Dear Fool's Fool,

Thanks for the empathy. W knows quite well how cramped quarters are in Japan. The women there work hard to keep such tiny places very neat, even when they have little kids.

I know I could be neater, and I'm trying.

Is there something else going on besides the house? Yes I'm sure there is. Everything is interconnected. Her tempest has simmered down, but I'm still kind of numb.

Paul