[78-L] ^ Man, you are SO rec-tang-ular...

[Roger Wade]

Well done and well put Malcolm.  I'm sure I'm not the only one on  
this list who can relate to your day.

Roger

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On Oct 11, 2009, at 8:39 PM, Malcolm Rockwell wrote:

> NEWS FLASH
> I have a room full of empty boxes. But it's getting so I'll  
> actually see
> the far wall any time now.
> Not only do I collect records, it also seems I also collect the boxes
> they arrived in. I'll put them away thinking, "This is a perfectly  
> good
> box. I'll save it for the next time I ship someone some records" or "I
> never have enough small boxes at Xmas time I'll just put it in there
> with the others," and like that.
> So, I have a room full of empty boxes.
> The cats have never been in that room, I can assure you.
> Last week I decided enough is enough and began tearing them down.
> Unfortunately the *%* things are still full of squillions of packing
> peanuts of all shapes, sizes and content, wadded up newspaper,  
> styrofoam
> sheets and other cleverer packing materials, all of which have to be
> bagged up for recycling and landfill tossage.
> So with a CD playing in the background of the 78s that came in the  
> boxes
> (I didn't want the boxes to feel lonely, you know?) I hacked and
> slashed, cut and bagged, sliced an diced and otherwise created a  
> mayhem
> that has not been seen since St. George slew the dragon. And I have
> persevered. And I can almost see the far wall and sunlight through a
> window I'd forgotten was there.
> Victorious!... until next week.
> Thank you.
> Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.
> Mal
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