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My New Toy

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with New Paradigm Partners LLC EB #1326335

Several weeks ago, on one of my frequent trips down the rabbit hole of the internet, I wound up looking at steampunk USB drives on Etsy. I have no idea how or why I got there. I certainly wasn't looking for USB drives - once an exciting innovation, they're like paper clips now and I must have a dozen in my desk drawer.

 

But as a reader of science fiction since I was 13, I have always loved steampunk. It's quirky, lunatic take on technology always amused and delighted me. So I was immediately overcome with possessive lust. There were dozens of different designs, each one a work of art (of a sorts), incredibly intricate and ornate, all beautifully made. I knew I was lost. I had to have one, in spite of the fact that they were expensive and frivolous - but isn't all art?

 

It arrived Saturday - check it out:

 

Posted by
Mary & Dick

Mary & Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC
2601 S. Lemay Ave. #41
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970-689-4663
www.maryanddick.com

 

Data Source: IRES MLS

Comments (27)

Nancy Laswick
United Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
Your REALTOR® For The Valley Of The Sun

I love your Steampunk USB drive Dick Greenberg. One of the great things about them is how we disguise them; my "had to have" looks and operates like a swiss army knife---and is still my fav.

Sep 07, 2015 04:06 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Dick, I lean more towards Looney Tunes :)

 

 

Sep 07, 2015 06:06 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

What a nifty looking toy, Dick!  I like your statement about falling down the rabbit hole of the internet.  I can relate to that!

Sep 07, 2015 06:45 AM
Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

SteamPunk has become the inspiration for a big festival in our home town, Dick Greenberg ... so you're not alone in your love for it.  Enjoy using your new toy!

Gene

Sep 07, 2015 06:48 AM
Christi Farrington
Dagny's Real Estate - Wilton, CT
~ Your representative in Fairfield County, CT

Very cool!  Love the music, too.  I would probably stay up just to watch it in action. Does it glow in the dark! 

Sep 07, 2015 08:07 AM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired

Hi Dick Greenberg , Now that is a really looking cool toy that actually is way more useful than just a toy. Enjoy!

Sep 07, 2015 08:15 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Dick those are real cool looking USB drives especially the "Motorized Steampunk" flash drive with a price tage of $495 I think I will pass :)

Sep 07, 2015 08:38 AM
Thom Abbott
MyMidtownMojo.com |770.713.1505 | Intown Atlanta GA Condo Living - Atlanta, GA
Midtown Atlanta GA Condos For Sale

I've got some fun little USB's handed out at trade shows. Couple in my laptop case...just in case....but it seems like with Evernote, I have everything when and where I want it. But there is always a moment when you need the USB. 

Why should it not be totally cool?

Sep 07, 2015 11:41 AM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

How awesome, I'm thinking my husband may have to get one. Very cool. 

Sep 07, 2015 11:39 PM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Dick Greenberg  Really it is quite flashy for a flash drive

Sep 08, 2015 05:57 AM
Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
Cam Realty of Clermont FL

Dick, isn't fun to be able to find almost anything with just a few key strokes? Enjoy your new toy!

Sep 08, 2015 07:19 AM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

That one will never get lost in the drawer. How unique! So many of mine are so blah I can't even find them.

Sep 09, 2015 12:29 AM
David Shamansky
US Mortgages - David Shamansky - Highlands Ranch, CO
Creative, Aggressive & 560 FICO - OK, Colorado Mtg

I amnot sure what I like better the design the build up or the background music lmao

Sep 09, 2015 02:55 AM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Science fiction, huh? I have Ursula LeGuin's Left Hand of Darkness (she lives in Oregon, by the way) and I also was in a stage play based on her short story Omelas....which is Salem, O spelled backwards, (Salem OR, where she was living at the time). I haven't read it yet. It was on a list of must reads from my favorite bookstore...Lolita was on that list, too. I read that one earlier this year. 

Anyway...loved your little mini video. And your left-of-center perspective on life!

Sep 09, 2015 06:15 AM
Kimo Stowell
HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 - Honolulu, HI
REALTOR Associate® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i

Aloha Dick,

Does it toot and send out a geyser of steam when you plug it in? I imagine the world of Captain Nemo when I think of Steam-punk, where mechanical engineering has not been deposed by silicon chips and computer code and functional design is an art form in and of itself. Thanks for sharing.

a hui hou,

Sep 09, 2015 08:07 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good evening Dick Greenberg ,

I loved your mini video..what ever turns you on! Thanks for sharing!!

Sep 09, 2015 01:34 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

I have never heard the expression "steampunk" and needed to google it. LOL.

Enjoy your new toy!

Sep 10, 2015 03:08 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Dick, it is certainly a  great conversation piece not to mention get fodder for a post.  Now, I am curious ... how expensive was it?

Is that just too tacky of a question ... I know I was taught never to ask about what people pay for things or their age. 

Sep 10, 2015 04:54 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

OK Dick this is way above my pay grade... so what do you do with this toy please teach us oh ignorant ones:))Endre

Sep 10, 2015 04:24 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

It's funny how USB drives the entire capacity of the old computers of 10 years ago and probably triple that!

Sep 13, 2015 01:35 AM