Alexandria ~ Fergus Falls ~ Perham
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“This is what happens when I don’t feel like going out on a Friday night, I’ve got lots of beer in my fridge, I really need to vacuum my apartment, and I’ve been listening to super-hyper rockabilly on KEXP. And I have to do a 365 and feel like using strobes. My downstairs neighbors probably want to kill me.”
$25 to $45 and a crescent wrench can make cleaning your shower happen more easily. You already know the benefits of a hose sprayer for your kitchen sink; consider how much more quickly you could clean your shower with one. Without a hand-held shower head you are forced to use a glass of water to rinse shower walls while the water runs down your elbow. How much more efficient this shower head makes the job! They also work well for washing your hair while taking a bath, giving your pet a bath, washing window blinds or the leaves of large houseplants and since the head is raised, tall family members will no longer need to bend at the knees to rinse their hair.
Any home I have lived in has received this upgrade whether I owned or rented. You can always save the old shower head (if renting) to re-install before you move out – it’s that easy.
Here are two links to articles on the ease of replacing your old shower head with a “handheld”.
http://www.creativehomeowner.com/index.php?pane=project&projectid=chplm120
http://www.faucet.com/decor/static.pl?S=basics/help_handheld_showers
Creatures of nature instinctively create environments using the “form follows function” guide. From birds to ants to pigs – yes, pigs – animals understand the importance of a clean, dry, well-built home.
On the subject of pigs, they are actually one of the cleanest animals. If given a large enough pen, they will assign uses to each corner: one for sleeping, a second for their “necessary”, the third for eating and the fourth for daytime relaxation. Pigs abhor a messy living space but must contend with small, dirty pens if humans confine them. Calling someone a pig is actually an insult to pigs.
Schedule day one, originally uploaded by codepo8.
Reasons to Hire a Professional Cleaner
10. He never helps.
9. You can’t find the vacuum.
8. Your couch has more change than your purse.
7. Garages are for cars?
6. Dust bunnies are more numerous than people.
5. Your social schedule leaves little time.
4. Spring cleaning from 1998 hasn’t begun yet.
3. There are more dishes on the counter than in the cupboard.
2. Division of labor does not exist: you do it all.
1. Moving into a new home seems easier than cleaning this one.
Life in the outskirts, originally uploaded by carf.
Title: Life in the Outskirts:
Life in the urban outskirts of the big Brazilian cities like São Paulo imposes a life marked by routine, with great limitations in terms of leisure, either due to the facilities’ precarious conditions, or due to lack of money.
By Ben Mckeown
The Cellist: As I was walking down the street, I saw this man playing absolutely beautiful cello music outside of the gates of the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was the end of the annual convention at the Tabernacle, and a large, bustling crowd was pouring from the large concrete gate which surrounded the tabernacle. I closed my eyes for a moment and listened to the perfection coming from his cello strings. Laid open at the man’s feet was his old cello case, acting as a humble request for monitary compensation. I peered in the case, and to my dissapointment, I found that only a few single dollar bills had been offered. It seemed quite ironic to me that men and women of such seemingly privelaged status (elegant suits, ties, and dresses were on each person) declined to offer anything to this man. Those who were exiting hardly even turned their ears to listen. However, about 100 feet away from the cellist, a young, elegantly clad violinist was playing equally beautiful music with his case open at his feet. This sharp young violinist truly looked as if he belonged within the gates. In essence, one could surmise that this violinist didn’t need any money. A crowd had gathered around him to close their eyes and bob their heads to the sounds of his instrument. There must have been $200 in his open case. Back at the other street corner, the cellist (pictured here) seemed to be oblivious to the cold shoulders by which he was so often greeted.
I wondered about the symbolism of this scenario – privelaged persons exiting a massive temple surrounded by an impenetrable wall…and a poor man outside the gates, dirty and unshaven, to whom no one will offer even a listening ear. See if you think (like I do) that this cello playing man shares some uncanny resemblance to the historically accepted image of another church figure. Just a thought.
Spring Cleaning 2: “Out out damn spot”, originally uploaded by sidewalk_story.
How many stories over Park Avenue? See the previous entry for an overall photo. Answer is apparently 8 or 9 stories.
What are the statistics for death by cleaning? This is the second photo I have discovered of such life-threatening habits. Clean is nice, but…
