Man vs. Nature

And the score stands so far, Nature 1, Man 0. We're more or less moved into the new house, despite many boxes still to unpack. I have a suspicion it's stuff we boxed up last time we moved and haven't given a thought to since. I was out behind the shed trying to remove a pesky stump a few days ago. The stump is pesky because it's in an ideal spot to put a compost bin, but the stump being there kind of puts the kibosh on that idea. So I took an axe to it- the stump held up well under the attack, all the way up to the point where the axe handle broke. So now I need to replace the handle and just leave the bloody thing there- if it wants to stay that badly... I haven't put in any plants in the garden yet, but will have plenty of time to get a good compost pile going and next spring will hopefully start some vegetables. It's a little late in the season to plant anything now, but at least I'll have lots of time to plan. I'm sure this will be a less adversarial situation than trying to take out the stump. I'd try tying it to the front of my car and trying to pull it out that way, but I drive a sedan, and kind of like the bumper where it is on my car.

Salesman Part Two

She said she said don't hitch a ride

with the Monster Man, we'll

Need a new plan, but I

Needed to get to town

His skull rings like a bell from

hammer blows, the

Sun makes a pool on the bathroom floor

and his real name you don't know, still

wondering as a spider crawls across

the orange shag carpet and cigarette burns-

where is

the Salesman's Next Big Score? We

wish him luck