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Oct. 15th, 2005
Internet Exploder
Oct. 15th, 2005 02:00 pmWhat combination of keys can cause IE to close? These keys are all in the bottom row of letters or in the row withthe space bar. Alt-f, alt-c could do it, but I'm fairly certain my fingers were not high enough to hit the f.
the accumulation of stuff
Oct. 15th, 2005 02:03 pmI have lots of crap. Why? Two reasons. Either I keep it for its sentimental value, or I keep it because I think I might need it someday.
Some people don't see a need to keep things around for sentimental reasons. I guess there isn't really a need, but it makes me happy to have the things. You could say that I don't need the stuff if I have the memories, but the stuff is a trigger for the memories.
I have a whole lot of stuff that I keep around just in case. I've heard that you should get rid of anything that can be replaced. Whomever said this didn't understand how much I hate driving to the store and spending money on something that I used to have. Sure, I have a lot of stuff that I won't ever need, but that's the gamble.
What if the house burned down and I lost all this excess stuff? Would I be upset about losing it? No. disappointed, maybe. The next question will be someone wondering, "if you won't be upset to lose it, why don't you just throw it away?" Because if the house burns down, that's something that's beyond my control. All I can do is accept that these things happen. Making a conscious choice to get rid of my things is a gamble that might not pay off. And it's not like I don't ever throw anything away. I go through my crap from time to time, and also, I make the decision in the first place about whether it should stay or go. Having said that, I must also say that I have difficulty throwing away things that should be thrown away.
There's a third category of crap. Things that are useless and have no sentimental value. These things are all just cool looking. Like what? I have a thirty inch cast iron wheel in the shed. I have a lot of Star Trek toys (only some of them have monetary value). I used to have a lot more odd stuff around displayed around my home, but not any more. I guess I should get rid of it.
One of my psychological hangups with getting rid of stuff, is that I hate to send something of any value whatsoever to a landfill. I keep scrap wood for burning. I recycle all paper. I'd prefer copper and brass was recycled, but I never get around to driving to a scrapyard (and collecting the money) so it sits around. Furniture (like chairs) and other durable goods are things that *someone* could use, so I'd like to sell it, but we don't have enough decent stuff to have a sale. Sometimes I put it out by the curb. Sometimes it goes to Goodwill.
This accumulation of stuff can have negative psychological value, but so can the alternatives. I'll just keep refining my values, and keep picking away at it.
Some people don't see a need to keep things around for sentimental reasons. I guess there isn't really a need, but it makes me happy to have the things. You could say that I don't need the stuff if I have the memories, but the stuff is a trigger for the memories.
I have a whole lot of stuff that I keep around just in case. I've heard that you should get rid of anything that can be replaced. Whomever said this didn't understand how much I hate driving to the store and spending money on something that I used to have. Sure, I have a lot of stuff that I won't ever need, but that's the gamble.
What if the house burned down and I lost all this excess stuff? Would I be upset about losing it? No. disappointed, maybe. The next question will be someone wondering, "if you won't be upset to lose it, why don't you just throw it away?" Because if the house burns down, that's something that's beyond my control. All I can do is accept that these things happen. Making a conscious choice to get rid of my things is a gamble that might not pay off. And it's not like I don't ever throw anything away. I go through my crap from time to time, and also, I make the decision in the first place about whether it should stay or go. Having said that, I must also say that I have difficulty throwing away things that should be thrown away.
There's a third category of crap. Things that are useless and have no sentimental value. These things are all just cool looking. Like what? I have a thirty inch cast iron wheel in the shed. I have a lot of Star Trek toys (only some of them have monetary value). I used to have a lot more odd stuff around displayed around my home, but not any more. I guess I should get rid of it.
One of my psychological hangups with getting rid of stuff, is that I hate to send something of any value whatsoever to a landfill. I keep scrap wood for burning. I recycle all paper. I'd prefer copper and brass was recycled, but I never get around to driving to a scrapyard (and collecting the money) so it sits around. Furniture (like chairs) and other durable goods are things that *someone* could use, so I'd like to sell it, but we don't have enough decent stuff to have a sale. Sometimes I put it out by the curb. Sometimes it goes to Goodwill.
This accumulation of stuff can have negative psychological value, but so can the alternatives. I'll just keep refining my values, and keep picking away at it.