The Cycle of Craig and What We Need

My wife and I did it. (Get your minds out of the gutter. What I mean is...) We finally completed the Cycle of Craig. First of all, if you've not heard of the beautiful service that is Craig's List (www.craigslist.com), shame on you. Craig and his List could single-handedly bring the lumbering WalMart bohemoth to its shambling knees and give economic ownership back to the people. Buy, sell, give away, barter...it's all there for the clicking.

What is the Cycle of Craig? It is as follows, in order, and we've done it.
1. become intrigued about CL due to an offhand comment shoveled innocently into a conversation over coffee. Go to the Site.
2. become intrigued about Certain Item (In our case, it was a portable dishwasher for our new rental, and we didn't want/couldn't afford to spend $500.00 on a new one).
3. contacted seller of Certain Item. (They wanted $100.00. Cool.)
4. engage in economic liason meeting. Make the Exchange.
5. Move into the advanced stage of Selling. (In our case, a nice kitchen table. $150.00. Interested??).
6. Sell said Item.
Cycle complete. It's that easy, and there's no paper receipt to throw away, nor crunchy white plastic bag with that stupid yellow smiley face that will end up in our open space or landfills.
Go to Craig's List, instead. Visit the List.
This entry not intended to fan the flame of the rampant consumerism in the good people of our United States of America. You need less than you think. It is just a tool to help level the playing field. Wal Mart and Borders sucks. We all need less than we think we do.

http://walmartwatch.com/
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/08/2252246&from=rss (especially interesting!)

That is all.