Yep, yep, what he said. Welcome back David, you have been sorely missed. Mark
David Beierl wrote: > Jim, value isn't always measured in dollars. Some folks prefer to > have the cake; others to eat it. Neither one is wrong, but > collectors as a class don't seem to quite understand that it's *they* > who are eccentric, not the users. Actually in a very real sense > they're perverse: they pay great sums for perfect slices of extremely > old cake, specifically for the purpose of not eating it.
> > ............... Likewise, the notion that a valuable and beautiful piece > of antique furniture only retains its value if it remains ugly and > worn-out is, um, perverse, and dishonors the memory of the original > craftsman who built it to be *used* and who also dressed it in beauty > to be enjoyed in the solid present and maintained in good order for > the future -- not neglected to become ramshackle and then cherished > at huge expense as a symbol to focus the worship of its own former > splendor. Eeuuugghhh...it makes my teeth itch. ............. > |
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