Tom and His Cannons

Long day today folks, and not over yet, so rather than reading a story into my phone, here’s a gif of my neighbor Tom blasting a silo with his homemade cannon. The original video (with crowd reaction) is here. For another cannon video, one that makes me teary every time the camera does that slow trolley shot across Tom and Arlene in their kitchen, scroll down. I talked to Tom today. From a distance. He’s 90 years old now. Arlene will be gone seven years come tomorrow.

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