On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:24:51 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

"Among the family of housekeeping implements, the broom—humble, deceptively
simple in design, prone to leaning unobtrusively in corners—does not often
enjoy the recognition it deserves. Household cleanliness begins and ends at
the tips of a broom’s fibers, whether they’re natural or synthetic. A good,
stiff bundle of stick and straw can make equally easy work of a crumb-strewn
kitchen or a porch sagging with the weight of autumn leaves. ... But who
invented the broom? And why does it work the way it works?"

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/d...ame_flat_.html

Interesting read-- I bought my first house in Broome Center [named
for Broome Corn] so I grew it for a few years and made a 'ceremonial '
broom each year. Made me really appreciate a good Shaker Broom--

Now I live a few miles from the original Shaker's [Ann Lee] homestead.

They had a saying that went something like- "Work like you had forever
to finish the job, but treat each job as if it is the last one you'll
ever do."

I knew I butchered that-- This might be accurate;
http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/tag/kentucky
"“Do your work as though you had a thousand years to live and as if
you were to die tomorrow,

Good folk.

Jim