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I guess I’m just behind the times, or perhaps as a man I just don’t understand, but why in the world do some purses cost $150, $300, or even thousands of dollars?  To me, there doesn’t seem to be a major difference between a $150 Coach purse and a $25 Worthington Signature purse.  I can almost hear the anger at that statement, but I really don’t get it.  As a guy, if one item costs more than another similar item, in my mind, it does for one of three reasons:

1. Performance:  The item is better than other items in its class.
2. Luxury:  The item is made of better materials than other items in its class.
3. Features:  The item can do more things than other items in its class

That’s it.  You see why these purses have me confused now, right?  And yes, I’ve heard that these purses are more luxurious, but I don’t see it.  Honestly… the materials are the same as other purses, the designs are very similar, and they don’t have any added features that other purses don’t seem to have.  I’ve been told it’s a “Status” thing, or that you’re paying because it’s a “Coach bag” or a “Louis Vuitton bag,” but again… I don’t get it.  Maybe someone can explain it better to me in terms I’d understand (I’m the type  of guy who has a Creative Zen because for the price it had the same quality and more/better features than the iPod).

I guess as long as people are happy to get them and it doesn’t cause any harm, there’s nothing wrong with it, but as someone who has just been introduced to these bags (Jessica is now in love with them) I just don’t get what is so awesome about them.

Ahoy there, Bruce Campbell fans… this is a very small update but it was revealed to me today that the trailer for My Name is Bruce is finally out!  Click the link below:

Trailer for My Name is Bruce

Looks awesome!  That’s all for now… going to St. Louis tomorrow to see Jess’ grandparents then next week we finally get a real vacation.  Whoo!

We got back from Texas on Sunday, but I didn’t have a chance to post anything.  The trip was pretty good… the hotel we stayed at was nice (even though there was some confusion when we showed up and had to wait for them to clean a room) and Killeen hasn’t changed much since I visited there 8 years ago (different reason).

Jess got to see her family and we pretty much just sat around and hung out at their house.  Jess helped her dad put together a big porch swing for everyone to sit on, which you can see here (along with Jess and I with our niece, Catie):

She’s pretty cute, ain’t she?  She’s just 5 months old now, and hopefully we get to see more of her in the future (she’s officially a military brat).  Aside from that, nothing much eventful happened… Jess’ mom won’t know the results from her tests for a couple of weeks, so once we know what the docs think we can figure out what to do.  I did, however, get plenty of pictures while I was down there… since we already have one of Jess and I, here is a shot of three generations of the Jones clan:

Such a happy looking family!  Hopefully everything goes well with her mom and they can enjoy each other’s company for a long time to come!

In Texas… made it through a very bad hail storm among other things.  That’s all for now.  More updates tomorrow!!!