New Jeans.

I have a love/hate relationship with jeans. On one hand, I love to buy a new pair of jeans. They always fit so well and look first-rate in the mirror at the store and when I wear them for the first time. I am impressed by my incredibly good sense of style and I am a happy man. However, there is a certain time, and I'm not sure when it takes place, that those same jeans begin to become the bane of my existence.

I believe investing in jeans is very similar to investing in a new car. They lose a large portion of their value as soon as you drive them, or in this case walk them, off the lot. After a wearing or two they lose that flawless fit. After a washing or two they begin to lose that stylish color they had while hanging in that favorite mall store. Instead of being the first choice on that Friday night that requires a great outfit, they are relegated into a secondary spot in the regular rotation.

Soon they will be replaced by another pair of jeans that will inevitably be ousted just like all the others. But fear not my fair jeans, I will not overlook your existence even if you never see the light of day again. You were there for me once and for that I will always remember you.