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Here is a device that rings all of my bells and makes my saliva start flowing:

Why? Let’s see.

1. It has a lot of buttons.
2. Some of the buttons glow.
3. It has a display.
4. The display glows.
5. The display shows lots of interesting numbers to be interpreted.
6. It does something that can be rationalized into being useful.

Do I need this device? Absolutely not. But I can’t help having a desire. There’s some part of me wired to respond to such a thing.

It’s particularly sad because I already have one of these things:

It basically does the same thing. But that doesn’t stop me from wanting the new thing.

Thankfully, I have matured a bit and I can safely move on without actually purchasing the new item. There was a time in my life when that would have been really hard. That’s not to say that I’m successful in avoiding all things such as this, but I’m much, much better at it. I’m sure my wife is thankful for that, too.

Here’s an example of something I bought a few years ago:

Looks not too unlike that top thing, eh? It never really got used that much, and I could successfully resist it today. But it sure is cool.

Now excuse me while I flip to the pages of the catalog where the LED flashlights are listed. Mmmmm….. Flashlights……