A few odd bits - 3.5.2007.1
Just a couple of silly things I noticed in the last couple of days. One thing that may be of interest is a new dating site. I’m sure it will take of for the PETA crowd, though I’m not sure who else it may interest. The site, originally from the Dutch but since copied in the U.S. and other nations, is unique because of who it targets – single pet owners. Yes if you have been sitting at home with your 4 cats and 2 dogs wondering where is the love of your life, that loves your pets as much as you, this is the site you need. And guys take note, most of the initial respondents to this site are women.
I’m not one for sharing time at a zoo, though I do like most dogs and have owned a few over the years, but I’m sure someone must enjoy it. If you’ve been searching for that person who spends more on their pets than their own household bills go for it. Don’t get me wrong, I love dogs and to a lesser degree other pets (except pitbulls, Rotwiellers and Dobermans – long story) but I have limits. Yet the internet is fantastic for finding that fringe group you’ve always wanted to be part of. And a bonus is the site is Dutch.
I mention it’s a bonus that the site is Dutch because they officially are the happiest people in Europe. 97% of people in Denmark feel they are happy, better than all the rest of Europe. But it doesn’t end there, they also aren’t worried about the pensions. Life is pretty good out there.
But reality does hit Europe like it does here in America. About 66% or Europeans thing the future generations will have a harder life than now. There is also a consensus of thought that most do not trust their politicians or governments or political parties. Well I can’t really blame them on that one.
Still for all the joy out there in Europe they still don’t get to have the simple pleasures here in America. Simple if you can afford it, like the 2.3 million dollars spent on a Honus Wagner baseball card. Yes someone spent more than $2 million on a card. I don’t get it. I can only imagine it as a waste of money. Wine you can drink, or at least cook with. Real estate you can live on. Investments can make you more money, but a baseball card?
Yes it’s a rare card, and as a former comic book collector I can understand the desire to own a rare item. But I’d never buy the X-Men #4 for $250,000 as an example. It just makes no sense and I like that series. Even thirty thousand dollars seems a lot for it and it has several pages and tells a story. The baseball card is just an image and some stats, that if you don’t know the full history means nothing. I just don’t get it. Obviously someone else does though. And it proves that there is nothing like this homegrown game in the world.
Ok, more later.
This is what I think, what do you think?
I’m not one for sharing time at a zoo, though I do like most dogs and have owned a few over the years, but I’m sure someone must enjoy it. If you’ve been searching for that person who spends more on their pets than their own household bills go for it. Don’t get me wrong, I love dogs and to a lesser degree other pets (except pitbulls, Rotwiellers and Dobermans – long story) but I have limits. Yet the internet is fantastic for finding that fringe group you’ve always wanted to be part of. And a bonus is the site is Dutch.
I mention it’s a bonus that the site is Dutch because they officially are the happiest people in Europe. 97% of people in Denmark feel they are happy, better than all the rest of Europe. But it doesn’t end there, they also aren’t worried about the pensions. Life is pretty good out there.
But reality does hit Europe like it does here in America. About 66% or Europeans thing the future generations will have a harder life than now. There is also a consensus of thought that most do not trust their politicians or governments or political parties. Well I can’t really blame them on that one.
Still for all the joy out there in Europe they still don’t get to have the simple pleasures here in America. Simple if you can afford it, like the 2.3 million dollars spent on a Honus Wagner baseball card. Yes someone spent more than $2 million on a card. I don’t get it. I can only imagine it as a waste of money. Wine you can drink, or at least cook with. Real estate you can live on. Investments can make you more money, but a baseball card?
Yes it’s a rare card, and as a former comic book collector I can understand the desire to own a rare item. But I’d never buy the X-Men #4 for $250,000 as an example. It just makes no sense and I like that series. Even thirty thousand dollars seems a lot for it and it has several pages and tells a story. The baseball card is just an image and some stats, that if you don’t know the full history means nothing. I just don’t get it. Obviously someone else does though. And it proves that there is nothing like this homegrown game in the world.
Ok, more later.
This is what I think, what do you think?
Labels: baseball card, Honus Wagner, pet dating site, PETA, X-Men
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