DEC 10/06 11:32 PM

It was a slow day at the flea market. I traded a set of plates for a TV, 3 pens for a CD player, and 2 pens for a heater/cooler combo. The heater/cooler needs an adaptor. The special draw I got going took in 8 items of food to be donated to a local food bank. The prize, a set of 3 collector plates and stand, are valued at $34.95 and the roll of tickets cost me $16.38. I hope to get a lot more people enter the lottery as I could have just as easily donated the money instead. Cost of a ticket is one nonperishable food item of 39 cents or more value. Drawing is Dec. 24th at noon.