Clean
Everyone knows what happens to a clean litter box, a clean diaper and a clean countertop. In the case of the first two, as we say in Arizona, caca pasa. And for that countertop? Matter will be created to clutter it up. This is known as TigerWillow’s Law of Flat Surfaces. (I’m working very hard to get it accepted by scientists, but there’s this little quibble about repeatable, observable and the scientific method. Hrmpf.)
This morning, I woke with purpose. The purpose-driven day. Clean tables and countertops by bedtime. In order to move on with some new projects, I require the space to get things out and make a mess, but there is no room to make a mess. There’s a big mess in the place I want to make a mess.
This is known as a corollary to TigerWillow’s Law of Flat Surfaces. It is called the Mess Conundrum.
So far, my progress has been to put away the Christmas things, sort through and organize the coffee table clutter, clean off the craft table clutter and sweep, sort and re-sort the kitchen island clutter. Dining room clutter was moved aside (sans the Christmas items that were cherrypicked to be packed in the cheerful red and green plastic bins which are now in the garage), and dinner was served. Right now, a fine game of Stratego is being waged after dinner was cleared.
There again, another example of the Law and the Mess Conundrum. If dinner had not been eaten at the table, there might not have been a cleared-away spot for Stratego to emerge from the cupboard. And if the game isn’t put away properly, there will be no Frog Juice, nor will we be able to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner there tomorrow.
Clearing away, messing up, clearing away. Pendulums, night and day, earth and sun, and housework operate pretty much on the same principle. And that, friends, is pure science.
Judging from the sounds of boys divebombing Stratego pieces prematurely and very unstrategically, I’d say the game is over, and I must publish this entry. Stay tuned for more scientific help to keep life in balance.