Today

Dear diary,
Today I repaired the rotating top of the round dining table which has been disabled for the last two years because of decades of neglect which resulted in poor hygiene on the table's part.
Thick piles of sticky grime clung under which I had to scrape off with a blunt knife and literally bleach washed fossils that had begun collecting and stayed embedded beneath the rotating mechanism. This table has seen the worst of it all that has been oil, sweet syrup, pickles, ghee, paint, rotten fruit stains and had I dared to look upon it under the microscope I might have gotten something of a stroke and so I refrained .

All this table got in return for rendering its services was snide remarks on its make and durability and neglect all along with zero maintenance and yet after a decade it serves this family well.
Had it been maintained there wouldn't be any complaints but that's how it is with people .
No work only rewards.

I am now done with the task and look forward to dinner on a very shiny table with a well oiled and easy spin rotating top.