We’re getting the carpets steam-cleaned. Which meant that I had to vacuum the house. All at once. …And dang if I don’t have more of an appreciation for people who had to clean carpets before the vacuum cleaner. Even with one it’s more work than you’d think.
I tell you, doing all this housework stuff gives me a somewhat better understanding of some of the societal pressures going on in the Fifties and Sixties. I’m imagining this gig without the Internet to give me some kind of intellectual outlet, and cringing…