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!
