The Thinking Rock

The Thinking Rock

The Empty Garage

Why your wife has friends and you have tools

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Dominic Rivard
Dec 18, 2025
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lonely man in a garage
You have a garage full of tools, but nobody to call.

It’s Sunday afternoon. Your wife left two hours ago for brunch with women she’s known since book club, or yoga, or some origin you can’t quite trace anymore. Her phone buzzes with a group chat that never sleeps. She has plans next weekend too.

You have a garage full of tools. You have a grill. You have …

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