Went to the hardware store for paint colour swatches – I'm designing a new kitchen to replace the many-decades-old one that is now only worthy as a ruin of chipboard and mold and needs to be scrapped. Came back with about a dozen swatches even though I know the two I will almost certainly settle on. Discovered that the lighter of the chosen two shades precisely matches the off-white fur of my friend's cat's ruff, at his neck. (I can't re-think that one, any more, now, can I?) …