metaphors are tricky

I still have miles to go on the dissertation writing but I’m getting really good at toilet repairs. 

Replaced the tank flap and installed a new handle in under twenty minutes. I'm pretty proud of my work. 

There’s a metaphor in there somewhere.

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Took the day off to meet with the roofing contractor. The same one who repaired the leak this time last year. He can’t seem to find the leak, so he suggested lifting tiles to track it down. There goes my Christmas fund…for the second straight year in a row.  

Here’s what it looked like last year.