Early Christmas Presents

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bozz2 months agoPeakD5 min read

As many other posts have mentioned, today is Black Friday in the US. This is the gluttonous consumer driven "holiday" where people head out to fight the crowds and score what they have been told is a good deal on some particular item. @dbooster wrote a really good post about it the other day and you should

I've never really participated in the Black Friday rush. There was one year that I stood in front of a record store for a while to participate in their sale, but other than that, I usually find myself at home in bed when others are out in the madness.

For many years now, @mrsbozz and I have not bought Christmas presents for each other. With it just being the two of us, we quickly realize we were buying stuff just to buy stuff to give each other, not because we really needed it. While I know it is the thought that counts, it just seemed wasteful for us to keep doing that.

This year however was a little different. Our clothes washer and dryer have been on their last legs for a while now. I've tore them apart and replaced parts here and there, but they were still just limping along. The other night I noticed the dryer was making a horrible grinding noise. I got up and discovered that the drum had completely pulled away from the back part of the dryer.

I knew it was time to finally replace it and since we were struggling with both of them we decided to replace them both. Just about a week ago I pulled everything out and got everything disconnected so the delivery driver could bring the new ones and get them all hooked up. So this year when people ask us what we got for Christmas, the answer will be "a new washer and dryer!".

Silver

Additionally, I started receiving some of the silver pieces that I picked up from APMEX in the mail the other day. The first piece I am going to share with you is this John Wick themed Continental piece. The side with the lion has Latin that says "Ens Causa Sui" which apparently translates to "Being for it's own sake".

On the other side, we have what I thought was blind justice, but I don't think that is correct. I'm sure someone that has gotten into the "lore" of John Wick probably knows more than me here. It also has Latin that says "Ex Unitae Vires" which translates to "from united forces". Whatever the theme, it is 1 oz of .999 fine silver and I am still trying to decide if I am going to add it to my collection or give it to my nephew.

He is still a bit young, so I am not sure how familiar he is with the John Wick franchise. I hope he hasn't seen it yet, but these days you never know. Kids get to watch all kinds of stuff I didn't when I was younger!

Hive Gifts

I've started looking into moving some of my HBD off the chain to purchase a new smart watch for myself. I discovered that New Egg takes Bitpay, and since my current fitness tracker is starting to die, I think I want to use some of my earnings after eight years here on HIVE to buy something for myself. I really want to get a Garmin watch that can track my heartrate. I've known a few people who have had heart attacks quite young, so tracking my heart health is a big deal to me.

Likewise, I have been thinking about spending some HIVE in a private deal with someone here on HIVE to buy some more silver. This will be the first time I can remember using my HIVE outside of the HIVE ecosystem. It's kind of a big deal for me because I always prided myself on how dedicated I am to this chain.

I know it will likely impact my KE ratio, but I just want people to know, I am still dedicated to the chain and this is just a small way of treating myself for all of my hard work. HIVE is still my home and I don't expect that to change anytime soon.

Everything Else

As far as the markets (both traditional and crypto), I'm not going to talk much about those this week. Things are still just kind of slogging along and right now I think there are more important things this time of year to focus on besides whether the market is up or down. We are officially in the holiday season now in the US, and I hope this is a blessed one for you and your family!