THE AUTHORING AUCTIONEER

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“Absolutely everything I have, I take nothing with me.” That’s what Ian Usher told the entire world when he decided to auction off his entire life. Mr. Usher, a 45-year-old British businessman, had been living in Perth, Australia with his wife Laura. On June 29, the final bid was taken for all that he had and all that he was. As soon as the buyer pays him, Mr. Usher claims he will walk out of his house with nothing but the clothes he’s wearing, his wallet, and his passport, and head to wherever the winds blow him to begin a new life…

Last Sunday, I never made it to our radio show on WILK. My father and brother were left to make jibes about me having to fix my front end. I was at a friend’s garage replacing parts on my car so it would pass inspection. Well, apparently I missed a hell of a show. If you listen frequently, you know that Dad opens each episode of “Cash or Trash” with a monologue about something that makes him laugh, makes him angry, or makes him seek answers to rhetorical questions.