In stead of simply throwing it all away, and not keeping any of the material
for any other reason, why not just give it to a library that sells used
items, or give it to some other needy organization.


----- Original Message -----
From: sarah miller <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: school books


> Are you throwing away all your kids' stuff under the name of 'junk'?! do
> your kids know about this? Or is it a unilateral action? I am painfully
> reminded of my father's jettissoned collections of jazz records, comic
> books, and American product ads which his mother junked while his back was
> turned. Nice going. I hope you have better discretion, but much more, I
> hope that you're not throwing away a bunch of stuff your kids thought was
> safe with you. -S
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Indigo Nights [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:   Sunday, April 16, 2000 1:23 AM
> To:     [log in to unmask]
> Subject:        Re: school books
>
> Oh, I'm soooooo glad to hear you say that.
>
> I'm afraid my home was turning into a museum that
> violated the Fourth Law.  I've spent days throwing
> crap away, and I'm amazed at how much floor space I've
> found.  Now that my youngest has fled the nest, it's
> been how much junk can a junky junk if a junky wants
> her house back?  Look Ma, no junk!
>
> I must remember that one.  You can't save everything.
>
> Don't send Martha Stewart over to help.  That goes to
> the First Rule of Human Nature.  You can't save
> everyone!
>
> --- Janice Klein <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > I am reminded of my "Fourth Law of Museum Work":
> >
> > You can't save everything
> >
> > Not every piece of material culture can go into a
> > museum or be preserved,
> > and certainly not forever.  Choices -- and often
> > difficult ones -- need to
> > be made about what is kept.
>
> =====
> Indigo Nights
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