Ugh, a month goes by without blogging. Anyway, so I've got this great house in Kirkland, about 10 minutes from Microsoft. Behind the house on the hillside, is some landscaping and a big greenbelt. It's nice to look at but has two major downsides. First, all the foliage means my house is spiderville by the end of the summer. I'm not a total arachnophobe but I don't really care for the things. Secondly, keeping up with the plants is quite a challenge. Most of it is easy enough, and I do have a...