The legend has it that Diogenes wanted to strip his life of nonessentials. He lived in an overturned tub at the edge of town and the only possession he kept, save for a toga and sandals, was a drinking cup.

One day, he saw a young boy drinking from a nearby well using his cupped hand. Diogenes said, "I see I have kept something unnecessary," and threw the cup away.

I wouldn't mind having a 53" widescreen wall-mounted high definition television though. Or the kind of guitar that Swedish guitarist Gören Söllscher plays (CLICKY). Or. . . .

Don Firth