Saturday, November 28, 2009

losers weepers

Like many Americans, my children and I were at Sears at 4:00 a.m. on Friday to shop for door-buster deals. I took a couple of pictures of them with their purchases before I had to leave for work at 5:00 a.m.

A sudden change of plans had me going back to West Town Mall at 6:30 a.m. I paused at the trunk of my car to take off my coat and put on a hooded sweatshirt with the radio station logo. I thought I switched my camera from the coat pocket to the hoodie pocket but I must have dropped it during that transaction. I didn't notice that it was missing until a few hours later.

It might have gotten run over in the parking lot and smashed into a million pieces. It might have been turned over to lost & found. Or it might have been kept by the person who found it. There were no broken bits in the parking lot when I went back to look. Mall security said they didn't have it. I can only hope that before erasing the memory card, the finder sees the humor in sending a few photos to the "Found Cameras and Orphan Pictures" website.

Fortunately I already posted most of the pictures on the card to my blog. However there were still a few I hadn't gotten to yet. Without a "real" camera, I will have to rely on my LG enV3 to illustrate future posts. Here's where you regular readers can help.

I would not do this on the radio, but it is considered normal in the blogosphere to ask for a little money. Newscoma has a link for you to "buy the girl a beer." The Oatmeal asks you to buy them a cup of coffee. If all the visitors to my blog gave me a dollar or two, I would have enough for a new camera in no time. Think of it as an investment in your future enjoyment.





My beautiful, intelligent and successful daughter gave me the first dollar for the fund. It was marked with a rubber stamp from WheresGeorge.com. If you want to play along, you can track it yourself. Since I can't photograph myself with the bill, my daughter made a picture on her computer.

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13 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think it is a good idea.I'm sure you will get alot of support !

11/29/2009  
Blogger Cassie said...

Thanks for posting this link. I have spent about 10 minutes looking through all the found pics. What a cool site. Good luck finding your camera, or if not finding yours getting enough money to get a new one.

11/29/2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Unbelievable that you would ask for donations at a time when most people are being forced to cut back. I guess I'm not surprised, after all you are the local cheepskate.

11/29/2009  
Blogger Frank Murphy said...

Yes, I am the local cheapskate. Who are you?

11/29/2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i heard the radio convo had to c what all the fuss was about..good luck gettin a new camera.

11/30/2009  
Blogger Cassie said...

What will you do with the money if you happen to get your camera returned ?

11/30/2009  
Blogger Frank Murphy said...

Thanks for being the first to click the donation link, Cassie!

In the unlikely event that I find my missing camera, I will use the funds to buy something for it, like a memory card. Obviously most readers will not donate, so it will take some time to collect $150 or so to buy a new digital camera.

11/30/2009  
Blogger Melinda said...

Is the accepting of donations a joke?

11/30/2009  
Anonymous Suzeycue said...

Instead of asking for money why don't you barter something for one. You know that one guy started trading a paperclip and ended up with a house. That would also save you from all that angst about trying to get a good deal on a camera.

12/01/2009  
Blogger Meaghan said...

Good luck, Dad! You could also donate the money to Catholic Charities if your camera turns up. Tax deductible! C'mon!

12/01/2009  
Blogger Brian said...

I donated a $1. You have provided my wife and I hours of laughter!

Thanks!

12/06/2009  
Blogger Meaghan said...

Can we have an update on how close you are to the goal? Please?

12/16/2009  
Blogger Mitzy said...

Not sure if you have received enough for your camera yet, but I feel that my small donation is warranted! I mean, I have laughed my butt off at the three of you in the mornings as you take crap from Mark! Besides, I have lost camera before, it is a pain in the rear. By the way, recently, I got a 12 megapixel cannon on the Dell website in their web deals for $85.00. You never know, they may do something like that again!

3/01/2010  

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