Hi Preetha: Apologies, you didn't find it because I misspelt, should have been brogues. Formal shoes, of which I like the wingtips.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brogue_shoe Warm regards Shyam -----Original Message----- From: silklist [mailto:silklist-bounces+shyam.sunder=peakalpha....@lists.hserus.net] On Behalf Of Preetha Chari-Srinivas Sent: 29 November 2016 16:48 To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] Things that are worth the money Hi Shyam, Pardon my naivete but what does broque mean - have come across that word before but cannot seem to find the right meaning to it Cheers, Preetha On Nov 29, 2016 11:10 AM, "Shyam Sunder" <shyam.sun...@peakalpha.com> wrote: > What an interesting thread, Udhay! > > My principle, which I have finally evolved to rather late in the day, > I think, would be high usage = worth spending. So, the things I have > spent more on recently that I would never have before are > > 1. Snoozer mattress. Saw it in a resort, loved it, hunted it down and > got it 2. White shirt. I was recently at Selfridges in London, and > learnt that I could spend a lot more on a white shirt that I ever > will. But I have a few from TM Lewin and Brooks Brothers, that I > absolutely love and wear a lot 3. Dell laptop with a 17.3' screen and > a 24-inch monitor, which I use together in extend mode. I love moving > windows back and forth between the monitor and laptop, so cool! > > On my list are a pair of broques and a soundbar. Still researching > (which is more than half the fun.) > > Things that I find hard to spend a lot of money on are expensive > wines, art, business class airfare... > > -----Original Message----- > From: silklist [mailto:silklist-bounces+shyam.sunder=peakalpha.com@ > lists.hserus.net] On Behalf Of Udhay Shankar N > Sent: 29 November 2016 08:26 > To: Silk List <Silklist@lists.hserus.net> > Subject: [silk] Things that are worth the money > > I saw a post by Ramit Sethi [1] that got me thinking. > > What, to you, are the things that are worth the extra that you might pay? > > My incomplete list: > > Shoes, computers, fragrance. > > Udhay > > > [1] http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/5-things-that-are-worth- > the-money > > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > > >
