A few weeks ago I won a door prize at a meeting; it was a bag of Microsoft software in retail boxes. I don't need any software, having purchased licensed versions of everything for my home laptop already. I auctioned everything off on eBay, but Microsoft had my Windows XP Pro auction yanked because they think the item is "counterfeit". There was no chance offered to defend myself, and eBay threatened to close my account because I am now a "counterfeiter".

Breakin' the law. That's what I do so well.

This probably benefitted me in the end because the final value was low. I am going to sell it at work. M$ can kiss my ass.

The earnings from my auctions this summer are going towards a REAL vacation (by definition, an ENTIRE WEEK off from work! Who can fathom it??). I want to take a trip out west (Colorado? Montana?) this year, so the planning has begun.