Episode LXXXIV: Various Small Stories
In this episode of the Ballade, three small stories that I have overlooked: 1) Slashing and Burning Some time ago, Rafael and I went out to the country to help some folks from church, who live out in the woods on a large plot of land. Our task was to help cut down trees, chop the trunks into firewood... ...and burn off the branches and dead leaves. Now it turns out that I was walking around pretty close to the fire, which was quite hot (occasionally disorientingly so,) and when I was done, the flannel shirt I was wearing (see below) had quite a few burn-holes in it. 2) 10-Day! Recently we stumbled upon a very important day in history: October 10, 2010 (10-10-10, that is.) To celebrate, my girlfriend (more on that later, hopefully) and I decided to go to Arby's and order ten items off of the $1 value menu. (Yes, we dressed in our Sunday-best attire: this was an important date!) The food was actually not half bad, it was a lovely time, and we got pretty stuffed on only ~$10. 3) How t...