The Mind relieved

by SJHundak/S.J.Willing

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Reading used to be my thing.

You know, slap down 20 bucks, sit in a crabby ol’ room with poor lighting and read for maybe an hour or two a day.

Exercise the mind, yea.

I did that.

Well, one day I thought, “darn this, 20 bucks for a few hours brain bashing?”

Instead I went out and brought the Braincerciser for 150 bucks, and that was with 50% off, and a 10% discount for cash. Then there was the one-off 3000 bucks medical payment for the screw-cap skull adaptation, but the insurance covered most of that. 20 bucks, tops, for me.

Now, every day I can come home, unscrew my skull, slap my brain on the Braincerciser and do something useful like watch the TV for a couple hours while my brain gets all the excercise it needs.

Figues like a good deal to me. 150 bucks for a guaranteed three year lifetime warranty, over 20 bucks a month for a book. Gotta be a saving.

Hey, they don’t call me Smart Smithy for nothing.

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Comments

  1. The Mind relieved

    Laine the Grey's Buddy Icon Laine the Grey

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Made me smile.

  2. The Mind relieved

    SJHundak/S.J.Willing's Buddy Icon SJHundak/S.J.Willing

    Posted about 1 year ago

    :) thankee, then my job is done.

    S.J.

  3. The Mind relieved

    Richard Peck's Buddy Icon Richard Peck

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Very Clever! You know, I only wrote “The Mind?” because i accidently forgot to write “Van Mantra’s Capture” as a sequel to “The First Siteings” (Yodaoncrack). So to avoid another “Disregard this message”, I reposted my orignal story as a sequel, then wrote whatever was on my mind in the empty space.

  4. The Mind relieved

    SJHundak/S.J.Willing's Buddy Icon SJHundak/S.J.Willing

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Heh yeah and it certainly gave me some inspiration :) Thanks

    S.J.

  5. The Mind relieved

    horrorfan13's Buddy Icon horrorfan13

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    This is great. And also it has a grain of truth too!

  6. The Mind relieved

    Amaster's Buddy Icon Amaster

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Where are you that a book costs you twenty bucks? I mean, if you get a big hardcover book, that makes sense, but if you get a paperback, it might cost you ten. Oh, and why read a book only once? I’ve read some of my books 20 times. As you can see, this ficlet made me think, which is usually a good thing.

  7. The Mind relieved

    SJHundak/S.J.Willing's Buddy Icon SJHundak/S.J.Willing

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Some of the small press stuff i read is 20 bucks for a trade paperback.

    Small press runs = higher prices I guess. Still, haven’t yet bought a small press for that price that I didn’t like.

    S.J.

  8. The Mind relieved

    .:band baby:.'s Buddy Icon .:band baby:.

    Posted 10 months ago

    very nice, but I think i’d personally rather waste my time reading. I can always go to the library to get a book without paying =)
    5*’s

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