I spent 100 nights drunkenly spilling bowls of turkey soup on my laptop, utterly destroying whole issues of the Pearl Files, my highly regarded albeit infrequently published e-newsletter, a compendium of tips, gossip, and inside information sent out exclusively to insiders.
Over the years I saw the building fall into a miserable decline as windows were blocked up and Spence's original furniture and fittings were replaced by standard local-authority issue, destroying its initial integrity.
Whether or not there is a photograph of the IRA destroying its weapons the issue on which the talks stuck is a detail that should not be allowed to scupper a settlement between die-hard unionism and die-hard republicanism.So what is Mr Paisley up to?
Since the President brought the subject up in his acceptance speech at the GOP convention, timorous Republicans must now actively take on this once-career-destroying issue.
The problem is in many countries, the particular needs and challenges that adolescent girls face – which differ dramatically from those of boys, and are often a world away from adult women's – are often missed, with early marriage just one of many issues destroying these girls' lives.
While honesty is the best policy, focus on the fundamental issues destroying the relationship and don't nitpick on the little annoyances that drive you mad.
A committee of scientific experts is scheduled to consider the issue of destroying the virus early next month.
The chief problem is the still unsolved issue of destroying the last remnants of slavery: the murderous bitterness of the Negro youth, of which two-thirds, lacking technical education, are unemployed in our increasingly industrial civilization.
Referring to the issue of destroying Syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons, Mr Assad said it was "a very complicated operation, technically".
I have grown tired of people who continue to support Western neo-colonial empires that see no issue with destroying our brothers and sisters in the pursuit of worshiping the myths of wealth and power.
Then there were ethical issues; simply destroying a tree for the work was insupportable.
