Do you have: | Notes: | |
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x | your own cell phone | A silver razr |
a television in your bedroom | Cindy has issues... I've got three working televisions, but they're all in the basement | |
x | an iPod | Only a (1GB) shuffle, but I've got my eye set on a nano! |
x | TiVo or a generic digital video recorder | Yup - it's part of the dish system, and I don't have to pay a monthly fee :) Plus I've got a DVD burner attached to it... |
x | high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup) | Static IP, 3MB circuit - life is good! |
a surround sound system in bedroom | ^ see the TV thing... | |
DVD player in bedroom | ^ see the TV thing... | |
x | at least a hundred DVDs | Without even breaking a sweat |
a childfree bathroom | Sure - YOU keep the children out of it... | |
x | your own in-house office | Server, two primary computers, two desks, storage, ... and the mess from <censored> |
a pool | ||
a guest house | ||
x | a game room | Of course it needs to be cleaned out, but... |
x | a queen-size bed or larger | With a premium mattress! |
x | a stocked bar | |
x | a working dishwasher | |
an icemaker | Actually prefer buying ice from the store | |
x | a working washer and dryer | Front loading, on pedestals |
more than 20 pairs of shoes | Not so much... | |
at least ten things from a designer store | Does the Disney store count? | |
x | expensive sunglasses | But only because they're prescription with AR coating and polarization, and flexon frames |
x | framed original art (not lithographs or prints) | Capricon art show ... rock on! |
Egyptian cotton sheets or towels | ||
x | a multi-speed bike | |
x | a gym membership | Now I just need to USE it... |
x | large exercise equipment at home | Still have a Nordic Trac - until we figure out how to get rid of it |
your own set of golf clubs | ||
x | a pool table | It's kind of a mini one, though (for the kids) |
a tennis court | ||
x | local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea | Evergreen Lake (Comlara Park) |
your own pair of skis | ||
x | enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area | The curse of being an assistant scoutmaster |
a boat | ||
a jet ski | ||
a neighborhood committee membership | ||
x | a beach house or a vacation house/cabin | Disney Vacation Club - can't wait to go back! |
wealthy family members | I wish! | |
x | two or more family cars | And one month to go before the 2nd one is paid off!!! |
a walk-in closet or pantry | ||
x | a yard | Fenced, with a swingset and a tree! |
a hammock | ||
x | a personal trainer | Again - maybe I'll pay attention this time |
x | good credit | Yes! |
expensive jewelry | ||
a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get | ||
at least $100 cash in your possession right now | I don't DO cash - it's too easy to spend. | |
x | more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards) | Only two?!? |
x | a stock portfolio | Not so big, but it's young |
x | a passport | Crap - have to renew it this year. This is year 10. |
a horse | ||
a trust fund (either for you or created by you) | ||
private medical insurance | ||
a college degree, and no outstanding student loans | Paid off all the loans. Now I just have to finish the degrees. | |
Do you: | ||
x | shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week | Amazon is your friend (my wife might disagree). Woot is fun as well! |
do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores | ||
pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry- cleaning) | Got to get it under control first... | |
x | go on weekend mini-vacations | Not anywhere NEAR enough - but that's the price you pay for having kids |
send dinners back with every flaw | ||
x | wear perfume or cologne (not body spray) | Depends on the situation |
x | regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon | I'm guessing monthly hair cuts count... |
have a job but don't need the money OR | ||
stay at home with little financial sacrifice | ||
pay someone else to cook your meals | Not so much - my wife | |
x | pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs | Yup - Wade gets to go to day care one day a week so that Cindy gets some time to herself |
regularly pay someone else to drive you (e.g. taxis) | Nope - I LIKE to drive | |
expect a gift after you fight with your partner | Like THAT'S ever going to happen... | |
Are you: | ||
an only child | ||
married/partnered to a wealthy person | ||
baffled/surprised when you don't get your way | ||
Have you: | ||
been on a cruise | ||
x | traveled out of the country | |
x | met a celebrity | I shook President Ford's hand (while he was president), and I got Red Skelton's autograph |
been to the Caribbean | ||
x | been to Europe | I've been to Italy (Milan, Pordenone, Venice) and Sweden (Stockholm, Uppsala) |
been to Hawaii | ||
x | been to New York | Flew Cindy in for an anniversary present - we'd like to go back |
eaten at the space needle in Seattle | ||
been to the Mall of America | Talked about it, but... | |
been on the Eiffel tower in Paris | ||
been on the Statue of Liberty in New York | Took the boat trip around it, but not enough time to spend trying to get in | |
moved more than three times because you wanted to | How about DIDN'T move because I wanted to! | |
dined with local political figures | ||
x | been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast | Amazingly enough, yes! I've been on the Queen Mary in Long Beach and walked on the beach in Vero Beach! |
Did you: | ||
go to another country for your honeymoon | Couldn't afford it | |
x | hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party | And I'm really, really glad we did - Pictures were great! |
x | take riding or swimming lessons as a child | I'm pretty sure I had swimming lessons |
attend private school | ||
have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you | Not so much... |
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