My Birthday is coming up...

And I have been a very very good boy. (but not that good)

My Birthday is coming up...
Photo by Nick Fewings / Unsplash

UPDATE: alas, my birthday came and went, and this didn't make it in my life. Sad panda.


Four weeks from today, I hit a milestone. I will complete my sixtieth trip ‘round Sol.

And I have been a very good boy this year. I write a lot, and I don’t charge anything for my writings (and truly, there have been a few who have emailed me saying they would pay), I think I deserve a treat.

I have my eyes on a new guitar. It is something unique. The Martin D-300 seems like something I should have on my wall…

Holee sheeeeeeit. I love this gaudy bauble.

I mean, look at that, it’s a thing of abject beauty. From the website:

So, I have 2,100 subscribers as of this morning, so that is only about $150 each to cover the $300,000 price tag2.

Ok, all joking aside, this is ridiculous, but Martin seems to think that I might buy an exemplar of this 1 of 30 editions3.

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  1. Ok, like low oxygen copper cables and wooden knobs for your Mackintosh amplifiers that audiophiles buy and swear makes their hifi systems sound better, these Liquidmetal bridge pins are $229 woo woo purchases.

  2. Seriously, do not do this, do not send me money, this is a joke.

  3. That said, the $750 model 000-Junior I bought last year is a favorite to pull from the wall for a quick break in the workday.