One day we were driving by this neighbor's house and Nathan gasped, "It's Mr. Plumbean's house!" I think he's right. Nathan was referring to Daniel Pinkwater's book, The Big Orange Splot, in which an accidental splot of paint slowly inspires a community to change their houses to reflect their own personalities. While this house may look like a eyesore of tagging and vandalism at first glance, I think it may actually be closer to Mr. Plumbean's house. A few years ago it did undergo a progression of more interesting paint jobs. There are colorful stripes and patches of bright colors. Then there is the crazy face and the words, "Beware of crazy dud (dude?)!" There is nothing to indicate that it is an abandoned home, no foreclosure sign, no broken windows, and the colorful paint job looks like too much time consuming work for vandals. So... I have to agree with Nathan, it's probably Mr. Plumbean's house... or at least someone who talked to him. If anyone speaks poorly of this house I know what Nathan and I will have to say. Referring to our favorite repeated line in the book we'll chant, "His house is him and he is it. His house is where he likes to be and it looks like all his dreams."
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