Reel mower and flame thrower

They came today. An odd combination of garden implements — a reel mower and a flame thrower. That’s right — flame thrower. My friends at Lehman’s feature a unique weed solution — a propane-powered weed-eating fire machine. Lehman’s calls it a garden torch, except you get the feeling that you’re holding a blowtorch in your [...]

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Wendell Berry’s Rules for New Tools

I love Wendell Berry’s criteria for acquiring new tools or technology.  This is taken from his article, Why I Am Not Going To Buy A Computer, which is a great article in itself, and caused quite a stir when he published it.  Here are Berry’s tests for tools and technology – 1. The new tool [...]

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