eBay... A Place for Everything!

Have you ever just searched eBay to see what strange things people are selling? Or maybe it's more interesting that people are actually buying those strange things. Are you looking for a bullet proof vest? You can get it on eBay! Do you want to buy an antique watch? Guess what! Someone is selling one on eBay! You can even buy Campbells Soup labels to donate to your kid's school!

I was bored, so I started browsing around eBay to find some weird things. Here were some strange items I came across:

1. A man who was selling his soul. Well, apparently he tried to sell his soul, but eBay stopped him from doing so, saying the item he sold had to be more tangible. So, he is selling a certificate that states the highest bidder is the owner of his soul for 1 year. He is also willing to practice whatever religion the bidder wants him to for that year, and he is willing to follow the bidder's life advice for one year. Kind of creepy, don't you think? Last I checked, the bidding was up to $15.50 cents with 4 days left to go.

2. A face on the stairs.












Apparently, this face just appeared one day after they washed their stairs. Who does this miracle picture depict? The seller's guess... it must be Jesus, unless, of course it's Abraham Lincoln! Bidding starts at $50,000.

3. A bottle of Coke with a dead mouse in it. The bottle was bought from a vending machine on a college campus in California. There is a dead mouse floating at the top of the bottle. It is guaranteed that the seal is not broken on the bottle. Of course, the seller recommends that you don't drink it since there is a dead mouse in it. At this point, bidding is up to $5.51.

I could go on and on describing some of the truly strange things that people sell and buy on eBay. If you're ever bored enough, then you should check and see for yourself what you can find. It's funny.. and a little frightening.

Riddle Me This

Okay... here's one of my favorite riddles:

Three men go into a motel. The clerk tells them the room will be $30. Each man pays $10 before going to the room. The clerk then realizes that he made a mistake and should have only charged them $25 for the room. He gives $5 to the bellhop and asks him to take the change to the men in their room. The bellhop takes the $5 but pockets $2 of it. (He's not an honest bellboy.) He gives each of the 3 men $1 back as their change. After their refunds, each man ended up paying $9 for the room. Three times $9 is $27. With the $2 the bellhop kept, that's only $29. Where's the missing dollar?

I like this riddle because it's a math riddle, and math is not my strongest talent. The first time I heard this riddle, I was so confused. I could not figure it out. Even after I heard the answer, I still didn't get it. Now, in my defense, when I first heard this particular riddle, I was much younger than I am now. I'd like to think that if I heard it for the first time today, I would at least understand the answer when it's given to me if I couldn't figure it out on my own first.

Think about it for awhile, and try to figure it out. Read on for the answer...

ANSWER:
The $2 that the bellhop kept should not be added; it should be subtracted from the total paid ($27) to obtain the price of the room ($25).

The wording of the riddle tricks you into trying to do the wrong math problem, and that never comes out the way you think it should. Of course, by definition, that is what riddles do. They trick you with their ambiguous wording.

Here's what I REALLY don't understand about the riddle: What kind of motel that only charges $25 a night for a room has a bellhop?

The Sad Saturday

This past weekend, despite being 3-day, was kind of a bummer. Well, Saturday was a bummer. I have to start with a short background story to set the stage. My boss gets season tickets to all of the OSU sporting events. There was a basketball game on Saturday that he was not able to attend, so he gave the tickets to me. I was really looking forward to going to the game. I invited my friend Karen to come with me. Of course, on Saturday morning about an hour before we were supposed to leave, Karen called me. She started the conversation by saying "Please don't be mad at me." That's never a good sign. She woke up that morning with her left eye swollen shut and her right eye not quite swollen shut. Needless to say, she could not go to the game. So, I quickly called a few other friends to see if they wanted to go with me. Unfortunately, I could not find anyone who could go with me at the last minute. I ended up giving the tickets to Mark. Not only did I give him the tickets, but I babysat so he could go and let him use my car since Anna was working that day and had their car. Talk about a bummer!

When Mark got home, he told me all about how great the game was. OSU won by getting a 3-point shot in during the final seconds of the game. The seats were fantastic. They were in the third row right behind Tennessee's team. Man, I was disappointed.

That was my sad Saturday.

I'm an Aunt... Again!

Last Friday, January 5th, my sister Jill had her baby. Devyn Leigh was born at 1:32 pm. She weighed 7 lbs 15 oz and was 20.5 inches long. She is the newest edition to our family! Isn't she cute?

Merry Christmas!!

This year for Christmas, my whole family gathered together at my parents' house in Florida. This was the first time since before Drew's mission that all of us have been together at the same time. We had so much fun! I really enjoyed getting to see all of my nieces and nephews. Of course, we were hoping that Devyn would make an appearance. That's my sister Jill's little girl who is due to be born on January 2nd. We all kind of wanted her to be born a week early so that we could all meet her, but it didn't happen.

My parents bought a karaoke machine, which was a hit among the adults and children. The kids loved to sing "Beauty and the Beast" and "Jingle Bells," which went something like this... "Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Old MacDonald had a farm E I E I O." That was Evan's version that all the other kids adopted because they thought it was funny. My Mom also got kits to build gingerbread houses. That turned out to be very fun. We went to the zoo; made cookies and candy; did a little swimming (in VERY cold water); and had a small baby shower for Jill.

I created a montage with lots of pictures taken during our visit together. Push "play" to watch the slide show.

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