Stuff wanting
I just read my friend Joal’s blog, and now I am inspired. I often find myself jealous of some people’s ability to be happy without requiring tons of gadgetry and stuff. I mean, I am happy without stuff, but I’m happier with it. What I’m looking forward to after graduating from college is having kids, and having more stuff. I plan to buy stuff with my money. Yeah, we’ll save some and invest some more, and pay off student loans, but I’m more excited about the things I’ll get to have. I want an xbox360, a nice lcd tv, a cool cell phone, some more RC toys, and tools in the garage (and I mean tools - lathe, mill, waterjet, welding stuff, presses, punches, dies, casting and forging equipment, EVERYTHING). I want a nice car and a big house.
Joal’s blog is mainly about time spent with his kids and Elizabeth, memorable moments, deep and gushy stuff. Its great! I get a sense of his value system, and an appreciation of relationships and community. I do love the outdoors, and I love camping and hiking with Holly. Maybe instead of totally repenting of my materialism I can just sort of morph it into something more family oriented instead of self oriented. Yes, instead I’ll covet all the coolest baby-monitoring electronics, the most high tech car-seat, and stuff like rafting, boating, hiking, and camping equipment.
March 11th, 2009 at 1:08 am
Thanks for the shout-out. And there are A LOT of baby gadgets to sift through, so when you have kids, even if you aren’t very interested in baby/kid gadgets, they’ll keep you busy. And who’s to say you can’t come up with some really cool preschool or FHE lessons dealing with lathes and dies? A dad’s shop, if properly designed, can be sort of like Never Never Land, only usually more dangerous.