Ah, I remember the days when the briefcase I carried home from the office would often carry that which was deliberately not mailed to my home.

Why I am suspicious of all yard sales – Editorial by Dr. James L. Snyder

…She will then come into my office area, pick up one of my special fountain pens, and say something like, “How long have you had this pen?”

Again, she is not inquiring about the pen, but trying to trick me into donating that fountain pen to the yard sale.

Nobody knows this, so do not let it get around, but I have a small pocketknife collection. I have been collecting these pocketknives ever since I was a young boy. I enjoy looking at them and I always have one on my person wherever I go, except in the shower. …

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