Is stepping on the rake. You know in the cartoons, when the character -usually the antagonist - come speeding around the corner (think Wiley Coyote) and flaps one big foot on the upturned tines of the rake. Whereby the rake then flies into action, the ninety degree angle of tines to handle providing catapult like action and sending the handle on a collision course with Wiley's canine snout.

yeah so apply that image to me at work bending over to pickup the pick-axe from the wall of equipment (another deadly weapon disguised as a tool) and stepping a little too close to the rake lined up next to it. One of those old school heavy duty rakes with the hard metal tines. Thankfully because It was leaning against the fence so there wasn't a helluva lot of momentum coming - AND - I had my head turned sideways, I narrowly avoided having my snout crushed with a wooden handle - or an "impact lobotomy."

I did however have my ipod bud in my left ear so when the handle hit my head - OUCH - I got the double ouch of having an earbud crushed into my ear canal. Lets just say in the following moments I made up a few new swear words. After my ear stopped ringing - and the headache subsided without any permanent damage I did get a good giggle out of it.

Although I do have a certain sympathy for Wiley these days. 

    Today I learned that when you lay down hazelnut shells as a bedding (as you might if you had a series of raised flower or garden beds and wanted to keep the aisles clear of weeds and pests) it's best not to lay down weed fabric first. The fantastic thing about hazelnut shells (aka Filbert Shells) is that as they are impacted (by walking on them) they break and  dig into the soil below, providing an excellent weed barrier.    
    Although it might SEEM like a good idea to lay weed cloth down first (you know, the more the merrier) the weed cloth actually prevents the hazelnuts from bonding with the soil below, thereby negating their effectiveness as weed and pest deterent - plus when you walk on them they skitter all over revealing ugly flashes of weed cloth.
    Tomorrow...how to lay flagstone!