Exciting Evenings

I was telling Charity the other day that even though the Mac commercials make me think that Mac is cool and PC nerdy they also make me want to buy a PC. So what if what I want out of a computer is a word processor and excel spreadsheet? Maybe being nerdy is simply accepting who I am!

And just to prove the point, what exciting Monday night activity might we be engaged in tonight? Excel spreadsheets and white boards with flow charts . . . about the FUTURE (imagine ominous music here).

Exciting times huh? Charity thinks so. Her stomach has been in knots as we look at projected cash flows over the next four years.

After expanding out a cash flow for 30 years and summing the difference between starting salaries I announced that one option would yield $_______ over 30 years. She seemed unimpressed. This exchange ensued:

Me:

“You seem unimpressed.”

Charity: (bored)

“Your assumption is that because we would have $_______ more over 30 years I would be happier.

Besides, your assumptions are wrong . . . (explains why)”

Me: (chastened)

“Oh.”

Charity: (with slightly haughty look)

“Also, you also have not calculated my indifference curve correctly.”

Me:

stunned silence.

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Exciting evenings at anyone? We’ll bring the spreadsheets!