“This place looks…” She paused and glanced around. “I want to say it looks better but you’d know I’m lying. Stinks too.” “A coat of Kilz on the wall should take care of the smell. And it has to get worse before it can get better.” “Kind of like life sometimes.” I put my safety goggles back on. “I wasn’t trying to be deep.” “Maybe not, but it’s true.”