Dirty work left undone

It has been 40 years since my father taught me how to wash a kitchen floor. He left the mop in the back hall closet and instead handed me a bucket of soapy water and a scrub brush . To do a job right, he said, you have to be willing to get dirty. (Full article: 677 words)

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