Changing Habits

I have problems concerning material possessions. These manifest in various ways.

Over decades, I accumulated a large quantity of comic books. I always insisted that I was a reader, not a "collector", and that I kept the comics only so that I could read them again later.

And I did, sometimes in immense quantities. I still have fond memories of the months it took me to run through a complete (including reprints) set of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

But I kept the collection together for many years in a way that made it clear that I felt as though giving up any part of it would diminish me.

Then one day I realized that I simply didn't feel that way anymore. In fact, the existence of comics shops made me feel more comfortable about passing comics along to others who would appreciate them. It felt less like giving up a part of myself and more like releasing something back into the wild.

For years I carried money, checkbook, checks to be deposited and bills to be paid in a nice big zippered bank bag. I carried it around in my backpack for quite a long time, long enough that the bank that issued it no longer exists. Now, it's wearing out, and I need to replace it with...something.

Meanwhile, my back has been aging along with the rest of me, and I am being dragged toward carrying my stuff through other means than one big bag that I carry everywhere. So rather than look for another bank bag, I was shopping for a fanny pack like unto Kathe's, a good solid one that won't wear out in a single season.

As it happens, my mother had one she didn't use anymore, one she bought in Tunisia, made of leather. Couldn't ask for better, and I like the label [orange on black, with a little propellor plane and the brand name "XY", so I guess it's made for boys :{) ].

I still feel kind of bad about getting rid of the worn-out bag, though, but I discovered that I would feel better about it if I could keep a picture of it. Weird, I know, but I'm not too proud to use a crutch when I need one.

I couldn't find a picture of a purple bank bag online, though, nor of the Oregon State Bank logo. So I recolored a blue bag and recreated the logo from a sort-of-similar font by tweaking the letters, and here it is.

//The Magic Eight-Ball says, "Use what works for you."\\

[I will add the photo of the bank bag as soon as Blogger gets over its spell of not having an "insert picture" button.]