Part of the problem of being married to someone who saved everything is that when it comes time to take inventory of what's around, I can't tell what parts belong to what. Over the years we had a number of dvd & video devices, both for home use and portable, and there are a million cords and chargers and coaxial cables and carrying cases that are piling up. I know some of them will go to Free Geek, but I'm making a big stack of whatever I find so I can be sure to have what I need "just in case". I made a shelf in the laundry room just to collect all the technical stuff I don't know what to do with yet. It's a big black snaky mess. I found two old cameras I didn't know existed, and one case between them. I guess I should take comfort in the fact that if the VCRs and such that I used currently are working properly then I don't need more cables to support them. I did find a remote control for a laser disc player I had given to a friend months ago, I should see if she wants that. It had a dried up spider sticking to it, ugh!
That brings me to another facet of this job that I dislike, and that's the fact that there are spiders, and occasionally centipedes, in the basement. I can't stand them, I have a phobia. It's one reason why I'm going so slowly, I anticipate ahead that there are going to be pests living in the boxes and shelves I need to empty.
Now I'm going to change the subject to something more pleasant - let's watch Eric Burdon of the Animals. Introduced by the immortal Otis Redding!
I developed an obsessive crush on Eric Burdon in middle school.Years later I met an older woman in San Francisco who knew him in the late 60's when he lived in San Francisco. She said he was terribly smelly! That kind of ruined my crush, but I still think he is an incredible singer.
Eric Burdon holds his own singing "Hold On". I'm impressed.
ReplyDeleteMy sister saw him perform with his new Animals lineup, she says he's still amazing!
DeleteI developed an obsessive crush on Eric Burdon in middle school.Years later I met an older woman in San Francisco who knew him in the late 60's when he lived in San Francisco. She said he was terribly smelly! That kind of ruined my crush, but I still think he is an incredible singer.
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