Archive for March 11th, 2009
What Time is It?
by Jeff on Mar.11, 2009, under Grab Bag
Is it a sign of getting older that I have a powerful desire to buy a nice watch? Aside from the watch I received as a wedding present, I’ve never owned a watch that cost more than $75 or so and the prospect of wearing a grown-up looking watch (leather strap, large, but not too large face, restrained-yet-bold design) is very enticing.
Fine.
You know what? Yes. Yes, I know I’m a yuppie. Like my Banana Republic wardrobe, 20×200 art collection, and Restoration Hardware-fixtured house don’t all scream that at me.
Anyway, like I was getting at, I wonder if my desire for things like watches and tools and providing for my family stems from some male genetic coding. Women get the F5 MUST HAVE BABY NOW YAAAAAH tornado so maybe my MUSTHAVEGROWNUPTHINGSDOITDOITNOW impulses are part of the same genetic storm.
Moral of the story? Jeff’s going to blow part of his bonus on something grownup.
