I was a little apprehensive about posting photos of our new condo. I remember, decades ago, getting an email from a coworker bragging on his (opulently furnished) new place; I wasn’t able to appreciate the interior design on its merits, I was too busy wondering exactly how much more money the guy got paid than I did, to afford such a lavish place. But posting the gallery was just a convenient way to share our happiness with family and friends!

Karmic payback came last week. The living room captured in those ‘Our New Lair’ photographs is no more. The water and mold remediation guys made sure of that.

I’m starting to wonder if I was right to drag my heels on home ownership all these years. Nobody tells you about the time you’ll spend scrutinizing badly-designed web sites looking for stuff like… Concord Dentil Crown Moulding with a 5 3/4 inch face.