A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-09,10-05....Money is No Object

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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What if it were really true? What if you woke up one day and money really were no object? How would you change your life? Would your life change? Would it be better? Worse? Can money really buy happiness?

Let's *play like* today (and tomorrow) we can have absolutely anything in the world that money can buy. Money's no object. What would you buy? Pretend we've already saved the world with our vast wealth, and now we're ready to spend it foolishly and selfishly. :)

Would you buy a bigger house?



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Perhaps your own private island...



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How many of these would you own?



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Vacation around the world

You have a summer home, a winter home, a
beach house, a bungalow in the mountains....
You travel to exotic, faraway places and
stay in nothing but 5 star hotels and resorts.

AND...of course, only the best tables...
in the very finest restaurants will do.

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Finest Restaurant? Why I think that's US!

06-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #12

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 08-08-05 Military Monday

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[lysie]

Oh and I set up a boarding kennel or horse training business for Sarah.....wayyyyyyyy down in back. LOL

[Rammer]

Kenny Loggins is still touring? Well that makes me feel like a young pup. Awesome. :)

[Allegra]

It is funny, my life right now is pretty crazy & I am often pretty broke but overall I am much happier than years ago in career of Real Estate Development when I had oodles of money.. but then not as much time or energy.

And what matters is that you're happy. I know it's a tired old phrase, but money really can't buy happiness. Having a lot of "stuff" doesn't mean a thing if you don't have people to love and those who can love you back. If you're happy as you are, then you're doing it right. ;-)

I wasn't born a Paris Hilton, either. One of my favorite teachers in high school wrote in my yearbook "May you work hard for everything you get."

I often wonder if he cursed me with that by writing it. LOL

[Lakeside]

"...a big log cabin somewhere in Montana..."

Ooooo, that sounds good, too.

Lessee, a summer home in Bayfield, WI, a sailboat to sail around the Apostle Islands there, a log cabin in the Montana mountains(with plumbing and electricity, of course) and the grandchildren can come visit ME. Paradise.

[OESY]

How To Photograph A High-Strung Puppy


1. Remove film from box and load camera.
2. Remove film box from puppy's mouth and throw in trash.
3. Remove puppy from trash and brush coffee grounds from muzzle.
4. Choose a suitable background for photo.
5. Mount camera on tripod and focus.
6. Find puppy and take dirty sock from mouth. Dress in maid's uniform.
7. Place puppy in pre-focused spot and return to camera.
8. Forget about spot and crawl after puppy on knees.
9. Focus with one hand and fend off puppy with other hand.
10. Get tissue and clean nose print from lens.
11. Take flash cube from puppy's mouth and throw in trash.
12. Put cat outside and put peroxide on the scratch on puppy's nose.
13. Put magazines back on coffee table.
14. Try to get puppy's attention by squeaking toy over your head.
15. Replace your glasses and check camera for damage.
16. Jump up in time to grab puppy and say, "No, outside! No, outside!"
17. Call spouse to clean up mess.
18. Fix a drink.
19. Sit back in Lazy Boy with drink and resolve to teach puppy
"sit/stand" and "stay" the first thing in the morning.
20. Consider buying "older, trained" rescue dog.

[Allegra]

What if it were really true? What if you woke up one day and money really were no object?

I'd come home!

[Allegra]

....and then probably be bored out of my mind in about two weeks...

[RedBeaconNY]

Ooops... blew my cover. Dangit. Yeah, I'm only 16, so I have a few years yet to enjoy the more intense water sports... but who's to stop even an older chap, eh?

[Lakeside]

Son, at my age Seadooin' IS intense water sports. ;o)

[Billie]

Lunch... nothing processed. A nice pulled pork sandwich with a fresh fruit salad, grilled corn on the cob, and salt potatoes with lotsa butter. Ahhh....

Ahhhh, is right. I'm in. But no paper plates, of course. :)

[Billie]

Very nice set-up, Darling, though I think I'll leave Momar and Pearly, his new bride, on the previous thread. LOL!

Oh, I'm so glad. They just don't fit in with the beautiful people that *we* are. :)

[Aquamarine]

LOL!

Have to be quick to photograph my "puppy". :)

[Billie]

Ping! New York tomorrow - shopping, art exhibits, dining, Broadway....:)

[RedBeaconNY]

LOL

[RedBeaconNY]

Lunch... nothing processed. A nice pulled pork sandwich with a fresh fruit salad, grilled corn on the cob, and salt potatoes with lotsa butter. Ahhh....

Ahhhh, is right. I'm in. But no paper plates, of course. :)

Fine, but you've got dish duty ;)

[Billie]

Oh, you are stylin in black! I see you brought wine, too. :)

[Mr. Jeeves]

What would you buy?

1) Catalina Island.

2) A Gulfstream V and flying lessons.

3) Eva Longoria. ;)

[Billie]

Count me IN!!

Great! We're on our way. I'll bet the shopping's not too good in Iraq. :(

[Billie]

I'm with you, Red. The very first thing I thought of was 'sailboat'.

With a name like "Lakeside", what else? :)

[Billie]

The photo of Aspen *is* breathtaking! I thought of adding Aspen to the vacation pics, but it was sorta a last-minute search, and I didn't google very long for 'vacation spots'.