5.2 of today’s billable hours just paid for the new lawnmower I bought. One minute the hours-to-dollars ratio was all about electronic equipment and computer toys and then the next, yard equipment and domestic supplies. Standing in Sears, I was actually excited about firing up that 6 hp Briggs & Stratton engine on the shiny new 22″ deck with, I might add, the large back tires. Tres lawn chic!
Wait a minute – I don’t even like mowing! Now I’m spouting cute French sayings about the mower? There’s something sinister about this domesticity stuff. I remember when “model” wasn’t a part of “remodeling” and Nine Inch Nails weren’t literally nine-inch nails.
I tell myself, though, there’s still hope.
I don’t own a minivan.