For as long as we’ve lived here, we’ve had a back “yard.” And that yard hasn’t been good for very much. In fact, it had been left to grow wild and free. It looked like this:

Here’s how it looked from the other side:

Read on …

Friday night, I came across this ad on the local Craigslist:

1 am selling a PowerMac g5 in perfect working condition and I still have the package it came in. I need cash fast so I am selling it incredibly cheap.

Features include:
* Dual PowerPC 2.0 Processor
* Dual Hard Drives
* 2GB Ram
* Keyboard
* OS X Panther (10.4)

Need audio software? I’ll will throw in: Ableton Live, & Reason

I am letting for only $200 cash. First come first serve.

No shipping, pickup only. No e-mails call me directly.

K. C. (415) XXX-XXXX

It’s an amazing deal, and one I couldn’t pass up. I woke up early on Saturday morning and phoned the number in the ad. It went straight to voice mail, and the mailbox was full. Even though the ad said not to, I sent an e-mail, anyway. I went back to bed, and woke up a few hours later to go to work. After work (about 6PM), I called the number again and had a repeat experience of the call from earlier. I’m sure by now that this computer (and probably its owner) are long gone. (I never received an e-mail reply.)

When I told Jen about the computer, her immediate response was, “It’s stolen.” Out of curiosity, I googled the phone number. It’s listed on several “escort” websites. Perhaps the person who placed the ad received the computer in exchange for “services rendered,” and needed to trade it out for some quick cash. Guess I’ll never know.