The "Even Steven" Story

It was an ordinary day. We were remodeling our family room and had purchased a new loveseat to replace our old sofa which had served us well for over ten years. We also had to purchase that really nice 42" Vizio HD 1080P so we could watch my beloved Phillies. Of course Dancing With The Stars will probably look much better on it also. Someone told me that the dresses on the female dancers look even skimpier in HD. We placed the new TV in our living room until everything was re-painted and the new loveseat was placed in the family room. What to do with the old sofa? How about Craig's List. Yep! We placed an ad and about an hour later someone was on their way to see what the sofa looked like. A young couple with a three year old son knocked at the door looking for the sofa. Naturally the three year old had to jump on it to see if it was any good and the good old sofa didn't disappoint. They agreed to take the sofa and we agreed to reduce the price since they seemed like a really nice family. Just then the husband looked into our living room and saw the big box with the Vizio HD TV in it. "Hey, we have the same TV!" he said. " We just bought it and I haven't hung it on the wall yet." I replied, "I'm just about ready to put it on the wall next to you. I have to call Comcast and see what I need to do to change to HDTV and what new equipment I will have to rent." "I can help you with that," he said to me. "And how can you do that," I responded. Well, it seems that he worked for Comcast and did all the scheduling for installations. "When do you want it installed?" he asked. We set up a time and he said, "How about a DVR to record your favorite programs?" Wow! We can record all our favorite House Hunters, "Top Ten Favorite ......" shows from the Travel Channel, Dancing With The Stars, American Idol and any Phillies games I might sleep through. "Also, how about HBO and Showtime for a year? You can also put your flat screen TV you have here in your family room somewhere else and just keep the box you have for no charge." "You can do that?" I said to him. "I'm in charge of doing that for Comcast. We have some great promotions now and I can offer all of them to you if you want them." "OK, I'll take them all and you can have the sofa for FREE!!" Even Steven!!! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.