Smash...!

Dear son,

You would've enjoyed working with your old man today. There was this big armoire in our living room that we used as a TV cabinet. We needed to get rid of it because we got a newer, sleeker, smaller one. I alone couldn't get it out the door, so I smashed it to pieces and took it down a bit at a time. It was hard work, it took almost three hours just to break it up, but it was fun, too, because, as you'll see, it's fun to break things. I had a hammer and a prybar and safety goggles--always wear eye protection when using tools--and I pried, cracked, and pulled that big white elephant apart all by myself, then carted it down to the trash. It was very, very satisfying. I went through three T-shirts. There was a lot of noise, and dust went all over. Also, there were many loose nails and jagged pieces of wood. They added excitement.

Love,
Dad