When I was in first grade, I got the chicken pox and Grandpop bought me Audabon’s Birds of America and a book called The Swift Deer to keep me distracted from itching! I wish I still had them!
There are so many books I wish I still had -- most often it's the Wildlife Fact Files Collection that he signed me up for... you can't find them today and we had a whole set!
As an owner of an 80 series LandCruiser, I feel this. I’ve fixed it on the side of the road. I’ve hemorrhaged money at times. I’ve sacrificed a lot of time. My favorite part of a process like this - you’re not just making the vehicle reliable, you’re making yourself reliable. Learning how to fix all these things yourself… you can help others. You can do it on a future vehicle. You get that courage to take on something else.
Jeez I could have saved a lot of words by just cribbing that line about not making just the vehicle reliable, but making yourself so, too. What a perfect encapsulation. I also love that the hard part is your favorite part. Kindred spirit.
Thanks for reading, Christian, and even more so for the revelation!
When I was in first grade, I got the chicken pox and Grandpop bought me Audabon’s Birds of America and a book called The Swift Deer to keep me distracted from itching! I wish I still had them!
There are so many books I wish I still had -- most often it's the Wildlife Fact Files Collection that he signed me up for... you can't find them today and we had a whole set!
As an owner of an 80 series LandCruiser, I feel this. I’ve fixed it on the side of the road. I’ve hemorrhaged money at times. I’ve sacrificed a lot of time. My favorite part of a process like this - you’re not just making the vehicle reliable, you’re making yourself reliable. Learning how to fix all these things yourself… you can help others. You can do it on a future vehicle. You get that courage to take on something else.
Jeez I could have saved a lot of words by just cribbing that line about not making just the vehicle reliable, but making yourself so, too. What a perfect encapsulation. I also love that the hard part is your favorite part. Kindred spirit.
Thanks for reading, Christian, and even more so for the revelation!
I think I still have my old Rusty Staub glove somewhere, but remember I'm a lefty.
I love you, and have a wonderful time this weekend. Oh, the ribeye looks amazing!
Ps. Meat church rubs slap!
Happy birthday friend!
You had me at 80s Land Cruisers and heart of the hide Rawlings. (I used a pro preferred all the way through college ball).
Here’s to more patina and more barbours.
Thanks! I'm now just banking on one of the Kiddos deciding to play baseball or softball so I have a reasonable excuse to buy a new glove.
Happy birthday!
Thanks, Matt!