Learning about lessons. Or not.

The other day, our neighbor down the street was helping our neighbor next door shred branches that had fallen in the wind. And they were cutting up some other brush. Even suburban houses have seeds that turn into unwanted trees, and old trees that shed branches in the wind. 

Ben’s three. Ben likes to help. Ben likes machines. 

So we went next door. There were branches in several places that needed to go to the shredder. So I asked Ben to help me. I picked up a big branch. He grabbed one...