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Isolated

Musings

By Kate Hofstetter

The first week of the COVID 19 any organization.
isolation, Pete and I watched so much news
I noticed that those tidy, attractive
and binge-watched so many old TV programs
closets in the home make-overs have one
that I found myself getting the actors in the
thing in common: all of the coat hangers
shows mixed up with members of the Corona
are exactly alike. So, I got rid of the wooden,
Task Force. Actually, I do think Dr Fauci with
wire, and padded hangers, and kept the white
his raspy voice would make a great forensic
plastic ones. Actually,
doctor in a crime series.
they were the ugliest of
As the news the lot, but I had far more

got more and more of them than the others.
depressing, we switched Black would be a much
to HGTV to watch better color, because white
some home make-overs. jumps right out at you.

Boredom, coupled with As luck would have it, we
experiencing the magic of only have about five black
those remodeled homes, ones. Since the white ones
finally inspired me to had been acquired over

get off the sofa and do a 15 year period by two
something about our own house. I tackled the different people (Pete and me ) from assorted
most hated project first: our over-crowded and manufacturers, they have yellowed to various
disgusting clothes closet. hues of “dingy”. Also, some are noticeably

fatter than others. Still others have “heads”
It was a full day’s work. Everything
that swivel, and rubber to keep garments
had to be pulled out, dumped on the bed, and
from slipping off, or pants from having an
culled to get rid of the things that no longer
unsightly crease across the knees, all obvious
fit, or haven’t been worn for the past 10 years.
advancements in technology since the first
A few items needed mending or a button.
ones we bought.
Mostly, however, what the closet lacked was

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