100 shares of Apple and Microsoft stock in 1985

Colt Peacemaker .22, with the additional magnum cylinder, received as a high school graduation gift from my Mom’s brother. Uncle Ben traditionally gifted the male graduates with the firearm of their choice on the order of the .22 Colt/Rugers or Winchester Model 94. I enjoyed the heck out of that .22 those first few years, really was a sharpshooter , instead of the keyboard-touchscreen, armchair marksman I am now.

I still have that gun, my kids aren’t interested in shooting much, but I’ll ask that the Colt will be one of the guns that stays in the family. The other for sure gun that stays will be my Dad’s Walther PPK bring back from his stint as a WWII POW.

I was given a Stevens .22/.410 over/under by a family friend. Must have been about 50 years ago and I of course still have and cherish it.

A Craftsman tool set that included enough sockets, wrenches, and screwdrivers to complete almost all basic car and home repairs. My tool collection has grown in size and quality over the years but I still have the original set in my box.