Cleanliness is Next to Deadliness

At the reading series last week, one student read a piece that riffed on a recent New York Times article. This article claims that cleaning your living area is hazardous to your health. Neat people who wipe up everywhere usually just end up spreading bacteria all over the place. One study concluded that the lowest levels of bacteria are found in the residences of bachelors, who never wipe up (and tend to have huge piles of dishes in their sinks). I don’t know if this is true, but it sounds good to me. I anxiously await more scientific studies that will vindicate my other bad habits.