Two questions for my father, answered.
Jun. 5th, 2003 03:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
demiurgentIf you're ever curious what writers do when their research fails them, the answer is simple. They ask their parents.
Today, in plugging in some research on Cat (can you tell the students have left the school), I had to ask two questions, in two different phone calls:
1. What uses can aspen and poplar wood be put to? (His answer -- aspen, particularly quaking aspen, is used for things like crates and the like, and sometimes trim. It's also used and very good for wood pulp and other such industrial uses. And, he noted, it burns extremely hot, so it's really good for when you need a fast, hot fire -- for example, when making biscuits. So, it's called 'biscuitwood' by some.)
2. What was the campsite on Mount Katahdin we stayed at the time we backpacked up Katahdin? (Chimney Lake.)
Neither time did I explain why I was asking. Neither time did Dad ask. Though he checked with Mom on the second.
I have unbelievably cool parents.
Today, in plugging in some research on Cat (can you tell the students have left the school), I had to ask two questions, in two different phone calls:
1. What uses can aspen and poplar wood be put to? (His answer -- aspen, particularly quaking aspen, is used for things like crates and the like, and sometimes trim. It's also used and very good for wood pulp and other such industrial uses. And, he noted, it burns extremely hot, so it's really good for when you need a fast, hot fire -- for example, when making biscuits. So, it's called 'biscuitwood' by some.)
2. What was the campsite on Mount Katahdin we stayed at the time we backpacked up Katahdin? (Chimney Lake.)
Neither time did I explain why I was asking. Neither time did Dad ask. Though he checked with Mom on the second.
I have unbelievably cool parents.
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Date: 2003-06-05 01:18 pm (UTC)students gone for the summer
Date: 2003-06-05 02:08 pm (UTC)students gone for the summer
Date: 2003-06-05 02:32 pm (UTC)Cool Parents
Date: 2003-06-09 08:08 am (UTC)Wish them well from me next time you talk to them if you would.
Kevin