tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570740.post8969046989695496583..comments2023-10-30T05:34:56.126-07:00Comments on I Am Prepared to Give Up at Any Time: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570740.post-700053481028598902009-08-23T23:03:41.941-07:002009-08-23T23:03:41.941-07:00I think the proof for this rule lies somewhere in ...I think the proof for this rule lies somewhere in the pigeon hole principle and I leave it as an exercise for the alert reader.<br />--<br />Venus<br /><a href="http://www.telekomx.mobi/lp1/iwaybpo/" rel="nofollow">Get the best FREE offers on <br /><br />the Best Home security Systems</a>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815824334673416374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570740.post-81160654276715251812009-08-13T06:52:11.398-07:002009-08-13T06:52:11.398-07:00Hank! I love you too! <3 <3 <3Hank! I love you too! <3 <3 <3Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02233465085998331063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6570740.post-23412753300091672542009-08-12T13:04:20.634-07:002009-08-12T13:04:20.634-07:00As we all know, there are inequities in every rela...As we all know, there are inequities in every relationship. One partner will always be the tidier, or the better-smelling, or the more civic-minded. And one partner will always exceed the other at packratiness. I think the proof for this rule lies somewhere in the pigeon hole principle and I leave it as an exercise for the alert reader. More important is this corollary: the partner who exceeds at packratiness is never the one who exceeds at tidiness.<br /><br />(And have you ever tried to CLEAN a room full of crap? You can't vacuum. Dusting is an exercise in futility. God forbid anyone uses the crap room to hoard food like a concentration camp victim because you'll never figure out where that smell is coming from.)<br /><br />More than having a place to put the stuff we have, the issue is getting rid of the stuff we don't need. Here is a small sample of what I've removed from our house this month:<br />- 6 unused computers in various states of repair and antiquity.<br />- Dozens of technical manuals for software obsolete for an average of ~7 years.<br />- Cabling for more than 10 removed devices, spanning the gap from nowhere to nowhere.<br />- Packaging materials for purchases more than 5 years old.<br /><br />More interesting is the stuff I have not been able to remove because Mr. Packrat is sure we might someday need it. Example 1: "What! We might need that suitcase someday!" "But we haven't used it in 10 years. We've bought 5 other suitcases since then." "But it might be just the exactly perfect size for some future trip!" Example 2: "We have 5 desks. Can we get rid of one or two?" "How can you know that we don't need 5 desks? We need to plan our future desk usage for all time before we can make that decision!" "But only three of us live here. How many desks can we each use at once?" Example 3: "What's in this filing cabinet. It's covered with an inch of dust. Do you really need what's in there?" "Don't touch my filing cabinet!" "Okay, sure, I won't. Why should I? No one else does."<br /><br />I am close to finished with this effort and I am sure I will successful in at least getting my daughter to start putting things away, now that there is a suitable space (and room to grow) for her stuff. More, I hope she can enjoy using more of what she has with a sense of space and ease. I just hope to stop tripping over crap all the time.Hanknoreply@blogger.com