Pretty good answer, me as well. Especially with licenses and certifications, hadn't thought of that until you mentioned it. Gotta get back on earning those CEU's for recertifications, not behind, but need to get ahead.

Time is a measure that only you can quantify to yourself.

And even in my passing, is still of value to the acquaintances that I have touched.

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though i must admit, nearly shot half that box up the last 5-6 weeks.
Think i'll order me another one, just to be on the safe side.

Hint: It's in my sig - but it's not the monetary value that I'm counting there. In fact, I wish it were worth nothing, I would be less nervous about enjoying it! Lots of childhood memories in that car.....

Same here.
I think that is included with every healthy retirement, good for you! :cool:

Most valuable material thing, we own our home. :)
Greater peace of mind knowing we have protected our assets..
w/a small life insurance policy,
a 10 year long term health care policy,
+pension from 30 years combined Federal/Military service.
Show me the golden years!

Have you learned the art of crowd avoidance? Home on weekends, play during the week, etc? Yep, great stuff.

But I think motion is looking for something material...touchable. I thought about what I'd grab in case of fire. Probably my pool cue case these days. Custom cues are an art in wood, no two exacly alike because no two pieces of wood are exactly alike, and it's magic to find one with the right "hit", which is a subjective thing. I really love that Josey custom of mine. It has a stiff hit, but with great feedback.

I have my Dad's old 450SL, bought new in 1980. Certain amount of sentimental value but not huge. My brother has a signed Picasso, (wedding gift from PP to his in-laws), a Miro and a sick apartment in Paris + 1/4 share in 17th century compound in S. France. Plus deed to parents' cabin in WI. He was fine when he was a waiter making $4 hr. in college.

You don't take it with you but it's OK to enjoy it on earth as long as it doesn't own you. :cool:

Great answers... I think this question can tell us a lot about ourselves. I try to imagine what object you might be reflecting on if you knew your days were coming to an end. Something that would give you comfort and that you could hold in your hands and admire. I've thought a lot about it, and for me, I guess it would be a special photograph. It reminds me that I need to go through all my old slides and 35mm prints and convert them to iPhoto, so I can organize them and smile at them again :)

what is your rosebud? :cool:
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You are changing the rules of your original post. Those photos are basically valueless. It is only the memories that the photos bring back that give the photos value to you. Try to sell any of those photos on Ebay. You will find they are just an image no one else cares about.

Ha! Re-read the original post!

OK. I missed that "non-monetary" bit the first time around.

Non-monetary? Well it would have to be my 13 inch penis. ;)

I used to have a Rolleiflex that my great grandmother bought in germany in the 30's. That would have been an object that I'd run back into a burning house for, but it was stolen a few years ago.

We've got some art that's probably worth more than our cars, much of it gifts from over the years. That stuff would be right up there.

My library

My PhD. When I got it, I did not realize how valuable it would be later on. I only did it because I liked research, because I had finally found a field of study that I enjoyed, and wanted to spend a few more years learning how researchers work. It turned out to be something that expanded my whole life, made me leave France for New Jersey, then New Jersey for New Mexico...

I also own a few of those, and they are quite valuable too ;):
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My biggest asset is also my largest liability..

This will make perfect sense when you see what I am talking about.

I have shown it here before.



















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Tevake has taken us all over the pacific, and into great adventures. but life moves on. I have been trying to sell the boat for some time now cause were just not using it enough to justify keeping it. But the cost of keeping it and maintaining it never stops. Figure a decent driver 911SC each year.

I was going to ask you to show a pic of your original Chagall (I'm impressed) and to tell the story about how you acquired it.

Please don't do the same with the 13-incher.....

I own a few original paintings from some local artists, my late Dad's Raymond Weil and a few other watches that I would grab in case of fire. If there's time, my hunting rifle collection. Non-monetary: the photo collection of my kids and my travels over many parts of the world.

my most...
 

Family photos,my passport, my wife,my Porsche., my laptop. I am cheating i know because you said thing. However if the house was on fire, I would grab all of the above and oh yes , I need the cell phone to phone the fire dept.
If I narrow it down to one thing, then it would have to be the Porsche. My wife is not a thing;)
Cheers,
Guy

My ability to earn a living

Common sense and an accurate judge of character. Both have served me well in numerous circumstances over the years.

OK, so how many inches when erect?

My license to practice is probably the most valuable, from a dollar value.

What one thing do I own that I value the most?



My dog.
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I've got an original piece of art by a freelance civil war coorespondent...one of only a handful by this aryist known to exist and the only one in private collection.

My buddy, Nanook

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Probably the contents of this box for me, although I co-own it with my brothers. This is everything from my Dad's little all-inclusive vacation to Korea. He was in a MASH unit (and yes, the pics look exactly like the TV show) in the 45th Infantry, the Thunderbirds. There's photos, letters to/from home, his red cross armband, a half burned Thunderbird patch?, draft notice, etc.

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+1 without it all other things are irrelevant.

What's the most valuable thing I own? - hmmm..
 

#1 - My Brain - ( that were we all making our choices, well.... sometimes...) :D

#2 - ...and i guess Health, its how one said on the toast: "For a good health, and we have AMEX CC for other things...) :D

no more posts? .....

a $1 bill I got from my dad, along with the letter it came in.

When I was very young, probably 1973-1974 ish, my father said he would pay me and my 2 brothers a dollar for eating some calamari down in little Italy. We thought it looked gross. He made us eat it. We loved it. He said he wasn't going to pay it because we enjoyed it. We proceeded to bug him for years on this. Finally, when I was in college in the 1990s my father wrote 3 similar letters to me and my two brothers saying how proud he was of all of us. At the bottom of the letter was a note and a buck "PS. this is the $1 I owe you for eating the calamari"

Beside this, my most valuable possession are my memories of my family life when I was a kid. followed by my wife and kids and dog, my PhD, my pilot license and my publications.

I don't own much that has external value. Although, I did think that someone stole my dog once.

Your Dad sounds a fun guy - lucky you.