Out of Plumb

I burned my finger up today. I emptied out the jointer’s chip bin and set it alight. At first I didn’t want to burn and it took me some time to get me to combust. I had to use the torch to get myself going. In the beginning I was just smoldering, but I picked up after I blew on myself. By the time the rain stopped sprinkling I was burning quite well and at this point I am naught but ashes. I used wood I got from my uncle after he died. Sort of symbolic, but mostly just for me.



The stubby finger is both depressing and entertaining. Sometimes I will look down at it and think, damn it. Other times like typing I will reach for the 'e' key and hit 's' every time, that’s funny. Doesn’t hurt much now unless it really gets whacked. It split badly when the stitches were taken out. About 5/8 of an inch long and about half the depth. It will add weeks to the recovery time but the split greatly eased the folding and pinching of the skin. Its much more rounded and ‘nub’ like now so the shape is much better. After all it’s all about the nub, or so I’ve been told.