[](http://openpluto.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/usewearmakeposter1.jpg)Posting here a little dire lately but that is because the Wife and I are busy as shit outside!  I've dropped in to mention something.  To make a long story short, I'm in the midst of a very small-scale landscaping project outside in the backyard.  I could really use two tools very much.  A scoop shovel and a 10x10 tamper.  I'm not going to go buy either of these things.  Why?  Cos I am safe to assume that our for-fathers  didn't have the luxury of having a Menards within minutes of their home. They truly got it done by using it up, wearing it out, make it do, or doing without. And that is exactly what I'm going to do with my current arsenal of tools outside.