Work

I realize work is a elusive concept. I love to sit, think about it, plan it then watch someone else do it. I'm not sure I have ever seen anyone finish work.

Three or four years ago, my friend Skunk did a remodeling and updating job on his lake side residence next to mine on Smoke lake. He started with a simple task, a new stove in the kitchen. That grew into a new deck, Just the other day he remarked he was finally done. Just had to wire the shed for electricity. Add some lights and paint. Finished work is rather an elusive idea.

A few of the other neighbors viewed this activity with suspicion at first. But came to realize a deck may be a decent idea. Before the month was up, new decks, sheds and paint was the norm. Bragging about the work yet to be done was becoming the normal topic of conversation. When various neighbors stopped around for a brewski, the talk turned from fishing to color schemes, price of materials and new construction methods.

Toward the end of the fishing season, I succumbed to the frenzy. I needed a few improvements around my place. With this in mind, I bought a few small cans of bright paint. I painted a few old car hubcaps various colors, hung them on the outside wall of my 'Wolf Den'. This action had a positive effect on the neighbors. They stopped coming around. My brewski bill dwindled. I went fishing more often.

I'm thinking this improvement thing may not be all that bad. I think a bigger place is in order. I’ll have more improvements to do. As I said, a frenzy. Not a good idea. It creates, what? Oh yes, more work.

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