The Rerun

After a full day of not thinking about my, thus far failed, adventures in dog running, I opt to check on my CL ad only to discover it wasn't there. It had expired.

As a CL novice, it took me some time to navigate my way back to a page where I could re-post my ad. Before hitting "post" I read it again, and considered making some changes. A few friends had suggested I try charging a small fee to make it seem more legitimate, and since my botched first attempt I contemplated this further. Would it actually help? Was it worth a shot? Was it what I was going for? I decided it was decisively not, and the only way to succeed with my intended goal was to just be dogged about it.

Then I considered not re-posting it.

I hit post. "Returned to Craigslist" and looked for it. It wasn't there. I already knew from the first time (and because David told me so) that it takes a bit for a new ad to show up, but that didn't stop me from hitting refresh a few times before resolving to try again later.

Before I had a moment to check back on my ad I got an email:

Please check out this link to someone wanting a "runner" for their dog.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/pet/1856555059.html
Hope it works out for you!

Excitement withheld. Please check out this link huh? That sounds exactly like SPAM! Damn. I mean, even Wendy who was hawking online meds in my first week wished me to have a wonderful day.

I checked it out, with no expectations, and there was Crash.

Following Crash came Bacanack, and I was officially off and running...