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doodle by andre: the balance of power

July 8, 2010

IN THE LAST INSTALLMENT OF ‘MOWING WITH ANDRE,’ our hero was feeling jealous of the next-door neighbor’s tractor. Apparently things have shifted–or maybe it’s the other neighbor now? All I know, is that Andre Jordan, Master Doodler, has some mower issues. (Who doesn’t?) The evidence to date:

Not so long ago, as I mentioned, Andre was left in the dust by the guy with the tractor, remember?

Then there was that chilling last mow of the year in 2009. Talking about a mowing addiction.

I even recall that he swore he was “sick to death” of mowing (his words). Yup. But as they say in the 12-Step Programs: “Denial isn’t a river in Egypt.”

We’re here for you, Andre.

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Johanna says:

July 8, 2010 at 7:34 am

Mower envy is a strong and powerful emotion. Good to be on the receiving end.
andre says:

July 8, 2010 at 1:42 pm

next i shall buy a more powerful snow blower
Johanna says:

July 8, 2010 at 9:18 pm

Oooh, tough guy!
Tammy says:

July 13, 2010 at 7:49 pm

Maybe you could “let” him use it to mow YOUR lawn. Now, wouldn’t that be neighborly?
louise says:

January 22, 2011 at 4:59 pm

Working on a presentation on Landscape Planning and Management for Lakeside folks and am coving some stuff on decreasing lawn size, etc.. and came across this post- I love the cartoon by andre. Re: snowblower comment I thought you might like this….http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/01/21/a-do-it-yourself-bicycle-powered-snow-plow/

Keep warm.
Margaret says:

January 23, 2011 at 4:46 pm

Welcome, Louise, and thank you for the link! I am still shoveling over here the old way, but it grows wearying, to say the least. See you soon again I hope.

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