Belt vs. Social Networking vs. Googlenator

My belt broke today. Not completely, but its on its way out. Noticing this made me think about two things.
One, I’ve had this belt for a decade. I know. Kudos to Old Navy for not sucking it up on one product.
Two, it made me realize how much I forget about the little “necessities” in life. As I look at my broken belt I see how worn it is. Weathered leather, slash marks, self made holes from the times my diet and food consumption was lacking, and I thought why haven’t I bought a new one before now. Well, it’s simple. It’s the same reason I don’t buy tissues, or hand towels, or even hand soap. [ I use bar soap, calm down]
You don’t really need these things. I know, you’re going to play the “Well you’re a guy” card and that might be true even though I think part of the “manly” persona is making intelligent decisions.
Then I started thinking about how I’ve spent all weekend geeking out on the internet with social networks, and other websites I find amazing. Currently, www.xtranormal.com. Granted I’ve mostly used these websites to promote my business, but still. I find Google fascinating even though I’m pretty sure their Skynet and are on the brink of becoming “Self-Aware” [See foot note]
Its weird how unnecessary that is to me but yet I make all the time for in the world and when it comes to buying hand soap I just think of how pointless it is since I already have soap.
Maybe those two don’t relate at all, except that I’m just looking at the ridiculousness of my life as a whole.

Matt

1.Skynet is a fictional company from the Terminator movies who created the Terminator and eventually became “Self Aware”, and starting….if you don’t know the plot of Terminator then shame on you.

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