Okay, bright-side looking—the rat bastard burglars did not steal my tools. Probably, because I had them with me. My enthusiasm for tools is not quite that of Tim Taylor of “Tool Time,” but close. I usually have no actual knowledge of how to operate these tools until the job comes up that requires its use. Sometimes, I go wrong—like trying to use a large steel mallet when maybe, possibly, a screwdriver would do—but, I do learn from my mistakes. Usually.
My dad knows how to make a girl happy—every birthday and Christmas when I see that Home Depot Gift Card arrive. Then, we “ooh” and “ahhh” over whatever I purchase with it as it's powered up and goes, “whir,” or “buzz,” or even “grrr.”
Right now, I’m coveting a tool—the Black & Decker CHS6000 Handisaw Cordless Powered Hand Saw. I sit at the chair at my workbench, and just imagine all the things I could cut effortlessly, which I’m sure would enhance my life in ways untold. I know Dad would be proud of my tool fantasy. It just harkens back to the last time he visited, and we were working on some project or another with the appropriate tools for the job, and he looked at me, slugged me in the arm, and said, “Lori, you’re like the son I never had.” Then, I turned to him and said, “But, Dad….you do have a son—you know...my brother?”
Anything you can do needs to be done, so pick up the tool of your choice and get started.
~ Ben Linder
~ Ben Linder
Published on: Dec 19, 2006
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