For some reason I seem intent on getting rid of multiple things at once. At this rate, I may run out of things to get rid of before I reach Christmas. Okay, not likely, but I am starting to have some reservations about getting rid of certain things — which perhaps is a good thing. The whole point of this exercise is to get rid of things I don't need anymore, not merely to get rid of things I don't want anymore.

A little less than two years ago I jumped on the smartphone bandwagon. Now, I'm falling back off that wagon, as it were, and reverting to a basic dumb phone.

My first generation Motorola Droid has served me well, but it's more of a distraction than anything. Since I got my phone, I've gotten a new laptop and an iPad 2, plus a BlackBerry for work. One can only deal with so much connectivity: There's no reason I need a personal phone that does what all three of those things do.

I don't understand the obsession with sexy robots, but I have to say I like it. It's better than unsexy ones, especially if they are bent on killing you.

Battlestar Galactica was a good show. Right up until the last ten minutes or so. I mean, come on, seriously? Angelic beings? Retarded.

Ooops. Hope I didn't spoil it for you.

Seriously, for the four seasons it was on it captivated me as a sophisticated, if not quite brilliant, exploration of complex personal, social and political relationships. I'll probably watch it again someday.

I bought this at a clearance rack somewhere — maybe at Borders when it was closing? Not sure, but anyway I fully intended to use it. Unfortunately, the Mac application included on the CDs is not compatible with newer versions of OSX, and I do not have a PC to install it on.

Not to worry, though: I'm not saying adios to learning Spanish. My good friend Dave gave me the Assimil Spanish book for my birthday.

I'm tossing this one up on eBay. If nobody buys, I'll send it off to the thrift store.