Sometimes it doesn't pay to know too much. 

Experience is a great teacher because it results in knowledge that has been lived. But, sometimes this knowledge may be ingrained so tightly, that it excludes other knowledge that may be contradictory, but no less true. 

Let me offer an example: A nightstand is a small piece of furniture, with or without doors and drawers, normally placed beside the head of a bed. It provides a surface to set a lamp or place a glass of water, a book, or pair of reading glasses. BUT…a nightstand might not be a nightstand at all. It may, in fact, be a chairside commode. It also may be a telephone table or a stand for a small 20” TV set. 

A china cabinet isn't necessarily a china cabinet. Indeed, it might be a large curio cabinet or collector’s curio. A large love seat might be an &ls...Read More