Yesterday I was a boy, today I am a man
I thought about paying to have the entire set of steps replaced, which would mean moving them out further into the yard to accommodate 10-inch runners all around. But no, I thought, I'll build a planter. So I ripped out the triangular section of steps, put the kick plates back in without runners, put up a couple of five step stringers, filled the thing with dirt, and voila - I've got a nice sunny spot for my herbs. I'm going out right now to get some cilantro, basil, Thai basil, and lemongrass. Mmm.
I had the circular saw out of its package and under assemblage, ready to roll. But I thought better of it and used a handsaw. Since the kick plates were still in pretty good shape I didn't have as much cutting as I had thought I might. Discretion, it turns out, is the better part of valor.
This was the manliest thing I've done since the banner year 2002-03. That year I hit the trifecta: turned a small bathroom off the kitchen into a pantry; got tenure; and sired a child.
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