Washita and Other Weird Tales

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Saturday, June 7, 2025

Journal, June 7

Aquarium
Aquarium

Well, I destroyed my new push mower by running over some metal. The shaft is warped, and to get it fixed would probably be more expensive than getting a new mower. There's supposed to be a pin on that shaft that prevents warping, but for whatever reason, it didn't work out that way. So, I think I might get a new mower.

Now, my car's air conditioner is not working. So, I'm looking at some kind of expense. I don't know what yet, but trouble is par for the course in this family.

I've started the task of mowing the entire lawn, and in the tall grass, I've seen snakes. I'm not sure if I saw copperheads or baby cottonmouths. I'm not an expert. It seems like every time I do something, I make more trouble for myself. I just don't know what to do these days. The picture is of an aquarium in an oncologist's office. That description should be telling in and of itself.

Who knows what tomorrow holds? I just heard that a man I went to school with and another man, who was the husband of someone I know, passed away. It seems like we're all dying off. We're no longer young and invincible.