Uncle Roger's Notebooks of Daily Life |
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Monday, February 28, 2005 Many years ago, my brother and I were tooling about (on 7th avenue, to be exact) when I spotted a window. More specifically, the window that caught my attention was a large picture window that opened by pivotting at the midpoint of its sides. I had never seen a window that large that opened before, and was rather impressed by the functionality. I tried to point it out to my brother, but the (possibly excessive) speed at which we were travelling and the fact that I was driving at the time meant that what came out of my mouth was basically, "Ooh, window!" Well, Stanley thought that was hilarious -- that I was excited by the sight of something as ordinary as a window. He continued to ridicule me over the years because of that incident. I find it ironic that now, as a homeowner, such seemingly mundane things are actually quite important. We recently had all of our windows replaced, at a cost of many thousands of dollars, and knowing that such windows exist is extremely relevant. As (if?) Stanley reaches the point where he is considering purchasing a home, I suspect he will be all the poorer for not having paid attention to mundane, yet incredibly expensive things like windows. |
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