Zen and the Art of Lawn Maintenance

Today was the weekly Lawn-Mowing excersize. Mary and 1SG Caldwell have much the same standard for grass. 2-1/2 inches, give or take an 8th of an inch. Mary believes that grass is inhabited by evil spirits like "Nats" in the Siamese animism. The tall grass hides them, and if it gets to be 2-5/8ths high, they will hide in it to play dirty tricks on you. 1SG Caldwell simply feels that it provides cover and concealment for the "commies."