Wednesday, 1/26

I like the scent. What can I say?

One of my many jobs around our apartment is the washing of dishes. It's something I do every day except one, when Loraine takes over and makes sure that it's actually done right. When she did it this week I was in the other room flipping through the pages of a book. She came into the room with the latest bottle of dishwashing liquid I purchased, held it up, and said, and I quote, “Here's another example of why you are so not a man”.

What? Real men don't use lotus blossom and lavender dishwashing liquid?

First of all, just so you know, a very big running joke between Loraine and me is that I basically do nothing like a “man” would do, and we're both okay with that. So I wasn't shocked by what she said; in fact, it made me laugh. After all, what “real“ man would buy his dishwashing liquid because it smelled like lotus blossom & lavender? What “real“ man” would buy his dishwashing liquid just because it was purple and he liked the color?

Heck—do “real” men even pay attention to things like dishwashing liquid? Do they even know what dishwashing liquid is?

I like washing dishes; I really do. It's a couple of minutes of mindless activity in a day filled with activities where I have to overtax my brain. Sure, often times my brain fails me, but even if it did screw up while washing dishes no one would notice. That's why I like doing things like washing dishes and doing the laundry. And if I'm going to spend a few minutes each day washing the dishes, shouldn't I be using dishwashing liquid that smells good and makes my hands soft all at the same time?

It's like aromatherapy, with the added benefit of giving us clean dishes!

So if you're in the market for a new dishwashing liquid (assuming, of course, you still do dishes by hand), I highly recommend picking up a bottle of Palmolive's Lotus Blossom & Lavender. Not only does it clean your dishes well, but it smells nice, too. And isn't that what everyone looks for in a dishwashing liquid...even a “man”?

Yes, I know I'm hopeless. What's your point?

8-)

Now, something regarding yesterday's about people who still have their Christmas trees up and lit. No more than 10 minutes after I posted it I received a text from a wise old guy (hi, dad!) who mentioned another reason for people leaving their trees up—people who have members serving in the military. He knows several who leave their trees up until their sons or daughters or husbands or wives return home safely from wherever they happened to be stationed and can celebrate with everyone.

I did not know that. So perhaps one or more of those trees I saw while running yesterday were because of that. I guess you really DO learn something new every day.

Thanks, dad!!

(jim@wmqt.com)