Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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The Perennial Experts
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Not all males of our species are keen on lawns Editor: I was having a nice cup of joe and reading with interest Arzeena Hamir’s “The insanity of lawn maintenance,” May 4. I nodded enthusiastically. I reached paragraph three (“the male of our species”) and threw up said joe all over my lawn which needs cutting (according to my wife). Unlike Arzeena, I can only speak for this man. I don’t want to cut the grass. (Once a month would work.) I don’t want to pick up any grass I do cut. (I don’t mind if the cuttings get tracked into the house by the kids.) I don’t want to dig up dandelions. (If they were harder to grow everyone would want them.)
What I do want, (as do some men) is to lounge back in front of the big screen TV, unshaven, wearing a dirty T-shirt and shorts, watching the ball game. Apart from that I thought it was a well written article with a great message. David Price Richmond
worthwhile pursuits, is good ingredient for discussion. One thing to note in the article though, it is not only the “male of our species” that has that need for “short, manicured lawns.” Female members of the family are also reminding the males to do it. And reminding them often. Also, “manicured” is certainly not a “testosterone” induced word. It still remains to be said however, that males and females do make a good balanced team. And what a valuable resource a front lawn is. What potential. It grows so much material in a year, using sun, air and water that is so abundant in this blessed land, and then gives back to its sur-
roundings, in air quality, beauty, sound, life, water absorbing qualities and food. (Dandelions for one, are edible after all.) Males and females working together for a better world, now to figure out how to work with those deep-rooted dandelions. Johann Tan Richmond
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Editor: Indeed to do away with all the vanity, and appreciate nature, its cycles and characteristics is a good point to raise up, not only for front lawns. The fine line between cultivating nature and beating it to unnatural submission, expending energy in the process that can be used for other
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