Our long national nightmare has just begun.

Through the years over has a few pets, either my own or my family's. I'm not sure I'll remember an exhaustive list ( Read more... )

At Green Mountain Union High School (GMUHS), so years we'd arrange to perform an exchange concert with another, somewhat distant school. What this meant was that our music department would reach out to the music department of another school and coordinate what was really a pair of concerts. Our band and choir would rehearse a set of songs that we ( Read more... )

I'm on this road trip, see, with onemintjulep. First night in Philly, next night in Pittsburgh, and today we're making for Toledo. About 20 miles outside of Toledo, omj has decided his bladder can't make it the remaining 20 minutes to the hotel, so we pull into a service area. As I'm walking into the building, I see a guy eating a sandwich, head down, silver ( Read more... )

Just posted my eighth vlog entry over on Youtube. Went to my second auction last night and bought, among other things, a scrapbook that held an exceedingly rare piece of movie memorabilia from the 1940s. Cool stuff! Check it it.

My Youtube channel is up and running. There are now four videos chronicling my quest for $10k by the end of the year. If you don't want to watch the videos, I'll give a brief update ( Read more... )

So, I mentioned my video blogging project the other day. I've put together a couple of videos and posted them on my Youtube channel. I'd love for people to subscribe, if they feel so inclined. Feedback welcome, though try to be gentle, please. This is all new to me.

Someone recently saw an ad I had posted for a used fireplace screen for $30. He writes and asks if it's still available. I write and tell him it is. He asks for my address. 30 minutes later he's here, hands me the cash, off he goes. Easy peasy ( Read more... )

Say you're in a shopping environment where negotiation is reasonable to anticipate (i.e. Used car dealership, flea market, antique shop, Craigslist, etc.) and you see something for sale that you might be interested in purchasing. You notice the price and it's significantly higher than you're willing to spend on the thing. What you're willing to ( Read more... )

Paraphrasing an exchange with a potential buyer ( Read more... )