I’ve been out of commission with that dreaded five letter virus this week. Probably picked it up by shaking hands on the campaign trail. Note to self: bring hand sanitizer everywhere. 

Stuck in the house, too tired for anything mentally or physically strenuous, I read the gossip blogs and looked at TikTok videos — the intellectual equivalent of Oreos and bacon — but when you’re sick, it’s okay. 

The TikTok algorithm immediately picked up on my OCD tendencies and started sending me radical cleaning videos. Yes, there are videos of people cleaning filthy rugs with power washers, scrubbing the sinks of hoarders, and mowing the lawns of shut-ins. I found those videos deeply satisfying. 

After an hour of watching dirty things become clean, the TikTok genii decided that I would also be interested in interviews with homeless people, which is an entire genre of videos of TikTok.

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