I’m not a real big fan of Spring Cleanings…even if they take place in November. There’s something about being chin deep in dust particles that doesn’t sound all that appetizing. Don’t get me wrong…it’s a great feeling when the last spot has been dusted, you’ve lugged out 9 bags of who knows what kind of trash to the curb to be disposed of, and you can finally sit back and admirer one’s handy work and tidy surroundings. I won’t argue with you, that’s pretty nice…and somewhat therapeutic if you’re like me and things tend to accumulate and pile up, but it’s the process of sorting through the mess and crap that is a bit of a chore. I like things neat and organized, but over time, inevitably, it would appear as if somethings are put on the back burner…i.e. straightening up. Then, before you know it…it’s not a 5 minute rearranging Pow Wow, but rather an 8 hour plus cleaning session! It’s definitely my own fault, and I don’t even pretend to blame anyone else…I mean, I could try! I could blame it on out of work Keebler Elves that have a pathological need to clutter my work area…but that would be a lie…mainly because…who would ever FIRE a Keebler Elf…they make such delicious cookies.
Post It Post #10 is about such a time…specifically speaking…two days ago when my cluttered work area was sited as my wife’s next target and it needed to be destroyed…i.e. CLEANED!
In “Dirt Drowning” Troy experiences the overwhelming power that is dust. When left unattended, it can severely grow out of control, landslides can occur, and lives can be lost. It’s not something to play around with. Under specific conditions, if the climate is just the perfect precipitation, and there’s amble moistness in the air…dust left on it’s own accord can become quicksand…and KILL! It’s the #1 cause of fatalities in North America…well, at least that’s what my wife tells me. I think it’s her way of getting me to eradicate the dust bunnies before they procreate and multiple like Mogwais.
Another part of cleaning up is sorting through stuff…lots of it. I had accumulated a rather large collection of CD’s with all types of odd and end files on them. Whether it be one incomplete artwork file here, a few scanned photos there, perhaps even a few downloaded “Star Wars” pics I planned on using for my screensaver at some point, they were rather numerous. Suffice it to say, the discs grew in numbers. Anytime I’d do a little work on someone’s computer and would wanna bring it home to continue working on it…BOOM, another disc was burned. Now I know what you’re saying, “Troy, if you had only used a USB drive you could have prevented the plethora of disc that would eventually find themselves stacked knee high needing to be dealt with and sorted out.” The problem with that statement is that a majority of these disc were burned prior to me even knowing what a USB drive was. Anyway, eventually I trashed the stack all for maybe 15 or so I need to load on to my computer…the rest have met their maker and are dust in the wind. Problem solved.
Well, as I find myself now writing this Post It Post in the early AM of Thanksgiving Day…let me wish you and your families a very Happy and Delicious Thanksgiving and hope all your Turkey and Stuffing dreams come true.