cartbeforethehorse newsletter #240

[cartbeforethehorse]

Hello, everyone.
We're getting back to our roots this week with a one-of-a-kind piece
up for auction on ebay. Let me present Alice and her Cheshire
Cart. . .


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300445294489&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

And the rest of our art is on our website, as always. . .

http://thecartbeforethehorse.com/for_sale/

We're pretty much settled into our new house here in Sherwood, Oregon.
You know you're settled when you get up in the middle of the night and
you know just where the light switch is. But then again, if you're
waking up in the middle of the night, maybe you're not settled. It is
hot here, and we don't have air conditioning. I haven't started to
hallucinate yet from lack of sleep like I did when our air conditioner
broke in Florida, but then again, that giant baby that rides his
scooter around our living room might not be real.

Another change I'm trying to make in our new surroundings is a game I
call "park the car." Basically, I try to leave the car parked and use
my bike to run our errands as much as possible. I tried attaching
milk crates to the back of my bike to store groceries in with limited
success. Instead of breaking down and just buying a bike rack or a
basket, I'm sweating out in the garage trying to screw together milk
crates, scrap wood, and old license plates. But it turned out way too
Sanford and Son, even for me.
Another do it yourself project this week was my head. This extreme
heat will make you do strange things, and in an attempt to cool off, I
tried to give myself a haircut in the yard with my electric beard
trimmer. Jo had to take over at a certain point, repeating to herself
over and over "Oh my God. . . oh my God." She still looks sadly at the
back of my head, but I can't see back there, so I'm good.

-Dylan



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