Buy some sheep
1 they will keep the grass trimmed
2 they will keep you company on lonely nights, rubber gloves, velcro gloves
3 if they dont do the above well they are good bar b qued with Gibson marinade.
I spend many many hours a summer mowing grass. I have a 5 acre parcel and 3 acres of that is yard and lawn, BUT I am proud to announce that as of yesterday my son finally graduated onto the riding lawn mower and has passed his job of sweeping the grass to his little sister. YAAAHOOO!!! Now instead of taking 6 beers to mow the lawn I can now drink 12 while watching. I love hard work... I can watch it all day long.
I just bought a brand new mower - Toro SuperRecycler with the Personal Pace system. What a SWEET mower. I went from dreading mowing the lawn with my old piece of junk Craftsman mower that was so loud I'd be deaf when I was finished, smoked like crazy so I'd be gassed when I was finished, and wasn't self propelled, so I'd be finished when I was finished.
I did my lawn and the neighbor's lawn in the time it normally took me to do mine, and I felt like a million bucks afterward.
I'm actually looking forward to mowing my lawn again.