Good Day DU (March 8, 2021)

[Auggie]

7. About 50 years ago ...

my brother had a failed high school art project of a bust, something he made up that looked like a cross between the idol in "Raiders of the Lost Arc" and a statue from Eastern Island. There was an air bubble in the clay and part of the bust blew apart in the kiln.

A co-worker of my father had bought a house under construction across the street from us. We buried the bust in the construction site hoping the co-worker or construction crew would dig it up by "accident" and think they discovered an ancient artifact.

My dad laughed about it for years. As far as I know the thing is still buried somewhere in the yard.