There is a show on the Discovery channel entitled "Life After People", which I caught a glimpse of the other day. Basically, it shows what would happen to our monuments, landmarks, and cities if all people on Earth were to die. (I know it's all just for fun and educational entertainment, and it doesn't matter in the least, but I enjoy trying to wrap my mind around the fact that, in order for the show's premise to work, there would have to occur an event so miraculous that it achieves population wipeout while keeping our cities perfectly intact, so that we can watch the destruction of nature from a starting point that we recognize. Anyway.)
Of course after many years, structures start crumbling, plant life takes over, and by the time we're 10 million years gone, it's like we were never here in the first place, since everything is just overgrown with vegetation and dirt.
I just returned from an 8-day trip overseas, during which Husband, Child, and Dog were left behind to their own devices. When I walked into my house, I immediately thought of this show. There were dishes towering in the sink...grime covering the countertops...unopened mail and laundry completely obscuring the dining room table. When I looked in the bathtub behind the shower curtain, I actually gasped.
I'm considering producing my own show entitled "Life After Wife," in which I routinely escape to exotic places while leaving my family behind for a camera crew to capture how they (and the homestead) fare without me. I think it's a great idea, as long as someone besides me does the cleaning when I return home. It didn't happen that way this time.
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While it indeed does suck that you have to clean upon your return to your house, lets keep in mind that your return was from Europe... and not for the first time! I have never been to Europe, Newfoundland or anywhere else you have. While you were gone w/ Mom, I got to clean much as you did after you came home... dishes, vaccuuming and grass cutting. The last place I "visited" was Minneapolis after living in Omaha, Nebraska. So, as much as cleaning sucks, you will not find pity from your landlocked younger brother. Harsh? Yes. True? More so than caustic. Just reminding you that your life isn't all bad.... Did I mention that my "visit" includes living at home???
Whatever, Mek. This is a hilarious blog post.
I have seen that show, and I can totally imagine the voice-over on your version: "After 8 days, the forks are stuck to the plates on the counter..."
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