Ask for Help

No one’s an expert at everything.

This past Saturday, while working on a home improvement project, I faced a choice: I could risk injury—or I could ask my wife’s help.

I needed to trim several inches from the end of an eight-foot board. My table saw was ready. But without a third hand, I couldn’t support the board to make the cut.

I could have tried to jury-rig some kind of … Continue reading

Getting Unstuck

Sometimes you need to ask for help.

No matter how much you prepare, you can still get caught. This past Friday, having roughed out an article, I ran a few errands.

I pulled into a space by the barber shop, put the van into park, and felt it roll into a deep pothole. Putting the van into reverse did no good. The … Continue reading