Here I am, Cleaning Sh*t off of Practically Everything

Kurt Vonnegut said his stories had two themes, which he got from his siblings. His sister died from cancer; her last words were, "no pain." From his brother, with a baby in diapers, Kurt got "Here I am, cleaning sh*t off of practically everything." (From the intoduction of "Welcome to the Monkey House," an excellent collection of short stories.

Sounds a lot like our jobs, eh?