NOMINATION

I propose an award:
    "Most Unnecessary invention of . . ."
No, change that to:
    "Stupidest Invention of the Modern Era."

I also have a nomination:
The Leaf Blower.

Yes, its roar is irksome
and yes, it gobbles fossils;
that merely makes it a pollutant,
not a stupidity.

But if you've ever spent a sunny afternoon raking golden contributions from backyard maples into a hip-high pile and then thrown yourself backwards into its feathery embrace . . .

well, then you understand.