“So, what do you do?”

“Mold,” I replied

“MOLD? Whaddya mean, mold? You do castings? Jello?”

“We help people find mold in their homes and get rid of it.”

“Oh. (Eww…) You can actually make a living doing that?”

“Actually, yes, we do.”

“Sounds like fun.”

“Not really,” I said. “But it’s important.”

The sad truth is, there is no fun in fungi. Even though I can be a fun guy, especially when the lampshade goes on the head at the party, fungi are not fun. Fun Gus is one thing. Fungus is another.

Which isn’t to say I don’t enjoy my work. I do, mostly because I know it’s important to tell people about fungi, molds, indoor air quality, moisture problems, and all the health hazards people face from a little mold inside a wall.

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