scottyrocks
I'll Lock Up
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I've been thinking about the word 'collection.'
I have never purchased anything with intent of 'collecting' it, or it being a part of a 'collection.' Yet here I am with little groups of objects that can be labeled 'collections.'
My mentality is anti-get-the-whole-set. I just buy, or otherwise acquire, things I like. Often there are multiples of similar items. But I always seem to stop short of getting out of control. I get enough of what I like, and that's it. Is that a collection, or is that a collection?
Of course, the reason these things can even be thought of as 'collections' is that they never seem to leave, and are usually stored together. I have some little collections that are 50 years old.
And most of them have no value, except to me. And that's perfectly fine.
I have never purchased anything with intent of 'collecting' it, or it being a part of a 'collection.' Yet here I am with little groups of objects that can be labeled 'collections.'
My mentality is anti-get-the-whole-set. I just buy, or otherwise acquire, things I like. Often there are multiples of similar items. But I always seem to stop short of getting out of control. I get enough of what I like, and that's it. Is that a collection, or is that a collection?
Of course, the reason these things can even be thought of as 'collections' is that they never seem to leave, and are usually stored together. I have some little collections that are 50 years old.
And most of them have no value, except to me. And that's perfectly fine.
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