What exactly is “dust” anyway? You can “dust” a counter or cabinet top earlier in the day, and mere hours later a thin cover has already returned. Sometimes, dust can congregate and create a fuzzy beard along the sides of furniture. I’ve sneezed in the past, and watched a cloud of dust rise into the air like an erupting volcano.


But does this nuisance have a purpose, other than to insulate household items that have no need to be insulated? Is it necessary as a naturally occurring presence to inoculate household dwellers from sitting on sofa tables? Does it occur merely to allow pharmaceutical companies to manufacture asthma medications?

Or are the Swiffer people blowing it into our homes overnight, chortling to themselves as they distribute the clingy debris, knowing we will be forced to purchase their product to remove it from every possible item in our homes, including cats and lethargic TV watchers?

I have a curious mind, I know…

Chow for now!!