In the Urban Design Center in Kashiwa, Japan is a small cafe with a rather unorthodox service method. You arrive, place your order and pay for it and are then served whatever the person just ahead of you in line bought and paid for. The person behind you will get what you ordered.

While I don’t predict a long term stay for this eatery it does reveal something about the patrons. Is the man in the business suit generous with his order when he knows his meal is dependent on the teenagers in the corner? Would you order big to surprise the next person in line or would you order the cheapest item offered and hope to win the lunch lotto?

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Imagine yourself twenty years ago imagining where you’d be today. Did you have any idea that you’d be standing here?

I did laundry today which is quite an ordeal when I let it go as long as I did. I entered “buying socks and underwear” mode last week with a Sunday night trip to Wal-Mart. Today I did six “loads” (meaning probably 10
“conventional” or “non-overloaded” loads).

With most of my clothes on the bed I decided a closet reorganization was in order. Once everything was placed I did a quick and dirty count, an inventory if you will. While I won’t commit to an exact number I will say that, provided the weather cooperates, I could easily go four weeks without effort and as long as three months without washing a shirt…and never have to wear anything twice.