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I’ve never shopped on Craigslist. I’ve only even been to the site a couple of times. Recently I decided to do a little “de-stuffing” and get rid of some “stuff”. Craigslist came to mind because when I was looking for a new table saw a few years back my son found the one I now own on Craigslist. It is one of the things I’ll be listing in the de-stuffing process.
Yesterday I was looking at the tool ads for Tucson when I ran across this one. It will disappear when the “stuff” is sold. It shouldn’t, it should be memorialized as a great ad. So it won’t pass out of existence when the “stuff” is sold here is the ad which I’m sure will disappear soon. Such “stuff” won’t last long.
Man Stuff For Sale
$416 worth of man stuff!
Treat your man or yourself because life’s no fun
BONUS!
I’ll throw in this new, never used Colibri pocket watch that was $115
but you’ll have to pay my full asking price, $99 for everything
I know, I drive a hard bargain
You’ll get:
Black Marble desk set ($95)
2 small, working tape recorders ($45)
Brown worn out Brighton belt sz 36 ($55)
12″ Stanley tape measure ($8)
BMW silver keychain
new snooz alarm ($15)
2 padlocks w/keys
cell phone case
2 small black leather notebooks
“Fight Club” lighter ($15)
and what man doesn’t want to impress his friends
with his own remote control fart machine with over 15 different farts?
Control farts remotely up to 100 feet away!
I’ll even give you batteries! ($20 value!)
What a great icebreaker at parties to get the mood going!
1 lg pewter “Key to Success” ($15)
a black velvet bag with (3) nice Tungsten tournament darts ($45)
plus a new pkg of Harrows radical flights system ($15)
**New Nite Note ($20) with 2 extra nite note paper pks ($14)
Nite Note has a built in light with a
built in pen that writes upside down
You can:
* Write a vivid description of your dreams to bore your friends with
*4 a.m. and can’t sleep? Keep a record of your hopes and goals, even your “to do” list
* Tell that special someone how you feel
*jot down something important in your sleep!
*Keep track of late night harassing phone calls
Some tasty booze recipes on a silver ring
Duracell battery charger for 4-AA’s ($15)
Tasco binoculars, 7×35 wide angle model 318 (LOL) (an unbelievable $25 value!)
Autopoint silver pen ($14)
1 leather ashtray
Act today! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!
I will delete this when it’s gone
Man Stuff
Bonus Stuff
I might have to check on Craigslist more often. There is some pretty cool stuff on this list. I can see now why so many people shop on craigslist. Where have I been? Don’t Answer That!
Tags: Bonus Stuff, Craigslist, Man Stuff
Great Day to be Dave
Today isn’t bad, but tomorrow is even better. Why? because tomorrow, thanks to an economy that sucks, “Guys Named Dave Eat FREE at Famous Dave’s”
That’s right, tomorrow I eat free. I don’t know what I get to eat at Famous Dave’s but whatever it is I don’t have to pay for it.
I have eaten at Famous Dave’s before, not because I was famous, or because it was my place. No I ate there because the people I was with didn’t want to eat at McDonald’s. Go Figure. Famous Dave’s it was.
I found something I could eat, that wasn’t too spicy, or hot. I like the water there and the lemon they put in it isn’t bad either.
Not a fan of the little bitty ears of corn which are actual ears of corn chopped up into four small ears of corn and sold as an “ear of corn” when anyone who ever raised corn knows an ear of corn isn’t 4 inches long and blunt on each end.
But I’m not going to complain about it. Tomorrow I eat free at Famous Dave’s. I won’t get famous for it. I won’t be famous because I wrote this either.
I was actually going to write this post on another blog, but was warned that if I did and too many Dave’s showed up at Famous Dave’s it might be crowded. Yeah, like there are a lot of guys named Dave in Tucson, LOL, what a thought.
Therefore, I’m putting this post here, where no one reads it that lives in Tucson (or probably on this continent) and most certainly not anyone named Dave. I also know if you are thinking about changing your name to Dave so you can eat free tomorrow, forget it, it takes at least a week to get it change to Dave, I know.
Anybody remember “Fred, eats FREE day”. Be patient someday your name will come up and when it does hope you are living close enough to the place to be able to eat FREE.
What a day it will be, Transformers in the morning and FREE Lunch. Hey, who said there’s no such thing as a free lunch? Bet he wasn’t named Dave!
That's Not a Thumb
I’ve got two chapters left to read in “Rules of Thumb” by Alan Webber. It has 52 chapters, one for each week. They aren’t long, about 4 pages each. Mr. Webber (not as in the grill) used to be with the Harvard Business Review and he started some business magazine I had never heard of called “Fast Company“ “Fast Money” or something like that.
His life has been reduced to a bunch of 3 X 5 cards of which he picked 52 as the basis for this book.
I’ll read it again after I finish it for the first time through tomorrow. The second reading will get annotated and I’ll even make note of the couple typos I found.
No 3 X 5 Cards but Some Thumbs
I have Rules of Thumb myself. I never wrote them down, and there aren’t 52 of them. I usually don’t even remember them till I have broken one of them and paid the consequence. Once such recent violation involves the “the chair” which is not the centerpiece for the For No REal Reason Badge.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about what to do with the next decade coming up. I’ve decided the best course of preparation involves being ready to go and do when the time and opportunity presents itself. This translates into a forth simplification.
If you want a good thought provoking read I would suggest “Rules of Thumb” and when you get the book be sure to buy a pack of 3 x 5 index cards. You’re going to need them.
Postscript
I’ve finished the book. Now on chapter 2 on the second read. Chapter 1 should be read again every 5 chapters. We need to be reminded often to drive out fear and enjoy the journey.
Tags: Alan Webber, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Rules of Thumb
