Yeah, I know what you mean.

I have old Ultra 5 Sun parts lying around and all sorts of memory lying around. I also have several Army TMs (leadership, counseling, field, etc) that I never read anymore…Why do I keep them. :) Steve probably has some, too.

But you’re right, I would have to shed a lot of stuff if I lived in the some areas, especially the Bay area. Too darn pricey!!

esofthub: hmmm…are you geeky? As in Old School Geeky? Old school Geeks never throw out stuff. They have Tandem and Atari parts, serial cables, all sorts of memory (I’m not geeky enough to know the types put know that numbers of pins are part of the mix) and hardware parts in general. I just packed a PS/2 mouse away. I know I have a serial one somewhere. Since I am not particularly Geeky and save this stuff, I can only guess at The Motherlode that lurks in your closets!!

You’re lucky to have closets! Closet space can be pricey depending on what part of the US you live in…

Since I hung out out at the house (what with being on vacation) while they worked, I tended to take to dogs out. The other dog was an Alpha dog terrier and very old. She liked walking but she also liked napping. When I left for my runs without them, the retriever..she looked so sad!

I would have to admit, your sites are flying since you upgraded the server.

Regarding Spring cleaning, the first thing I would like to do is clean out the closets. I’m sick and tired of things falling out of them when I open their doors. Also, I can never seem to find what I’m looking for.

Our Siamese cats have their own personalities and they are the only cats I have ever owned that audibly sigh when you don’t do what they want.

We may anthropomorphize animals but I’ve heard people say that when their dog or cat does something wrong or even silly looking they seem to have a certain self-awareness. The same friend with the Lion Cut cat said that one time his cat tripped or somehow stepped into his waterbowl and he kinda shook his paw and tried to look like he meant to do that.

I have to force myself to spend money! A couple of weekends I “went crazy” (I hope to post about this) and bought an inexpensive lamp. I am careful about what I spend money on and most of the time I’d rather spend money on practical things or what I think of as valuable intangibles like a vacation. I seldom spend money on Stuff.

I’d also would rather spend more money on something nice than something cheap that may not last long. It’s all about balance! I spent some bucks on a Japanese woodblock from 1940s. The custom frame I ended up getting for it cost over twice as much. But dang it sure gives me pleasure to look at!