August 23, 2019
Good morning crew,
Last week my brother who lives in Las Vegas emailed me to ask if he and his wife could stay in our luxuriously appointed basement, furnished with an old futon and some folding chairs among other amenities. They are going to be in town for 5 or 6 days next month and didn't feel like dropping 66 bucks a night at the Econo Lodge.
I'm always happy to host family so I said no problem, but last night I started taking a good look at the mild squalor we live in. If there is one thing a house guest does it is make you evaluate your lifestyle. So I told the wife we were going to have to do some cleaning.
"Of course!" she immediately answered. "We'll do some straightening up next week before they come in."
"'Straightening up' isn't going to cut it," I said, nudging a pile of empty pizza boxes and dirty laundry out of my way with a toe. "We're going to have to do some serious cleaning."
Straight away I got a piece of paper and a pen and started writing a list. Five minutes later the wife came back into the room and found me still writing.
"Just what do you think needs cleaning so badly?" she asked.
So I handed her my list.
She took one glance at the first item and announced, "We are NOT going to re-grout the bathroom tile just for your brother."
Laugh it up,
Joe
joe@gophercentral.com
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