I’m rebuilding the porch one board at a time. 10 foot 2X6’s - TopicsExpress

I’m rebuilding the porch one board at a time. 10 foot 2X6’s won’t fit in my efficient little car so I pick out the worst board, measure it, walk down to Lakeside Lumber and buy the board, carry it home (being careful not to bust anyone’s car windows out or knock anybody off their bike), and get to work. It’s pretty good this way, I feel like I accomplished something, but I didn’t have to do too much to feel that way. I told Reuben during our morning walk that maybe this is the way forward for a lot of other tasks in my life like dog-poop collection, door repair, string-changing, mowing, and dish washing. Last week, before I caught onto this life-changing scheme, I rebuilt both screen doors in one day with just one trip to both the hardware and the lumber yard. If I’d known I could’ve lazed this chore out into a couple weeks’ worth of idle strolls around the neighborhood punctuated by brief moments of drilling holes in the door frames. I’ve been looking for a way to lay back without getting yelled at for being shiftless … This week I’m practicing my new work ethic at Mom’s while clearing out her basement and making trips to the thrift store and the dump, and I also have a few shows I’m looking forward to: a brief stop at Hymie’s Tuesday at 7 to celebrate the release of the single I recorded with Ben Weaver then on to Harriet Brewing at 8pm that same night, Thursday I’m going to be at Patrick’s Cabaret at 7 for a short set, Friday I get to help open the Red Herring and then tear on down to Mahtowa to play at Rob’s for the first time in far too long, Saturday I get to return to the great Park Theatre in Hayward with Ben Weaver and Sunday I’m proud to be part of PeteFest at Beaner’s in Duluth. …one song at a time.