At some point, most people encounter someone whose sense of style, fashion, or decor feels consistently off. At first, this is easy to dismiss as a matter of preference. Taste is subjective, we tell ourselves. But when poor taste recurs across different contexts, it raises a more unsettling question. What exactly is taste? How does good taste develop? Why do some people seem unable to acquire it? Good taste is often misunderstood as trend awareness or personal expression. In reality, it is something far more restrained and disciplined. Good taste is the ability to recognize proportion, coherence, and intention within a given context. It reflects an understanding of relationships between elements rather than attachment to any single element. People with good taste notice balance, scale, rhythm, and absence. They sense when something is excessive, distracts from its purpose, or draws attention to itself unnecessarily. Most importantly, they adapt their choices to context. What works in o...
Saturday night my eyes would not focus. I assumed it was exhaustion and went to sleep. Early Sunday morning, getting up to volunteer at Elevation for the 3 to 5, I fell out of bed. I could not walk. It was frightening, but I told myself I would sleep it off. I figured I must have slept wrong and my legs had fallen asleep. By 11, I knew it was serious. Lying down was easy, but when Jesse tried to help me into the car, I panicked. I flailed and scrambled, desperate for the comfort of the ground. I truly could not walk or sit upright. I was terrified and I wept. Seven hours in the ER later, I was diagnosed with severe vertigo and told there was a lesion on my brain. I hoped for better news on Monday. I am still waiting for a call from the neurologist. I cannot focus with both eyes open. I walk like I am drunk. If I sit or stand for more than a minute, I become nauseous. On Monday, Angel drove me to Church at Charlotte to get the guys started, then brought me home. Vertigo is no joke, an...