I don't know which definition I like better - the Merriam Webster which defines swag as a suspended cluster (although this refers to evergreen branches) or a depression of the earth (which I would call appropriate if one considers the depressing impact of "free" stuff on our environment), or the urban dictionary description of swag. I especially like #5 - "the stuff/sh@# we all get". But, for me the ultimate definition of swag is the anti-downsize.
Perhaps we have more swag than the average family due to Dajuan's 16 years in the entertainment/marketing/promotions industry. There was a time when we would be hard pressed to let a week go by without accumulating a mug, t-shirt, or international McDonald's happy meal toy. Our home in Milwaukee was bursting with freebies from every brand Dajuan encountered. Now, maybe because of lower swag budgets we receive significantly less branded items. Although, we discovered no less than 5 Maine Red Claws bumper stickers and several lanyards in our bedroom purge yesterday.
As part of our overhaul of Dajuan's drawers (no, not his shorts) we selected a few NBA sweatshirts from his days with the NBA Jam Van. Although we could have dumped them in our Goodwill drop last night we decided to gift them to our buddy Mashard. He is a growing boy at our church who has an affinity for hoops - and Dajuan. Hopefully we'll save his mom a few bucks this fall on their back to school shopping!
This unloading of 2 pieces of swag is only the tip of the iceberg. Dajuan has bags full of t-shirts and boxes of Bailey's ice buckets and drink mixers in the belly of our basement. At least it is a start though - which is all I can ask of my family as they jump on board of my downsizing train.
That's awesome Dajuan can hand down his clothes to Marshad. Alas, I think Chase will end up too short to warrant any of Dajuan's downsized clothes.
ReplyDeleteJames however, will be a perfect fit one day! Another score on the Eubanks' store of clothing!
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