I've been working from home for 14 years now, and I wouldn't know my boss if he walked up and kicked me in the butt. I've seen pictures of Alex, but those are all at least ten years old by now.
"She had paid between $75-100 for it." Man, I need to hold a garage sale in St. Louis. Here, no one ever wants to pay more than a quarter for anything.
This refers to the thin paper covers sometimes available in public restrooms that you can lay on the seat before sitting. In reality, even if there is a dispenser, there are never any covers. And I believe grandmothers covered the lid with crochet, not the seat.
This will also be evidence against the way my kids wash dishes, wiping them one at a time with a soapy cloth, with the water running constantly. I run enough water to cover the dishes in the sink and squirt soap in, letting them soak for a little while as I wash. My way uses less soap and water, and now I know for sure that it gets the dishes cleaner!
Just get older. When I was young, I was always worried about what other people thought of me. Then I became middle-aged, and no longer cared what people thought. Then I became old, and realized that nobody ever thought about me anyway.
My kids' college is closing Friday. I worked twenty years getting two daughters on the right educational track, and thought I was lucky to have them graduating from the same school in the same year. I was just getting excited about commencement, and now commencement is canceled. Oh well, at least they will graduate.
And I believe grandmothers covered the lid with crochet, not the seat.