For my 38th birthday, I bought myself a Craftsman power drill (19.2 volts) with two batteries that charge in an hour. Because what good is power if it doesn't last, right?
When I asked several handy, practical friends which power screwdriver to get, the first question they asked was: who's it for? Me, I responded, somewhat surprised. Is it so odd for a woman to want power tools for her birthday? There are plenty of girly things to do with a power tool, like drilling holes for studs to hook heavy picture frames and full-length mirrors. And assembling simple furniture and shelves to store and display the brass and turquoise jewelry I craft. Yes, traditionally my husband has been the one to assemble furniture, but as his career has grown more demanding, I've assumed more of the supposed manly jobs. And really, how complicated is a power driver? Sewing machines seem more complicated, and yet women have managed to use them for a century or two.
About Me
- A.V. Kennedy
- I have an MFA in creative nonfiction from Sarah Lawrence College; composed & performed poetry for Yeshiva University Museum; directed SLC Poetry Festival Organizing Committee 2010; won a BRIO award from the Bronx Council on the Arts in 2010 for a collection of essays & in 2005 for a fiction collection; along with New York Newsday staff who covered Union Square subway crash, won a Pulitzer for spot reporting; and majored in foreign policy & diplomacy as well as Modern European History at Brown University. I also have Masters in Teaching, specializing in Middle School as well as Social Studies, 7-12.
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