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Ricochet presents. That’s what my brother used to call them — I think. Sometimes I attribute things to my brother that he never said. I’m not sure why I do this, but one thing I do know is that I only assign the really hip, cool, with-it stuff to him. My brother is very honest, anal, precise and wonderful, so I’m sure the fact that I do this would naturally piss him off. I’m going to have to put the “Don’t attribute things to Russ that he never said” in my “Things That Must Change” column. Harrumph.

I’ve spent my life nurturing a hero-worship thing for my older brother. But recently our relationship suddenly got a lot more real. It started happening this time last summer. I now think it must have been his everlasting dedication and loyalty to me with the sheer act of housing, feeding, driving and sitting with me a number of times over the course of the Fall of 2006 (and even into January of 2007) in the bowels of the Criminal Court House in Monmouth Country, N.J. — to painfully witness his little, baby sister nearly get sent to jail.

Back to Ricochet Presents. First, I’m going to list some RPs ; then you’ll guess the nature and/or purpose of the gift. Ready? Don’t peek.

Lingerie, stereo equipment, flat-screen televisions, a bottle of Jack Daniels, a membership to a health club, airplane tickets to see him when he’s stuck on a business trip, a Cuisinart, massage oil, a subscription to GQ.

You get the picture. They’re ricochet presents because when the guy gives the present to you, it comes right back at him — in a good way.

So, my boyfriend told me he had sent me a 50-inch flat screen television for Valentines Day — it arrived 67 days late — but that’s in another blog. Now I’m left with the Herculean task of actually mounting it on the wall.

And this is my experience today. Because of issues surrounding insurance, I have contracted with Magnolia, Best Buy’s installation vendor. I don’t know how much the television cost, but I will tell you exactly how much the mounting is going to set me back.

Panamax Power: $105.49. Harmony remote: $439.99. (I need the infrared eye because the cable box and the DVD player are hidden in an antique Indian throne of sorts.) RF extender: $131.99. Wall mount: $114.39. Installation: $500. Remote programming: $150. RF programming: $90.00. Denon DVD player: $179.99.

The grand total: $1,711.85.

He’s coming in this weekend, expecting to have it all mounted and working (hence the “ricochet” aspect to the gift).

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Welcome to my world.

To Be Continued…

posted by katebohner @ 11:31 AM