Now that I know how to carve marble and stone, it’s time to complete my training:

learn to paint frescos (upside down)
learn Latin
learn architecture (for tombs)

And my transformation into Michelangelo Buanarroti will be complete. But for the facial hair and the 400 plus years separating our lives, you won’t be able to tell us apart.

Today I know something about Michelangelo that I didn’t know on Friday: that guy had wicked strong arms and hands.

Over the weekend, I learned how to carve marble; and today I can barely move my arms or hands.

It makes sense–cutting away bits of stone is hard work. I just didn’t know how hard until I [...]