tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1314891989988625697.post5818101413959056487..comments2023-09-11T07:26:43.639-04:00Comments on Flashes of the Obvious: To Live BetterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11089987531985455529noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1314891989988625697.post-70810041632592454112012-07-26T16:18:10.090-04:002012-07-26T16:18:10.090-04:00I grew up with "Use it up. Wear it out. Make ...I grew up with "Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do, or do without." And I still tend to agree with it a bit "just in case". But I also have acquired a lot of stuff that will never again be useful or enjoyable no matter what the case. And ditching that really does make life better, case or no case!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089987531985455529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1314891989988625697.post-42776898728957085932012-06-22T20:20:19.571-04:002012-06-22T20:20:19.571-04:00Rats! Just when true wisdom gets distilled down t...Rats! Just when true wisdom gets distilled down to a post like this, it's time to change the rules again. My parents saved everything. Bits of string. Rubber bands. Buttons. Stray nuts and bolts. Used aluminum foil. Even used Christmas tree tinsel! And you could always improvise a repair from Ye Olde Junk Pile back deep in the woods. "Waste not, want not." "Use it up, wear it out." <br /><br />Now, with the imminent demise of the dollar I find myself reinventing my own junk pile out Beyond Visual Range. Old lumber. Bent chicken wire. Last year's rabbit hutch... Now If I just had a good place to store that year's supply of toilet paper!<br /><br />Cash is trash. Junk is currency!Dead Ringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06576104544438711999noreply@blogger.com