Originally Posted by redietz View Post
My point was that's all subjective. Me poking fun at you for not just paying directly for the wife's facials, but needing to justify what to me looks like stupid boring behavior is no more absurd than you poking fun at mickey for taking a road trip and vulturing. You don't have the market cornered on what are appropriate values, what's sane, and what should be considered entertainment. Mickey's behaviors looks nuts and desperate to you. Your behaviors look nuts and "desperately trying to find some fun" to me. You're no more right than I am.

And no, I'm not jealous of how you behave. That was a weird thing to say. I've existed in full-blown gambling milieus for 40 years for months at a time 24/7. I've never done what you do. Your behavior seems loony to me. I couldn't do it with someone else's money, much less mine. If I want to make charitable contributions, they won't be to CET.

My point was that you seem to think your perspective has some authority to it because, what, more people like to blow money the way you do than don't?
What does paying directly for the wife’s facial have to do with the price of fish? How did you get me trying to corner the market on what’s appropriate, sane, and what should be considered entertainment, out of what I said?

What???? You assume I think my perspective has authority to it because more people like to blow money?

The only thing weird here was your response.