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This little Red Neck is a self portrait
To start with I decided to show a carving that would remind me to not take myself to seriously ,,, as nobody else does iether ,,, Those that know me know that I have several sides to my personality and they joke about me being a little RED NECK HIPPY,,, to some, reading this may think it an oxymoron,,, No I assure you it is most likely an accurate jibe,,, as I subscribe to both philosophy and to neither wholeheartedly
My Mechanic
My machanic friend has a few quirks,,, He is very good at fixin all sorts of stuff ,,, our conversations are entertaining and very educational ,,, Like the one I had a while back, went somethin like this,,,
"Hey Bob, how are ya,,, Listen I got this trouble with the truck, I wonder if ya got a minute to take a look at her?" ,,,
"Well,,, Ya see I'm a little busy ,,, but I suppose I could,,, fire her up" ,,, "O ya that does sound bad",,, "Try the lights,,, Ok,,, now the Brakes ,,, Ok the radio,,, an giver some gas, awe pop the hood latch ok ,,, Now The wipers,,, ya awehuuue,,, turn up the radio abit,,, ya just love that tune ,,, Ok now turn her off ,,, No, No, The Truck not the radio,,,and on again,,, Yuppers sounds bad,,, need some serious adjustments seems like,,, Yup I can fixer"
And I ask "Can I have it done by Friday?"
"O,,, well now I gotta order the parts all the way from the factory ,,, an that'll take a few days ,,, an you want it by THIS Friday???,,, awe well that will cost ya Sonny,,, I'm prity booked here,,ya know,,, awe,,, suppose I could getter in a couple days fur ya, bein yur a regular customer an all"
I ask "How much ya figure?"
'' WELL lets see I'll need a couple of them and a few ah these ,,, maybe aaah ,,, How much ya wanna spend on the old girl?",,,
"Well I do need her by Friday an I only have a couple hundred",,,
"Well,,, I can fixer fer ya but,,, Parts, labour, an all,,, Well ,,,you want it by THIS Friday,,, Well ,,, lets see now I suppose I can have her fixed fer ya ,,, fer about ,,, How much ya say ya got,,, 200 dollars ya say,,,well maybe I could fixer fer 500 dollars,,, an squeeze ya in,,,
"Hey Bob, how are ya,,, Listen I got this trouble with the truck, I wonder if ya got a minute to take a look at her?" ,,,
"Well,,, Ya see I'm a little busy ,,, but I suppose I could,,, fire her up" ,,, "O ya that does sound bad",,, "Try the lights,,, Ok,,, now the Brakes ,,, Ok the radio,,, an giver some gas, awe pop the hood latch ok ,,, Now The wipers,,, ya awehuuue,,, turn up the radio abit,,, ya just love that tune ,,, Ok now turn her off ,,, No, No, The Truck not the radio,,,and on again,,, Yuppers sounds bad,,, need some serious adjustments seems like,,, Yup I can fixer"
And I ask "Can I have it done by Friday?"
"O,,, well now I gotta order the parts all the way from the factory ,,, an that'll take a few days ,,, an you want it by THIS Friday???,,, awe well that will cost ya Sonny,,, I'm prity booked here,,ya know,,, awe,,, suppose I could getter in a couple days fur ya, bein yur a regular customer an all"
I ask "How much ya figure?"
'' WELL lets see I'll need a couple of them and a few ah these ,,, maybe aaah ,,, How much ya wanna spend on the old girl?",,,
"Well I do need her by Friday an I only have a couple hundred",,,
"Well,,, I can fixer fer ya but,,, Parts, labour, an all,,, Well ,,,you want it by THIS Friday,,, Well ,,, lets see now I suppose I can have her fixed fer ya ,,, fer about ,,, How much ya say ya got,,, 200 dollars ya say,,,well maybe I could fixer fer 500 dollars,,, an squeeze ya in,,,
The Long Boarder
You may have seen a kid matching this discription in your area
An Owl
Just for the fun of it ,,, what a hoot !!!
In memory of Patrick
Patrick was a friend who like a lot of the people I have met, was very eccentric ,,, To say the least,,, Patrick, was a Bee keeper (apiarist). I met him at the farmers market in Vernon a few years ago,,, He would set up his table with Honey, Bee's wax and a cash box with a few dollars to make change with,,, then when the first beautiful woman came by and asked him "anything" off he would go with her and tour through the market with her.... Leaving everything on his table ,,,
Sometimes he would return in a short time and sometimes he would be gone for the entire market,,, People would come by his abandoned table, ask where he was and we would tell them ,,, and they would pick up their selection of honey or bee's wax then make their own change, then usually just chuckle or shake their heads and toddle off through the market,,,
Each market day Patrick would show up dressed up very distinguished and somewhat peculiarly in the latest fashions that may include several different decades and generations of styles he had found during the week at the local second hand boutique,,, We could hardly wait for him to arrive at the market. We would lay bets on how long it would be before he would wonder off with a beautiful woman and how long he would be gone,,, We all enjoyed his eccentricities and charm,,, way more then he would tolerated our jesting,,,
Patrick, you made my life richer for your friendship and I did this little carving so that I will always keep as a memory those times,,, as you where a delightful sole,,,
REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND
Sometimes he would return in a short time and sometimes he would be gone for the entire market,,, People would come by his abandoned table, ask where he was and we would tell them ,,, and they would pick up their selection of honey or bee's wax then make their own change, then usually just chuckle or shake their heads and toddle off through the market,,,
Each market day Patrick would show up dressed up very distinguished and somewhat peculiarly in the latest fashions that may include several different decades and generations of styles he had found during the week at the local second hand boutique,,, We could hardly wait for him to arrive at the market. We would lay bets on how long it would be before he would wonder off with a beautiful woman and how long he would be gone,,, We all enjoyed his eccentricities and charm,,, way more then he would tolerated our jesting,,,
Patrick, you made my life richer for your friendship and I did this little carving so that I will always keep as a memory those times,,, as you where a delightful sole,,,
REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND
