Home of the week : SPECIAL EDITION by Erma Thrask

REFLECTIONS OF ANCIENT LIVING: The GOLIATH COMPOUND

Greetings everyone! And Salutations! Goliath has asked me, once again, on this

snowbound day to take pen in hand and offer my thoughts on modern decor and living. But, this day we depart from our usual comments and turn the spotlight on the home of our dear friend Goliath. Many have asked for a view of his home and for those of you not graced with an invitation to visit the Goliath compound where Mr. Goliath lives in sin with his three concubines and a larger flock of chickens we offer this view into the private world of our beloved Biblical figure.

Goliath is a "Lost and abandoned private asset Engineer" and retired military. When he and is

family decided to relocate to the Jeffersonville Indiana area, they carefully selected a compound and home that would suit their unique needs. Mr. Goliath is originally from Philistine

(modern day) Palestine but has lived in many parts of the world in his career. The Goliath home reflects this cultured and well traveled sensibility.

Some renovations have been made to bring this marvelous home up to date! It has electricity and indoor plumbing! (Something Mr. Goliath confesses he has trouble getting used to)

The Goliath bedroom is shown next. It features a simple color scheme of pale white walls with

a mirror and sheer curtains as an understated calm and romantic effect. Goliath and Sheba El al (concubine number 1) like to keep plenty of water near the bed. Since Goliath is originally a man of the desert, he has a certain psychological satisfaction from ready access to water. (Which is partly why he lives on the Ohio river and favors the recently proposed Jeff Canal Project) As

a music lover, this room is furnished with a wifi ipod which Mr. Goliath says he enjoys listening to

Annie Lennox and the Dixie Chicks on.Turning now to the more public parts of the home, We find the Dining room which continues the beige curtain window treatments in to the main living area of the home. Goliath prefers early colonial motifs for his

furniture accents as is reflected in the choice of ladderback chairs. This is a classic Southern midwest look that makes the home particularly charming. Please note the unconventional placement of an easy chair in the dining room which Mr. Goliath explains, "Sometimes during feasting Me like to take a little break and rest my weary bones and lets the grub settle well into my stomachers. I likes to sip jagermeister in that there too of an evening."

In the parlor sitting room, the pale drapes theme is continued. The room is furnished with a settee that Goliath found in a garbage dumpster behind the Harbors Condominiums on one of his many adventurous expeditions. The walls retain the original paper which Goliath feels adds to the 'authenticity' of the decor. Goliath cut a barrel drum in half and turned it upside down and threw a sheet over it to make a coffee table. A unique solution to a difficult decorating and furnishing problem! There are a lot of chicken feathers scattered about

the room. This flock has full run of the Goliath home and certainly adds a certain unique charm to any visit to the Goliath Compound.

Not to be outdated, Goliaths has a "media room" where he can watch movies like "The Robe", "Ben Hur", "Spartacus" and the "Ten Commandments" in wide screen splendor. His computer station is where he accesses the internet and updates his blog, monitors HoosierTaxpayer's viscious personal attacks and rip offs of Goliath's ideas. He also looks at the great sales he makes from his Online market where he sells goods and items on the internet all over the World. This is

Goliath's private world and he laughs and says "Those wimmens ...they hardly evers come in here ! That Why Me so free to drink Jagermeisters here in!" Once again the eggshell white wall theme is continued but the window treatments and wall decor are a little different reflecting Goliaths personal, masculine tastes and displaying unique treasures Goliath has collected over

the centuries.

The bathroom in the home is an allusion to the families' mediterranean origins with its 'Attic Blue' walls and Greek

tiled shower. These colors were specially picked by Goliath and are his first pride in this home.

"That there bathroom could have been quite ordinary...but I do feels as if Me has made it something rather unique in there".

As my readers know, I , Erma Thrask, have been searching in vain for a Bible in the home of

"Home of the Week" subjects. Goliath's home is no exception. He is aware of the book and pleased that he is featured in a story in the good book. However, as a practicing heathen, he

feels it would be hypocritical of him to keep a copy of the Bible in his home. I, Erma Thrask,

have been trying to bring Goliath to see the error of his pagan heathen ways. I will keep trying.