Saturday sweeps and races

Well, the predicted rain went south of us and the NASCAR race is tonight instead of this afternoon. It is still cool and overcast, and tomorrow should be a nicer day. So we are postponing trips or whatever and spending part of the day with the ongoing cleaning. 

I finished up most of the basement -- my office, the family-room part and such. It took almost as long to get the cat hair off the upholstery as it took to sweep the floor. I dusted around Tom's computer and vacuumed the rugs in his studios but did not move things around. I dusted the leaves on the plants, washed the throw rug at the bottom or the stairs and then cleaned them.

As soon as the little robot finished mopping the basement floor, the little Asian lady beetles immediately decided it was time to come and crawl all over everything. It's that time of year.

Meanwhile Tom is doing a thorough cleaning of the living room, polishing where I had only dusted yesterday and dusting DVD cases and such stuff. 

The cats decided that their contribution would be to go sleep on uncleaned areas in order to deposit another layer of hair on the cushions. 

And for those who are wondering, the reason NASCAR drivers turn left on the track instead of facing the other way and turning right is that they have a better field of vision when turning left and that makes it safer for everyone.

Oh, and of course, "We've always done it this way."

The best reason I saw was this one: They turn left because there is a wall on the right.