Free Shipping

September 7th, 2010

One of my eBay customers sent me a nice note. They thanked me for treating their purchase with care.  The note made my day brighter and gave me pause for thought. Apparently, they were a little surprised that free shipping included good customer service. I listed the item with a very low starting bid and free shipping.  [...]

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I Couldn’t Miss The Local Flea Market

September 5th, 2010

Even with my injury…see yesterday’s post…I had to go to the local flea market today. I knew I would be moving slow and Scott wouldn’t be able to join me for a few hours, but missing the market was not an option. It was great! Scott and I saw some of our friends, made a new friend [...]

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Most Accidents Happen In The Home

September 4th, 2010

One day this last week I worked all day at the shop and spent the evening at my desk taking care of eBay business. I was tired and saved myself a step or two by rolling my chair and reaching for things. Rolling an office chair with wheels on a plastic mat seems reasonable, right? [...]

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Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum

August 17th, 2010

From Scott – I recently had the pleasure to read an account by the first man to sail around the world by himself on a boat named the S.V. Spray which was a 36-foot-9-inch (11.20 m) oyster sloop that this man rebuilt from a broken down wreck and then proceeded to sailed for many years. His [...]

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The Value of Time

August 14th, 2010

From Scott – We each only have so many seconds, minutes, hours, days, and years to live and act in this life we are given. The older I get, the more that idea comes home to me. As I lose family members and friends to the march of time, or as I see the opportunities [...]

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