March 11, 2023

Handsome bearded Dylan (Brevard High, class of 2019) came to the door wanting to suggest repairs to my roof. The repairs are not likely to be made, but I was enjoying his company, so we went through with the inspection. He told me about him and his dad rebuilding his first car. His dad can fix or build anything. He is the all-American boy, filled with sincerity, eagerness, filial piety. He told me his mother named him after Bob Dylan, and I was able to tell him he named himself after Dylan Thomas, of whom my Dylan had never heard. I almost wish my roof needed to be replaced. 

Listening to Russian Oktavists. I have the range of any of them. A vocation missed.