Something to read while you wait for the paint to dry. From: Sunset | Date: August 1, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

So, you're talking to the guy next door and you ask him how his trip to Des Moines was. "About as exciting as watching paint dry," he replies. The proper response to that is something along the lines of "Wow! Who knew it would be so invigorating?" Think about it. Is watching paint dry dull? Well, would you say watching a butterfly chew through its cocoon is dull? Or Michelangelo, with precise and bold blows, freeing the horse trapped within a block of stubborn Carrara marble. Now i...

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