Older And Wiser or just Tighter and Deafer?

jdmccall, hmmm... wasn't that a TV personality? Why does that sound familiar to me? I think it was from some TV show. 

You seem perfectly normal to me - at least from your description! Who knows what you are REALLY like, as you could by anyone hiding behind a keyboard. Maybe you're some sixteen year old...   ;)  LOL 

I suspect you are terminally normal. That's a good thing!  :) 

One thing not to do is to deliberate for another five years. If you're going to ramp up the rig, get to it! BTW, we conservative types often wrestle with such things. If you have been a good steward and things are in order, it's not a sin to reward one's self. When you're dead your kids won't hate you; they'll thank you for the nice stereo.  :) 

oregonpapa, I really like that quote, "... discipline weighs ounces, regret weighs tons." Very good quote!  Thank you !  

Reminds me of one I committed to memory:
Sow a thought, reap an act
Sow an act, reap a habit,
Sow a habit, reap a lifestyle,
Sow a lifestyle, reap a destiny.