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Why it can be dangerous <\/a>to impose your aesthetic upon others, no matter how-well-meaning you are or how stylish and superior your sense of taste is.<\/p>\n

Which is why, while Margie and I are more than willing to pass on our (sometimes conflicting) fashion sense, you won’t catch us sneaking into our friends’ houses and doing it for <\/i>them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why it can be dangerous to impose your aesthetic upon others, no matter how-well-meaning you are or how stylish and superior your sense of taste is. 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