I got the truck,
you bring the beerWe have a couch that used to be a pretty good couch. That is, until the cats got their claws into it. So we covered it with a cheap-o cover. The dog likes to sleep on it, and one arm is covered with model-airplane debris, but it's comfortable enough to kick back on and watch TV.
A card table we keep out in the garage is covered with tools and old magazines. One leg is all hamajang, but the table hasn't fallen over yet. I could probably whack the leg with a hammer to straighten it, but I haven't gotten around to doing it yet.
The mattress on our double bed has depressions on both sides and a hump in the middle. There are things lurking underneath I don't want to think about.
We also have teetering bookcases, a chest of drawers with the fake wood veneer peeling off and a computer table that's too small for our current computer. All fairly tatty, but well broken-in and comfortable.
I only bring this up because, thanks to the Legislature, Governor Lingle can't afford to furnish the First House. I'll deliver.
Burl Burlingame
bburlingame@starbulletin.com
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The interior of the new governor's residence.
