HOW MEMORIES ARE MADE
Picture yourself buying a do-it-yourself kit.
Picture yourself buying a do-it-yourself kit.
The instructions list all items
inside, except—
you count twelve screws, not fifteen
and when you open the watercolor box
you see white indents where the paint should be
to top it off, there is only one wing for your plane.
you count twelve screws, not fifteen
and when you open the watercolor box
you see white indents where the paint should be
to top it off, there is only one wing for your plane.
It doesn’t make sense.
You sprawl your hands flat on
the floor, searching—
Multiply the senses and maybe
you will find the smallest of something
but, alas, it was a manufacturer’s glitch
you’re stuck with missing parts.
Multiply the senses and maybe
you will find the smallest of something
but, alas, it was a manufacturer’s glitch
you’re stuck with missing parts.
This gets you really mad.
Wanting to find someone to tell,
Wanting to find someone to tell,
you find your brother in the den
watching TV and eating a frozen mini
pizza without a plate or napkin or fork.
“Look,” you say,
“I only got parts of this stupid piece of crap thing.”
He shakes his head, but doesn’t look.
“That sounds unlikely,” he says, then,
“that’s assbackwards.”
watching TV and eating a frozen mini
pizza without a plate or napkin or fork.
“Look,” you say,
“I only got parts of this stupid piece of crap thing.”
He shakes his head, but doesn’t look.
“That sounds unlikely,” he says, then,
“that’s assbackwards.”
Of course, it’s the truth.
You return to the kit and,
alone,
build with missing parts, only—
it wobbles; its shapeless and now
that nice person smiling on the cover
of the box, looks like a sham.
build with missing parts, only—
it wobbles; its shapeless and now
that nice person smiling on the cover
of the box, looks like a sham.
You cannot build with missing
parts.
So you find extra screws in the
thingdrawer
(they never belonged to anything)
you mix old paints from what you have in the shed
you go to the wood yard in search of a missing wing.
(they never belonged to anything)
you mix old paints from what you have in the shed
you go to the wood yard in search of a missing wing.
You are gloating now,
because you’ve solved a problem.
because you’ve solved a problem.
You go back to your brother,
still with the TV in the den
“Check it out,” you say.
This time he looks.
“What the hell is that shit?”
You know he’s being a jerk
but the question is an important one.
“Well, butthead,” you stall,
holding up your creation in the afternoon light,
still with the TV in the den
“Check it out,” you say.
This time he looks.
“What the hell is that shit?”
You know he’s being a jerk
but the question is an important one.
“Well, butthead,” you stall,
holding up your creation in the afternoon light,
you smile and say, “It’s mine.”
Summit of North Tripyramid (sign credits: Ami Garcia Kuper)
Summit of Middle Tripyramid (sign credits: Rose Kiok-Kirshenbaum)
Hike level: Moderate-Difficult
Location: Waterville Valley, NH
Driving distance from Boston: About 2.5 hours
Cost: Free to hike
Description: There are several routes to hike these peaks. We did the Mt Tripyramid Loop which traverses North Tripyramid (4180′), Middle Tripyramid (4140′), and South Tripyramid mountains, via the Livermore and Mt. Tripyramid trails, going up the north slide and coming down the south slide. The total hike was 11 miles and 3,000' of elevation gain.
Summit of Middle Tripyramid (sign credits: Rose Kiok-Kirshenbaum)
Hike level: Moderate-Difficult
Location: Waterville Valley, NH
Driving distance from Boston: About 2.5 hours
Cost: Free to hike
Description: There are several routes to hike these peaks. We did the Mt Tripyramid Loop which traverses North Tripyramid (4180′), Middle Tripyramid (4140′), and South Tripyramid mountains, via the Livermore and Mt. Tripyramid trails, going up the north slide and coming down the south slide. The total hike was 11 miles and 3,000' of elevation gain.
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