Variations on a theme

* Whoever invented the dolly is my new god. I bow down to that person's inventive genius. It transforms one of me into the equivalent of four average men (not that I don't hear that all the time!).

* An ironing board looks a lot like a surfboard. A surfboard looks a lot like an ironing board. A chess board does not resemble either.

* When fingers are just not available, you can hit the down elevator button using your shoe. When doing so, however, you will likely hit the down AND the up button unless you have great shoe/ankle dexterity.

* Eating a huge burrito prior to moving all of your girlfriend's stuff is not advisable.

* It should not take an hour and a half to get a moving truck at Uhaul, but if you're kinda in a hurry, well, it will.

* Moving stuff into a moving truck is psychologically defeating - you know that less than 24 hours later you're just gonna have to take it all out again.