My wedding band is titanium and wood ($17). My wife’s is silver and cubic zirconia cast as Nenya, Galadriel’s ring from LotR and made by WETA Workshop, who did the movie props ($75).

So much cooler than gold and diamonds => 3 months salary, at least for us.

Nothing. But I won’t lie and say I wasn’t curious if the magents would cause the iron deposits in my organs from shredding me on a cellular level. Doc said not to worry so I didn’t.

Source: I have hemachromatosis. Had an MRI done with a ferritin count of 2400. For comparison: normal adult males usually have a ferritin count of 24-336.

Do you also wear blood diamonds and eat veal?

Why, do you expect me to wear blood rubies while eating veal, like some prole?

This is the (middle) way.

But what can you do if your area climate includes 110+ F summers and below 0 winters? Besides moving, that is.

Merci, now I know how to say “reading comprehension” en francais.