Newbie Gardener's Caveat

Bradford McKee has this great and very timely article in Slate about how not to prune. AsI've only started, I think I have avoided committing some of the awful pruning sins he illustrates. I've only done the morning glory and the ferns in front (oh, and one rose bush--probably not right). But I have avoided so far the bushier shrubs. I don't want gumdrops in my yard either.

The only other topic I have on my mind is nakedness. We're starting to enter a cooling trend, but around early April, clothes on campus started coming off. Not so much among the librarians, of course, in keeping with stereotype (although I have seen some scandalous open-toed shoes). One would generally think that skin revelation on campus is a good thing--we're talking co-eds, right? Yet, Seinfeld taught us that there is good naked and bad naked, and many students' diets are laden with carbs and sodas. Some folks just shouldn't wear crop tops with low-rise pants, that's all I'm saying. On the other hand, there are some students running around that are quite the inspiration to me on my quest for fitness. I know I'm not going to be 20 again, but it would be nice to have more muscle definition.

Oh, yeah, I'm getting lots of work done today too. Really.