"Wanamaker? He's a trouble-maker!" This, my wife told me, not once but many times. Did I listen? No, but I should have. Wanamaker is a deep thinker. He is philosophically opposed to driving, so he sticks mostly to our town and rides his bicycle everywhere. Even in Winter. Even in snow. A couple of days ago, he came into the store. It was blazing hot outside, and while he is philosophically opposed to Air Conditioning, his convictions do not prevent him from coming into my store to cool down. "I have made an important advance in Political Science," he told me, interrupting my work. "OK. What is it now?" I asked, against my better judgement. He pulled out a piece of paper with a cartoon on it; "It's a happy elephant," I said. "Where is its rear-end?" "Not important," continued Wanamaker. "Now what does a picture of an Elephant remind you of?" "The zoo?" I asked. "No, no!" he...
“Never a horse that couldn’t be rode, Never a rider that couldn’t be throwed.” –Cowboy Proverb I had an old, neglected planter box in my yard. It was full of weeds, and the last couple of times I have tried to plant something in it, the voles took out the roots of my plants, and the deer and raccoons took out the tops. When we had tree cutters take down a dead cedar tree, they cut the trunk into 16 inch logs. I had an idea about using them to revitalize the planter and discourage the critters from eating everything. There was no guarantee that this idea would work, or will work for every critter– But, worth a try! Here’s the planter, somewhat before renovation: The borders of the old box were nearly rotted into mulch; The old box was 4 x 8 feet. It had good soil inside it, although full of weeds and roots. 1) Strain the soil. I laid down a blue tarp and put a piece of metal hardware cloth on top of it. I shoveled dirt from the plant...