By John J Savo on January 20, 2010
Sometimes in my adventures I am privy to a situation where someone has passed away and the surviving relatives encircle the estate of the deceased like ravenous buzzards. Right away, sister fights sister, brother battles brother, cousin assaults cousin. Each tries to outsmart the others to get the biggest piece of the pie, or indeed, escape with the whole thing, pan and all.
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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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