Pen 15 – Exclusive Club

My favorite coworker at work is exactly 20 years younger than I am. I call her my “Little buddy”. I think I am her favorite coworker as well. Sometimes she declines lunch dates with young guys so she can have a fun and relaxing lunch with “Uncle John”, that’s what she calls me.

One day we were talking about how old I was – like we often do for fun. Then she told me about this exclusive club named Pen 15. “Either you’re in or out. But, I think you are too old to even know about it” she stated.

“10-15?” I asked. “Nono.. Pen15,” she said… “Ah~ let me show you. Give me your hand.” So I gave her my hand.

This is what she wrote on my hand (below)

“You suck!” I yelled at her. “Hahaha! I owned you!” she laughed.

Computer Desk – Left Legs

I recently bought a computer desk for $30, and a 7up crate for $5. I bought both of them at garage sales. I used 7-up crate to hide a massive amount of clutter. Inside the crate, I put two external hard drives, a fan to cool the hard drives, an extension cord, 3 AC adapters, and a lot of wires.

*The black box on top of the 7up crate is a battery backup system for my computer. 

Bathroom #1

Here’s a picture of my master bathroom, AKA bathroom #1

I only buy Q-Tips and body lotions from Costco.  3 packs of Q-Tips last about 3 years. I take about 10 minutes to put the Q-Tips neatly in the container as pictured.

I got colognes over the years for various reasons. The oldest bottle of cologne is Tuscany. I received it about 27 years ago from a girl who had a crush on me. Bottle of Gucci is 20+ years old.

I rarely wear colognes. Sometimes I wear cologne on Sunday when I’m home alone. Colognes are like music. Some people will love your smell. But it will make a lot of people gag. So, please think twice when you wear perfumes or colognes to work. I guarantee you some of your co-workers are talking about your smell behind your back.

Sometimes, I wear fragrance when I’m with a female companion, but ONLY after she approves the smell.

Takeya Thermoflask Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle 40 oz (Twin Pack)

You pay less at Costco for 2 bottles, compared to a single bottle from Amazon.

If you are lucky enough to find these Takeya Thermoflasks at your local Costco, just so you know, this is a really good price. This twin pack was $34.99. Usually, a single canister goes for $35. These high-quality canisters keep cold drinks cold for 24 hours, and hot drinks hot for 12. I haven’t used it yet, but I believe this is a good buy.

This is why I shop at Costco frequently. I never know what I’m going to find. 

Amazon is selling the identical bottle for $32.18 (plus shipping). 
So, you pay less at Costco for 2 bottles, compared to a single bottle from Amazon.

Keep Using Your American Express TrueEarnings Card

If you are an American Express TrueEarnings member, a replacement card (Citi Visa) will be delivered to you by June 20, 2016. We can start using the card on June 20, 2016.

There is nothing we need to do. All process will be taken care of for us.

Most of all, keep using your current American Express TrueEarnings card. The reward dollars will be transferred to your new card automatically.