What I got rid of today.

Seriously, how much stereo equipment does one man need?

This little stereo unit has served me well for a long, long time.

In fact, as I look at this unit today — I think about my life, my career, and what has changed.

I first bought this to be my principal stereo several years ago. As my career has progressed, this item has gone from being in my living room, then to the bedroom, I moved it into the second bedroom, then the office, and it’s now been living in my closet for some time.

Wonder which of my dreams, my intentions at that point in my life I could say the same about? What used to be at the forefront – but, little by little, have been moved to a space where I don’t think about them much anymore?

Hmmm…..

Goodbye, saved programs.

This is the second Tivo I’ve given away on the RID project.

I was hanging on to it not for the machine itself, but because I had shows saved on it that I was “going” to watch someday.

A few years later, the shows still sit on it, unwatched.

Time to disconnect the wires, and cast it onto the top of the RID project.

Goodbye Tivo…and goodbye unwatched shows.

Still work great, but I've got two pair.

Here’s a great set of computer speakers. While they sound great, they are a duplicate set.

So, off they go.

Looking at these today has given me pause about how much accessorizing of EVERYTHING we do. We buy extra speakers for our TVs, our iPods, our computers…all of it.

So…here’s a set that hopefully will make someone happy. They certainly have made me so.

I've "surrounded" myself with stuff.

Today I give away 4 surround sound speakers.

I’ve had these for quite a while, and they were just sitting in a closet, gathering dust.

I remember the first time I ever saw TV with good surround sound–I had to have it ASAP. We always talk about what “TV used to be like” — before cable, before digital, before plasma, before remotes. But the thing I notice most is the sound – and how it’s upgraded over the years.

Here’s hoping these speakers upgrade that experience for someone who needs it.