Guilty!
Yes, I am guilty of being attracted to bright and shiny objects. Sometimes I think I was born with a flashing lights disco ball in my Mom's hospital room.
One of my favorite movie scenes if Marilyn Monroe singing "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend."
From a very early age, when I spied one of my uncle's diamond pinkie rings, I wanted a diamond ring.
I thought that was the ultimate, to own a diamond ring. And, since I was a guy and not a girl, it wasn't likely that a handsome beau would buy me a diamond ring. So on January 8th, 1970 I bought my very first diamond ring at Cooper's Jeweler's in Philadelphia. It was a one carat, almost perfect, brilliant cut diamond with a 18 carat gold band.
I cleaned out my savings account at that time ($1,100) to buy this thousand dollar diamond ring (plus tax). But you know folks, I've never regretted that buy since because to me, that diamond ring meant that I was treating myself well. I wasn't dependent on someone else's largess or charity and I certainly wasn't subject to "strings attached."
Since that date almost 45 years ago I've "treated" myself several times to baubles. Bright, shiny baubles.
Not that I needed them mind you, but just BECAUSE.
Yesterday it was TIME again. I received my Apple watch.
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| Me checking out my new cool Apple watch - feels good on the wrist!
Now you may ask "Did you need a new watch Ron?" And I would answer "No." But this watch was so cool I just HAD to have it.
Could I afford this watch? Well, no but I didn't have to take out a loan to buy it either. I paid for this watch out of my "disposable income" or more accurately my nest egg for my future care at assisted living for Old Gay Males. Sorry Brandywine Assisted Living, you're going to have a little less funds to suck from me when you have me in your clutches.
We all choose how we want to spend our lives. For some it is the comfortable and safe environment in their old age in an assisted care facility like my friends Jim and Bob above. For me, I'll take a new bauble any day and live out my remaining years here at Casa Tipton-Kelly with my shiny, bright objects.
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