By John J Savo on January 31, 2010
So I was watching an episode of Band of Brothers on HBO in which the brave soldiers of Easy Company were storming a town in Normandy. While they were scrambling for cover from Nazi machine gun fire, they ran past an upright piano that happened to be sitting in the middle of the street. No one was playing it, no one was lying dead beside it, and it appeared to be undamaged. Had it just been abandoned during a desperate attempt by some French pianist to escape with it from the firefight? Really… What the hell was that piano doing in the middle of the street? Then I realized that such peculiar piano placement should neither bewilder nor amaze me, for I have personally seen equivalent ridiculousness within many estates.
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By John J Savo on November 1, 2009
If we are to take an honest look at the history of this great nation’s furnishings, we Americans cannot deny that we have been less than noble in our pursuits of interior design. Indeed, our forefathers have been guilty of conceiving such atrocities as throw pillows, slip covers (both fabric and clear plastic), bean bags, and particle board. The absurd and gruesome nature of these inventions are deeply imbued into the psyche of the American consumer, who are well aware of the pain and misery that they have and continue to cause.
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