Stuff of All Kinds

While reading "All My Life for Sale" I received many different meanings. At first I thought that John was just a pack rat but as I kept on reading I started to understand him. I can sympathize with him when he says that every time you look at an item of your own you see the memories associated with it. A few years ago my house had a huge flood in the basement and I had to go through all my old stuff to throw away. As I went through my stuff, I noticed how many memories come back to you when you see certain items. I thought it was cool how John sold all of his stuff and then went and visited the new owners. I feel that through this whole process John learned many lessons. He learned that when things get tough you shouldn't just move on and leave everything behind, you should "man up" and take the challenge head on. I also think he learned that "things" aren't the whole memory; people are the key to memories.

When listening to "A place for my stuff," I began to think about my stuff in different ways. I never thought about my house as a place to keep my stuff. I always thought about my house as a home and place to sleep. Once Carlin began to joke around about it a little bit it opened my mind to the idea. One of the ideas that he brought to my attention was when he said when we go somewhere with our stuff we are actually making a smaller version of our house. I had never thought about that but since he brought that to my attention I now will always think of vacation differently. I agree with him when he talked about going different places on a vacation and only taking the stuff absolutely needed. I agree with him on this because every year my family goes to Florida and we take little trips, and I always end up taking way to many things that are unneeded. The final idea that I agreed with him on was that when you take your stuff with you you feel more at home. I've noticed this plenty already by just being at college. I've noticed that having your stuff gives you a sense of home and comfort. Overall, this comedy was very funny but at the same time it gave you a different perspective.