Faucets. Think about them. Please? I do. David does. My mother, to whom I have sent a question-filled email, is drafting a significant work on the subject. We say no to Instant Hot, that’s easy, that’s very, very easy. That’s ridiculously easy. We say yes to spray, but pull-out spray or separate spray? Not so easy. Harder. David wants full spray force, though, and thinks we’ll only get that from a separate nozzle. Darlings, please pay attention. This is so important. This is about faucets. This is about water. This is about life. Separate spray then. We’re all agreed. So what about the actual little things you use to turn them on? Levers? Handles? Now it’s getting hard, it’s getting really, really hard.

Things get hard. Of course things get hard. That’s when you have to get specific, you have to get in there, you have to imagine yourself using the lever, using the handle, spraying the water, cleaning up. But imagination isn’t enough. You have to go to other people’s houses and do their dishes. Yes, you have to. Just knock on the door. Introduce yourself. Explain the situation. They may understand.