Keep Your Phone On

They caught a young medical student yesterday who has been murdering massage therapists he finds on Craig's List. Turns out he had a gambling problem to feed and needed cash. He probably didn't mean to kill them, but...he's big, they were little, and they were alone. And who is more anonymous than a person you hear about on line?

Admit it -- haven't you thought about a guy like this every time you've sold something on Craig's List? The guy shows up at your house to drive your used car or purchase your old stereo, and the second before he gets there you say to your wife: "I'm going out to test drive the Saab with this guy. Keep your phone on."

Plot has never had a problem, in fact his interactions with the online buying public have always been fun. He doesn't know anyone who has had any issues come up (except, of course: "Oh, I have not bring money enough. You take $100 less?").

Now, he's thinking about it. But not too much, because he has to get down to Dot Com Park to buy tickets for the Plotzers-Braindead Caribbeans series next week. They probably have a few Bay View seats left, but he might have to sit in McCovey Cove in a canoe with a net.