Today I seemed to be in the final grips of Spring Cleaning Fever. I tackled my two closets, with the aim of throwing out everything that wasn't useful or worth anything.
I also had a goal of better utilizing the shelf sets I have. Two 6-tier shelf sets have been sitting for a few months now with lots of empty space on them. Time to consolidate.
After 7 hours of work, I now have all my books in one place (at long last, none in boxes). And, I have a new empty set of shelves, on which I can now consolidate various electronic components. My hallway closet is now a repository for empty containers.
The casualties for this purge were many, but a couple warrant special notice:
-- my Pentax ME-F camera, purchased at the PX in Augsburg Germany in 1985, along with the 50mm lens it came with, and a 23mm lens and a 70-210mm zoom lens (costing a total of $2200 back in the day). After I got my first 2MP digital camera, I never picked up my Pentax again. It's very sad. But, most film cameras aren't worth a thing anymore, and film just doesn't compare with a digital image.
-- my model USS Enterprise-D, which I spent 2 years applying various details to. I just really have no where to put it right now.
With a few exceptions, I've whittled things down to a place nearing the minimum amount of stuff I can use and keep. I'll have to do another sweep in a couple of weeks. --JB
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