Captain Dunsel

 I was going to tie this into yesterday’s “Restart” post but I didn’t have enough time in my idle ramblings… I missed the tail end of Season 3 (no big loss) in my endless saga of Star Trek reruns during Catie’s visit; this week it swings back around to the excellence that is the 1st season! Captain Kirk faces redundancy when they install “The Ultimate Computer” to take command of the Enterprise; I likewise feel a little bit useless as Zach & Victoria wheel out in their wedding planning…

I don’t want to rain on their lil’ newlywed parade, but to me, spending upwards of $10K on a wedding venue sounds like a poor thing to pin your marital hopes on?? And of course that’s far from the bulk of the expense - by the time they cater the party, buy flowers & clothing & arrange all the other activities, they could easily spend $30K!!??!! Yikes! Not that I want to sit back here saying “I got mine” - while I greatly appreciated my folks throwing us a nice reception when Peran & I got back from our pseudo-elopement wedding in Scotland, but A.) they didn’t have to do it, & B.) as I recall, they spent maybe $3K - granted, this was 22.5 yrs ago - let me plug those figures into an inflation calculator; maybe at today’s prices, that is pushing $25 - 30K??!!?? Again, yikes! But of course, my main concern is not the money so much as the glaring gap that I perceive in their financial management strategies - this money might be better invested on premarital counseling. Yes, I know - pot, meet the kettle!