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“You Can Do a Little Job on a Big Lathe, But You Can’t Do a Big Job on a Little Lathe”
Wisconsin Public Radio’s Wisconsin Life is running an excerpt I read from the new book (due out 8/21/2012) in which I describe my neighbor’s workshop. Opening line: “Imagine an antique store stocked by Rube Goldberg, curated by Hunter Thompson and rearranged by a small earthquake…”
Why I Like the Roughneck Life
Because we don’t think this is goofy, or post-ironic. It’s simply the ride Donny wanted.
Friends and family – and Donny – aboard.
And a slow ride to the cemetery.
It was cold. Afterward, I went home and started a fire using firewood Donny helped me cut. We have good neighbors around here. Below, Donny and Denny helping me buzz up firewood. Donny is in the camo.
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