When Van Truex defined the difference between designing and decorating, he used the analogy of preparing a roast … - Albert Hadley

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At 60, the mind was sharp but the body complained. The legs were willing to make all the right moves but the muscles gave out too early.

Albert Hadley

When Van Truex defined the difference between designing and decorating, he used the analogy of preparing a roast of beef. Design, he said, is the preparation and cooking; decorating is the final seasoning, the savoring.

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