We did laundry today. When we first arrived at the laundromat all of the women who wash had convened about one washer. One of their number was washing all her stuffies. Of particular interest were Mickey Mouse and their yellow Pikachu. Their interest was infectious, which made me wonder why were these animals being washed? Were they carrying anything else? Were they exposed to a bout of kid krud, head lice or maybe scarlet fever?