learned how incredibly easy it is to turn garbage (waste ethernet cables from work) into money. I rented a uhaul and took 6 pallets of old ethernet cables to a wire scrap yard, and split the returns 3 ways with the 2 cable puller guys I was working with. Next time, I won't need to bring them...
I don't get to many games either (none this year, even). That's what makes the bet fun. If you lose, you have to go to a game, but you do it in a jersey the winner bought for you...so no matter what, everyone wins (and loses).
But if you just want to make it a boring beer bet, that's fine too.
Took kids to a birthday party
Bought a car (2012 Mini Countryman Cooper S - Green w/ carbon black interior, 6 speed, rear bench)
Traded a Nintendo DSi for a Yamaha trumpet
I think the foobar abx methodology is seriously flawed. Quickly shifting back and forth like that doesn't provide much of an opportunity to catch subtle differences.
My take on it has always been that the primary advantage to high rez audio is you get a better master in most cases.
There are real advantages to 24 bit when it comes to doing the original recording, and to even higher bit depth during mixing/mastering, but any benefit at the listening step is psychological, from what I can tell.