Off The Wagon

Yes, I am perfectly aware of the slippery slope that I am precariously clinging too. I feel a bit like an addict leaving rehab, suddenly aware of temptation stalking him. I suppose that the only path I have available to me is honesty. Gulp, here goes.

I thought that I had recently come to grips with my materialism relapse. Not so. I have begun to describe my fall off the wagon as my post BJ-day. That doesn’t look right. Ooops, I don’t mean it that way. You see, it means my post Blackjack day.

After my wonderful wife bought me my Samsung Blackjack cell phone for Christmas my materialism came back to me like the Olsen twins Thanksgiving dinner. I knew that my materialism had become unmanageable. I knew something needed to be done.

I thought I was doing much better. I was taking deep breaths and confessing my sudden infatuation with all things Bluetooth. I was making progress, really. I had even told my friends that I no longer wanted a Jabra Bluetooth stereo headphone for my Blackjack. Excellent progress don’t you think? No, I told them that I would be quite satisfied with the normal corded earbuds. I could feel the contentment wash over me like a wave of frustrated dissatisfaction. Nevertheless, I had set my course. I was on the way to recovery.

But, what you don’t know is that January 15th is my anniversary. Again, my loving wife came to the rescue. We braved the ice storm and traveled into town that day. We ate lunch at Abuelita’s Mexican Restaurant where I had the Mexican Tacos and she had the… What did she have?

Anyway, she took me to the Cingular store there in town and threw me to the floor, twisted my arm and made me take a brand new set of Jabra Bluetooth stereo headphones as my anniversary gift. I made a valiant effort, but the tenacity and strength of my wife’s assault overcame my steely resolve.

I must say that these things are like the coolest headphones in the world. The sound quality is exquisite and the convenience, amazing. I really don’t understand how life was possible without them. Really.

For all of you out there who are concerned about my condition and possible relapse, I can honestly say that now that I have the Jabra Bluetooth stereo headphone set, I am back on the wagon. I am content. I am content. No, really I am content.
The one thing I would ask is that you don’t look at my Internet favorites right now. You see, although I am content, I have been browsing Bluetooth accessory websites. Did you know that there is actually a Bluetooth device that lets you wirelessly connect your phone’s mp3 player to a real home stereo? Not only that, but there are GPS devices that I can attach to my phone that will tell me my exact location and the best route to get where I want to go. And…