A few years back I was at Costco and I noticed that they had q-tips on sale. If you bought two boxes you go a third for free. I like to use three q-tips every time I take a shower. I won't go into detail about what I use them for because frankly people will either be grossed out or tell me how wrong I am. So when I saw this sale on q-tips I thought I would stock up. In fact I did a little math in my head and estimated how many q-tips I would need for the rest of my life. I figured that they don't go bad, and chances are with the way regular economic inflation works, I'd never see them that cheap again. So I bought the appropriate number of boxes that I estimated I would need for the rest of my life. It sounds like a good idea, but there is one very depressing thing I had never thought of. Every time I finish one of the boxes of q-tips I can see how much closer I am to death. As the pile of boxes shrinks, I get a little nervous and sad. I think when I hit the halfway point in my collection of q-tips I will sit in a chair and freak out for a few weeks. So, no matter how good the deal, never buy a life time supply of anything.
Later
