I’ll never forget the last words he ever spoke to me, he said:
“You know what, mothgoblin? If I had a nickel for every time if I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning, I’d hammer in the evening, I’d hammer at suppertime, because when a hammer’s on a bagel… well... I’d have at least fifteen cents. And that’s not nothing, kid.”
He tossed the artifacts my way, gave an exaggerated wink, and sauntered back into the laundromat. I did not catch them.
Here is a picture of earrings I made inspired by the Artifacts of HMMM... the wise man was certain I would catch:
you can buy these earrings here!