The Blue Mosque: A Movie for My Dad

Posted by Marisa

Enjoy this short video, and give a shout out to my Dad and his special skills.

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Perfect.

That would be ideal.

Posted by Erica | Feb 15th, 2009 at 3:00 am

He missed a spot...

Marisa, Jordan, and aspiring neat freaks,

Vacuuming is an acquired and important skill; once learned this skill can take you within the realms of the most powerful and influential. Consider a mosque, when one kneels to pray, one does not want to be distracted by someone's forgotten tidbits.

If you seek to become like the esteemed man in the video, start with small steps young grasshoppers. Sweep thine own entry way, move to the grander regions of thy abode with an eye for that which does not belong. Be swift to remove unwanted objects. Let no speck pass on your watch. Leave no rug unturned, for you know not what lies beneath, lest you look. Be patient, be persistent, endure the naysayers that say "it looks good enough." Set a high standard, and may that standard redefine clean and make Mr. Hoover and Mr. Kirby proud.

Proud owner of a Sears Kenmore 250MG Upright,
A vacuum cleaner that really sucks

Posted by Q8dad | Feb 15th, 2009 at 3:33 am

noticing the details

Yea Marisa, noticing the little-acclaimed details of life, as you travel abroad; and thinking of your dad at the same time! I bet that Blue Mosque vacuum man has had few people publicize his work, over his years of service. He probably thinks no one ever noticed. Does he even know of the existence of the internet, and travel blogs? And now people around the world know of his work. If only he could know...

And I don't know, maybe your dad could head out to Istanbul and see if he could get a summer job vacuuming the Blue Mosque. I think it's time for him to put his skills to a real test... :-)

Posted by Doug Magnuson | Feb 15th, 2009 at 11:35 pm

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