"You know, that's actually a misconception," replied the voice of experience, "the third time is actually not the charm."

Yeah, it happened again. Apparently the word "fix" acquires a more liberal definition within a thirty foot radius of my apartment.

On the other hand, the fact that there is water all over my kitchen and office means that those caked-on footprints have had plenty of time to soak.





There are hard water stains on the light bulbs in my ceiling fan.