Some days I wish that the computer had never been invented. I'd rather drive a shovel all day or pound nails. I want to weld something. I'd like to dig for clams or even better, run a chainsaw. I can't see what stress caused by the job of chopping down things would not be relieved by the joy of chopping down things. After a tiring day, I could come home to the paper, a Bud, and a chicken dinner.
I thought about all that last night while eating chicken and drinking Bud. My very non-calloused hands worked the remote for the DVR to play a show about other people welding; all while I surfed the web for football news. I realized two things: One, I love/need computers. The second, manual labor is only fun if you have the option of stopping. Which is why I plan to build a tiny house somewhere. I realize this syllogism has no basis, especially to my girlfriend who was nice enough to hand me a Bud and cook me a chicken dinner. But whatever. Ever since they were on CBS Sunday morning, I decided I want a tiny house.
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Sites of the Day:
– Tumbleweed Houses
– TinyHouses.net
Some days I wish that the computer had never been invented. I'd rather drive a shovel all day or pound nails. I want to weld something. I'd like to dig for clams or even better, run a chainsaw. I can't see what stress caused by the job of chopping down things would not be relieved by the joy of chopping down things. After a tiring day, I could come home to the paper, a Bud, and a chicken dinner.
I thought about all that last night while eating chicken and drinking Bud. My very non-calloused hands worked the remote for the DVR to play a show about other people welding; all while I surfed the web for football news. I realized two things: One, I love/need computers. The second, manual labor is only fun if you have the option of stopping. Which is why I plan to build a tiny house somewhere. I realize this syllogism has no basis, especially to my girlfriend who was nice enough to hand me a Bud and cook me a chicken dinner. But whatever. Ever since they were on CBS Sunday morning, I decided I want a tiny house.
…
Sites of the Day:
– Tumbleweed Houses
– TinyHouses.net