Waxing Hubert

Part of my husband's job is to periodically polish and wax a statue of Hubert H. Humphrey. He stands out there with a bucket and a pastry brush, and he makes Hubert shine. He doesn't understand why I find this so delightful. But I mean... He's polishing a statue! Of a dead politician! As his job! A scene rife with metaphor! You can do so much with the image of him standing out there on the busy…