A long time ago, I took the time to write up a simple checklist for Lulu authors for making their book look professional. I sent it out to Lulu staff and got no reply whatsoever from anyone so I assumed no one cared and dropped it.

However, lo and behold, I just discovered that they did use it after all! With only a few additions and changes, my list now appears here. I have no idea how long ago they posted it but huge sections are word for word.

No acknowledgment, no credit, no love but its all good. I am just glad I was able to help and that it was actually useful enough that they posted it.

I have reached that point in the year where I have had it as an eBay seller.

I have sold through most of my good stuff in the prime retail season of the winter and am just listing the last of the good stuff in the next week or so.

That leaves a few other high ticket items that I am saving for September-December, but, overall, my eBay sales are going to be much less over the summer. Lots of buy it nows and not so much with the auctions since the bidders will be in their swimming pools and not on eBay.

So now is the time of year when I look through my stock with cold scrutiny. I look at the items that I have listed several times now and which still haven’t sold. I look at the store inventory items that have been festering for months without so much as a nibble. I look at the items that Trading Assistant clients have told me that they do not want back, but did not sell. I look at all of this stuff and wonder what, pray tell, am I going to do with all this stuff?

In the old days, I used to just throw it all into one box and sell it as a mystery lot. But eBay just did away with mystery lots and this year I was at a loss with what to do with all this stuff.

Enter the Lupus foundation. Continue Reading »

Someone asked Rosie this question on her site and she answered 46 but as I honestly don’t remember how old she really is so I don’t know what to make of her answer.

That said, I think it is a fun question. How old are on in your head, not on paper?

If I wasn’t keeping track of my age, I think I feel 16. That was the last age I really remember being aware of a change in who I was and no other “number change” has left enough of an impression that I am aware of it. When people ask me how old I am, I always have to stop and think about it. Sixteen was fun and while I am sure that I am different in a lot of key ways since then, I don’t feel different which is the crux of this question.

What about you? How old would you think you were if you didn’t keep track? You can answer anonymously below if you a weird about it for whatever reason. If you answer this on your own blog, trackback this so I can read your answer though.