Trash This!

I have this weird popping in my ears, like I have water in there or a wind tunnel. It is very annoying. This whole bit about the economy and how bad it is going to get is nerve wracking. I read yesterday how the giants keep falling, the sky is falling, we're all gonna die, oh no, oh no. I had to lie down.

Emily and Missy decided to open a veterinary clinic while I was resting. I agreed to be a horse with a broken hoof. Quote from Emily:

"The most important thing a doctor can do is not lick the needle after giving the horsie a shot."

So true, so true.

The other night, Missy, who is 5, asked me where the trash goes when they take it away. I thought that was a rather profound question, especially for such a young mind. I told her they take the trash to a big huge pile and toss it there. She asked, "Then what do they do with it?"

I was tempted to lecture her about the floating garbage barges, the Third World, and the impoverished people who actually live in dumps and subsist on what the developed world discards. But she's 5. So I told her they burn it.

"Why do they do that?" she wanted to know.

"I think so it will disappear."

I was trying to get her to say "disappear". She pronounces it like "s'appear" and I think it's cute. But no soap.

"Oh," she said. I guess that satisfied her.

I've been doing this thing called freecycling. It's like recycling, but better. If you have junk lying around that is still good but you can't use, you can post it on the freecycle email list. First one to respond gets it. If you win the race, you pick it up, you move it, and you have to take the whole she-bang. No picking and choosing which bits you want. You take it all and freecycle what you don't want.

Kind of like an electronic Christmas swap. Only with even crappier gifts. I think the Native Americans did that. I know for sure that the !Kung! of South Africa did. That must be where the freecyclers learned it.

This is a typical FREECYCLE treasure list:

• 6 plastic tubular hangers


• large fabric shaver (for taking "pills" off clothes)


• small pink/purple umbrella with "sleeve"


• ½ of a 33 oz bottle Redken 30 volume cream developer (for highlighting)


• vacuum cleaner attachment called "pet hair fantastic" for removing pet hair from carpet


• set of candles that spell Happy Birthday – used once, most letters are complete
  
• A dozen books of matches


• Cross stitched wall decor -1 pink & marroon - says "Loving Hearts Make A Happy Home"; 1 country blue says "It's love that makes a house a home"


• screw in wall door stops - 6 in all, 3 w/o the white cap


• Solid blue mouse pad- good condition.


• 5 misc brand and sizes "PlugIns"/ air fresheners. Just the units that plug into socket, no refills.


• light weight laundry bags like you get in a hotel


• Mary Kay: Partial bottle of Formula 1 Cleansing Cream


• badge clips (small metal clip with plastic snap attached to use with ID badges)


• 2 vcr fitness videos

I tried for the Mary Kay Cleasing cream, but no luck. Need to monitor the list more closely. Get on it, girl.