I have written about rocks extensively. I have also shared stories about my neighbor, Kevin. Recently, I mentioned using a Kevin to hold a section of trim in place. The term “Kevin,” in this application, is derived from the fact Kevin’s father often enlisted Kevin to hold something firm while he measured or fastened it in place.
Now, let’s merge all of this
together.
Yesterday, I used a
30-million-year-old Kevin to hold in place a small piece of metal while gluing
it down onto a section of trim in my sunroom.
The Kevin, in this case, was a
chunk of petrified wood. I am guessing at
the exact age of the rock. Petrified
wood, depending on where it is found, ranges from 20 million to over 200
million years in age. 30 million seems a
fair estimate for my rock.
Putting one of my rocks to work
is surprisingly satisfying.
A Kevin at Work
—Mitchell Hegman
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