Here is a link to her balanced, 6/14/10 article describing proliferation of "super" (lawn) mowers in parts of the U.S. (example: Ridiculousburg, Ohio, (zip) EIEIO):
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704575304575296833523847028.html
"Pres. of Wesleyan Univ. taking his family for a ride on the mower.
| Location: | Middletown, CT, US |
|---|---|
| Date taken: | December 1968 |
| Photographer: | Bob Gomel" |
For me, this on-line comment (as appended to the article, emphasis added) sums up the ongoing, general disconnect nicely. I.e., between the Gulf ("corner-cutting", mile-deep, exploratory oil well) disaster and many Americans' "environmental" behavior:
"I guess (individual named in article) and all the other folks purchasing these ridiculous machines haven't yet grasped the link between their lawn obsession and the Gulf oil spill. This disaster in the Gulf is our collective responsibility and we should all be ashamed of the way we have allowed ourselves to get "addicted to oil", (as W said).
Go ahead, buy a super mower, buy a pickup truck that is twice as much truck as you need, mow your 12 acres of grass, then relax with a frosty beer and turn on a video of the oil spill."
-- Dave Fisher (WSJ commenter)
Bonus: Another applicable one? (Different commenter re same article:)
"Small minds on big machines. How appropriate."
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