I just scored the foot pod to go along with my HR monitor on eBay for 1/2 of what it retails for.  The auction ended at 7:30 am CDT and it did not have the usual close to the end of auction flurry of bids.  Maybe too early in the morning for people?  Is this something to take into account when buying/selling on ebay?  The time of day.

What about day?  Is it better to have an item listed ending on the weekend or the weekday?  I'm not sure how much people look at ebay on the weekend.  Do they look at ebay during the week more?

Things that make you go hmmm.

Another day off for me.  I'm taking care of the little ones while the wife takes the older one to the eye doctor.

Just got a corporate email that due to our cyclic industry (semiconductor) being at a low point right now they've done the following:

1.  release two field engineers in my region (not me, thankfully);

2.  reduce all pay (hourly and salary) by 10% starting with the next pay period.  Ouch!

3.  change the auto allowance policy from X amount per month to submit the mileage report and they'll reimburse the minimum required by the IRS.  Again, Ouch!

4.  the rest don't really effect me.

I'm bumming right now.  As the sole income earner this hurts.  Now I'm weighing my short term (second job, cut way back on things) and long term options (job/industry change).

I'm off the rest of the week taking care of doctor's appointments for my kids.  Squeezing workouts in where I can.

Yummm.  Rich, gooey, chocolatey, goodness.  I was jonesing for some chocolate tonight and made double chocolate brownies with chocolate chips.  They came out of the oven at 10 and I just had my first.  Still nice and warm.  Yummmm.