FriendBurst Blog

I guess even yard sales are affected by the economy…The roomie and I got a fair turnout, but few buyers…and those that did wanted us to give the stuff away–well, at least in MY case…I WANTED $200 for the guitar amp and would have taken $100…I let it go for $65; I fully realize that’s ALL profit, but still…I sold absolutely NO CDs and one (1) book…I also got rid of the VHS player/recorder and the VINTAGE cassette deck, again at MUCH lower prices than I wanted…I checked E-bay just to get some idea as to how much I should charge (quite a bit less than E-bay prices) and ended  up further lowering the prices…Obviously the reason for having the yard sale was to get rid of stuff, nothing more…

and while I thought I would be going out Saturday evening, I’m not…And not just because I’d possibly have to take the Bus…for one thing, I’m still very tired (in spite of getting a bit of a nap) and (more significantly) the roomie said she had a “feeling” that I shouldn’t go out…I actually (in my head) rehearsed a couple of songs, including one I wrote…such is Life (sigh) and I’m too tired to fight whoever/whatever is in Charge…As many people say “Everything happens (or doesn’t) for a reason…” Therefore I surrender…