I underestimated
the power of the beard. I of all people, a native of Michigan where come
November every man (that matters) locks away the razor to help the Red
Wings. I mean, just the other day when we met our contact, Marcus, he was
talking to me as if I was the leader and I knew what we were doing.
Guys. It’s the beard. The Red Sox discovered its powers and used it
to eliminate both my Tigers and my Cardinals. We must find a way to
restore balance as I feel they tapped more than their fair share of bearded
glory. Until then, I feel it has come time to shave. I predicted
that whoever won game 5 would go on to win the World Series with my beard
reaching its potency. This is just too much power for any one man to bear
alone.
Thor and Zeus
did their thing. We worked at Holly Ridge today in strong winds and
fluctuating downpours. For safety’s sake we didn’t use chainsaws.
Instead, our weapons of choice were shears, rakes, and blowers. Our teams
cleared the areas around snags of debris and natural fuel for fires so that
when we (or someone else) goes through on a prescribed burn they will be less
of a danger. It went pretty well. We finished the trail before
lunch so we were able to return to base for food and dry clothing before
continuing on with the day.
After lunch we
drove to the Missouri Department of Conservation SE and watched some videos
about the state’s history and what to look for in terms of invasive
species. Slightly more educated, we were then turned loose on the
building. The place was nice. I got to hold a two headed
snake! According to one of the workers they aren’t all that uncommon, but
they don’t last long in the wild. Two brains and one stomach causes
issues in terms of fighting over food and over eating, not to mention it makes
running away from predators incredibly difficult. Uncommon or not though,
this was the first one I’ve ever seen. Since we were assisting the MDC
they also let us into the back where they kept their venomous snakes. The
copperhead took particular interest in me. As I tilted my head to the
right, it mirrored me. Same with the left. I did this for a minute
or so before I realized I was the only one left in the back room.
Oh yeah, Happy
Halloween everybody! To celebrate this holiday (my favorite, by the way) we
indulged a little. There was a huge bowl of candy that we didn’t even get
a fourth of the way through, some cider, and a scary movie. Tonight’s
film was Orphan. It specialized in suspense. Of the three horror
movies we watched I’d say Zombieland would win the best overall movie, Orphan
would win the scariest and American Psycho… I still don’t really know what was
up with American Psycho. I get that it was all in his mind so maybe we
should be terrified because we never know what is going on in our co-workers
heads. Don’t know. Wasn’t really our kind of film.
The tension and
jumps have subsided now that everybody is preparing for bed. It was a
great night and an even better week. My one regret is not being home with
my fiancée to help her pass out candy to all of the trick-or-treaters.
Gives me something to look forward to next year! Tomorrow is our last day
in the Girardeau area. As usual, our schedule is tentative, but it sounds
like we will either be combating invasives or fixing up fire lines like we have
been doing. Can’t wait to catch up on what the rest of you all and the
world have been up to! Talk to you soon!
These pictures were taken a couple of days ago, but they are at the same location. The top shot is Clare sharing her opinion about a cut with Fatima. The bottom two are Fatima reenacting the Texas Chainsaw Massacre with some snags. All three were taken by me.
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