Also regarding laundry:

It was no misogynistic mystery why gender roles had evolved to protect Hank from laundering. He was clumsy and oafish; a woman's garments were stringy and sheer. Transferring them from washer to dryer had all the potential of juggling honey.

He came to appreciate the subtleties of apartment living

when he came to recognize neighbors by lint.

"'Grandpa's dead!'"

, "just like I wanted to say!"

Don't go to sleep angry.

Chuck won their argument with his usual technique: pretending to think deeply for about twenty seconds until she dozed off.

On at eight:

"Dog Eat Dog" on Channel 55
"Dogfights" on Channel 56
"Dog Whisperer" on Channel 57
"It's Me or the Dog" on Channel 58

Burnt Out

"I think Burning Man has jumped the shark," he said, catching a sad glimpse of his grandmother's psychedelic airbrushed tits.