I decided to do a little research last night for snow shovels and found this thing called the Sno wovel. It’s a shovel mounted onto a single wheel for easier lifting and snow moving. While it has some national endorsements for safety and ecological benefits, I wonder how effective it is. Does anyone own one of these things?

Rather than offering more advice, I decided to seek some out.

I was shoveling snow from my driveway this morning and in the process had this question pop up.  Has someone designed a snow shovel that will not push snow off to the side?  Here’s why I ask that question.

Whenever I shovel, the shovel pushes the snow not only forward but also to the side.  So when I get to the edge, I have a small strip of snow in the part of the driveway I already shoveled.  I then have to go back and reshovel that little strip before continuing.  I do this with every new shovel of snow and I feel like I waste time reshoveling.

Does anyone know of some kind of ergonomically designed snow shovel to keep snow from sneaking off to the side?

I was talking to friend of mine who does web site design in orange county about the accessibility issue I mentioned yesterday, and he sent me a link to some fun stories from the past year.  I read through them and started laughing.  There were some goofy headlines during this past year, and I wanted to share them with you.  View the funniest headlines from the past year here.