl?si=88201c8923d24803
I believe I’ve
mentioned here before that I am not a mechanical man. Tonight, it was a battle
with a chainsaw.
It works. It really
does.
It just takes me
about a half hour to get it going. I pulled the string over and over, and it
puttered but wouldn’t kick over.
All I needed to do
was cut a couple old fence posts, plus one small branch that had fallen from a
tree recently. Ten minutes of work, tops.
It wasn’t hot out,
but warm enough that a film of sweat built up. When I get hot, I get
frustrated. Like swearing-under-my-breath frustrated.
Then with one random
pull, it started. Then died. I pulled again. It fired up and then died. The
third time it fired up and kept going.
A few cuts later, I
was done.
We cut up a few
other boards with our miter saws. Much easier process. Once complete, we
stacked the wood on our pile for burning.
Jodi walked the dog.
I plucked away on my ukelele on the porch.
This song played as
I entered a darkening house. Another evening passed.
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