dino

It’s day 2 of 365. Upon waking I doubted myself. Is this challenge I’ve set for myself ridiculous? Probably.

I packed my gear and headed to physical therapy. I tore a tendon in my hip last year. It didn’t heal quite right, leaving my right leg a bit unstable overall. After my appointment I biked over to the skate park.

Right next to the skate park there’s a structure with a roof terrace. Beneath the deck is a welding shop that is run by Dino, who when I arrived was busy moving about.

Dino is a welder and this is his office. He built the shop from the ground up, including a patio in the front, the deck above, and a heavy duty grill cemented into the ground. He broke both of his wrists snowboarding over a decade ago and has big scars to prove it. We talked about the joys of working with your hands, “Herzheimat” (German; where the heart is at home), and eventually even discovered that we have a few mutual friends.

[2] Friday, May 14, 2021