tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126792684958182872.post7208261797370346324..comments2016-05-04T12:36:21.379-07:00Comments on The Man Who Learned To Walk Three Times: The Man Who Mows The Lawn While Using a CanePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02033500961078583211noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126792684958182872.post-65290477365020261722015-05-24T17:14:05.397-07:002015-05-24T17:14:05.397-07:00An old professor friend of mine liked to say that ...An old professor friend of mine liked to say that life is a sphere and no matter where on its surface you decide to bore, you can arrive at the centre if you do it right. So lawnmowing, sure. But my dad, who lost a leg later in his life and walked on crutches (because in his late 80s he felt a cane would 'age' him) used to like that he could shop in a grocery store by himself by leaning on the shopping cart like it was a kind of walker (which he would normally never use because walkers were for 'old people'.) So I thought maybe leaning on a lawnmover's handles would provide a stablizing effect. Mowing a lawn with a cane does sound awkward, which is all just to say, pictures?Gail Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349453995420137433noreply@blogger.com