I got a call from my parents that my grandpa died this afternoon. All of my aunts, my mom and sister were all there when it happened. He was a good man and a good grandfather but I'm glad for his sake that his pain is over.
I went to the bank this morning and cashed in $5000 worth of series EE savings bonds. I plan to buy I-bonds with the money next week. I also got another $100 to put in my cash reserve fund.
Went to Media Play and sold 17 CDs for $39.16 then turned around and spent $36.03 on books. It was a triple point day. $21 of that was for a xmas gift for my friend. I like to share my books. I loan books to my friends and to my brother. I always enjoy finding out that someone likes the same books and authors that I like.
Went to Wendy's for lunch and spent $6.61
Total spent so far this month = $239.87
I sold another book at half.com today for $2.5
I read my book Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling. Adventure. Excellent book. This isn't a new author for me, but it is a new series. I like the other books by this guy too. I love finding new books that are totally absorbing and that make you wonder what if, and what would I do in this situation. This book is about starting a new civilization if all of our electrical power and guns were suddenly destroyed. It's a post apocalypse type story. The characters are great and the things people do to rebuild society when it's dropped back a thousand years is very interesting. I always like these type of stories. Lucifer's Hammer is one of my favorite books and this book is very similar to that. It makes me question, without technology what kinds of skills do I have that are valuable when brain-power is not the most important commodity but practical skills such as sewing, gardening, etc are much more valuable?
my Grandpa died today
November 13th, 2005 at 05:25 am
November 13th, 2005 at 06:47 pm 1131907655
November 13th, 2005 at 08:25 pm 1131913547
November 13th, 2005 at 09:04 pm 1131915841
November 14th, 2005 at 02:33 am 1131935593
November 14th, 2005 at 02:37 am 1131935843