Yard work in California is the same as yard work in Sweden, only much warmer and you have to be a more careful in California than in Sweden. Here in Cali we have some nasty bugs that can inflict harm like no other so I have to use long sleeves and gloves when I am out there working in the heat. Even nice looking palm trees have nasty needles on them here. And, if that’s not bad enough, after enough pokes your arms go numb! I used to love palm trees, but after a couple of hundred pokes, I like them a lot less now. Even a palm stump can be a pain in the neck. Last weekend I had a pretty good fight with one really stubborn palm stump. It went something like this: Ben came out fresh and was dancing around the stump and using his jab effectively. The fifth round went to the stump that with rooted strength got Ben down on his knees and Ben had to take a count to 6 and recovered just before the bell rang. After a well-deserved rest Ben came out renewed, now using his famous saw technique and shovel blows. The stump took the punishment without any problem and even though it was leaning hard in the seventh round it was still standing. Round eight went to Ben who, with some well-placed shovel blows, got the stump down on its back and roots up in the air. As the tree stump was carried away Ben raised his hands up in the air. Victory sweet victory!