Tonight I take my first introductory woodworking course. It’s quite exciting. I have no idea if I’ll be able to do anything remotely creative, but I’m going to try, and I’m going to have fun trying. The course is at the Merlin Wood School out near Hudson, run by Gary, a very nice Brit ex-pat. Apparently the first project is a mallet. Anybody can make a mallet, right??
Remember that both Jesus and Harrison Ford started as carpenters, and look at what each did. Not altogether dissimilar paths, but my money’s on JC to outlast the other guys (despite creating several wonderful screen characters, and ending up with an anorexic telebision actress whose names eludes me at the current time.