In every home I have ever lived in, when my father has visited he has always said the same thing. First, he has commented on the importance of a good set of kitchen knives, and second, his preference for lamps versus overhead lighting. So when he scheduled his visit to my new country house, I new what I was in for.
Unfortunately, I decided to go with the appearance of the knife holder over the quality of the knives themselves. For this I should have known better. Thus, upon his arrival, I conceded that they would need to be replaced, and that he was right all along. As for the lighting, he again impressed his will when he noted that I only had a single lamp within the entire place. Soon after this complaint he knocked his head on the lamp while getting up from the sofa. Instantly he retracted his mantra, and proclaimed that sometimes overhead lighting is better after all. I told him one out of two is not a bad record.