It’s always a kick in the pants (NaBloPoMo Day 8)

There’s a natural Law in the universe that states something along the lines of “If you have you it, you won’t need it.” I’ve had this funky type of torx screwdriver in my junk drawer for years. I don’t know where it came from, or how it got there, or what I’d use it for (I do have torx bolts on my Harley, but they’re much bigger). But I can’t throw it away. Even though I’ve been slowly decrapifying my house (and hopefully my life), I simply can’t throw it away.

Why? Well, because of the corollary to that first Law, which everyone knows; simply “If you need it, you won’t have it”

Great case in point: in a previous entry I talked about going to Krysta’s Halloween party. I had couple of ideas for costumes, but because of time constraints, I was going with ‘easier is better’. How about…a deviled egg! Yes! A simple white t-shirt, paint a paper plate yellow and stick it in the middle of the shirt and a pair of nice devil horns I’d received as part of a FreeBSD goodie bag I got a long time ago. But, thinking about it, I realized in my desire to get rid of stuff I never use, I threw away those devil horns.

And that’s why people hoard stuff. They always figure they might need it. But I’m not going to let that deter me – I’m still aiming to throw more stuff away!