Carpet vs. rug

The rug is naturally subservient to the carpet, though it may lay on top. This is a merely cosmetic show of dominance, as the carpet is structurally and in some cases aesthetically superior to the rug, which often comes from godawful places like Pier 1, or Morocco, not glamorous carpet stores. Carpets standing on end are like the majestic redwood forest. A carpet standing on end is like the ancient Colossus, reborn in, um....carpet form.

This evening, my mom and aunt, in a rare bout of spontaneity, decided to get the wrinkles out of the dining room carpet that has sat unmoved for like 8 years. It was "all kabuchied up," according to my mom. The neighbors will talk. So we fixed it.

We had mahi mahi with an improvised mango chutney for dinner, my aunt asked me if her new hairpiece looked real and whether it blended with her natural color and I looked down at my fish and mumbled "I'm not sure, I don't really know about those things," and then again when they started recounting my grandmother's experiences with menopause.