Saturday, January 10, 2004

Is there a dirt spectrum? Can you mature along the dirt spectrum? I ask this only because two people, let's say myself and the boy, can have a very different idea of what's dirty and what's not. Or perhaps it's not a spectrum, perhaps it's simply a blind spot. Yeah, a dirt blind spot. The difference between washed dishes for instance. Say someone with the blind spot does the dishes. When finished, they may step back and congratulate themselves on a job well done. However, a second person may wander past the dish rack, notice caked on food on a few plates or utensils and put them back in the sink for a second (or first to the non blind spot eye) washing.

And how about making the bed. (Which means this dirt blind spot could also include messy.) The owner of the blind spot may throw the bed back together with nothing but good intentions, however, the person with 20/20 messy vision may waltz in and procede to clear the bed of all it's wrinkles.

This theory includes laundry, floors, bathrooms, when the incense holder should be cleaned, when the kitty litter box should be cleaned, peeing on the toilet seat (since it's usually the 20/20 person who cleans it but does not create it), where deodorant belongs (on the shelf in the living room or in the bathroom), papers (stacked or thrown about), etc, etc.

What the person with 20/20 dirty/messy vision must learn is the art of patience. However, there's on catch. They are never often born with that trait and it must be learned. And so perhaps next time we'll discuss the difference between the patience of a person with the blind spot and non.

On another note, it's Saturday.