Today Jerry and I got a lesson about progress. It was Ikea day in our household, meaning a trip to Maryland through DC. Not normally frightening on the weekend, as you aren't fighting with the whole of the district for your few feet of space on the road. After finding a coveted parking spot in the Ikea lot, we headed into the insanity. We had three main things on our list: bookshelf, shoe storage, hangers. We did manage to find the bookshelf that matches the one we already have, but when we headed off to find the nice shoe storage and hangers, they weren't there!! Well, I mean, there were other hangers and other shoe storages, but not mine. In a couple of months, they've gotten rid of those styles. CRAP! I figured out a solution,
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