Posted on 11/12/2005 8:18:52 PM PST by Lorianne
I read this and then think of my cousin who just turned 30. He was complaining about his life and marriage and how he and the wife each had to work 60 hours a week just to pay their basic bills.
He and his wife both work like dogs to pay for their brand new cars, their brand new house, rooms full of brand new "stuff" and literally tens of thousands of dollars in credit card debt.
They acknowledge that they spoil their kids with "things" in order to compensate for the lack of time they spend with them. He can't even recall what grade his daughter is in, but that's not surprising, given that they He only sees the kids an hour a day.
Then he related that he can't remember when he and the wife had a romantic evening. They don't even talk anymore. They work and sleep.They live simply to pay the bills on stuff they don't have time to use.
What kind of life is that?
I assume divorce and/or bankruptcy is coming soon....
after the Christmas shopping season....
Great story---Kerry trying to be one of the guys was the funniest thing I had ever observed.
I live in Massachusetts and Kerry was like an invisible man to me until he ran for president---I didn't even know he had children.
He lucked out in the marriage department(if money is what you want) but as a Presidential candidate he was a complete failure.
Remember "I'm John Kerry and I'm reporting for duty" at the DNC? I almost fell out of my chair laughing.
We have the same problem and wife has a reason to keep it all tho' she's showing signs of changing at last. Just the thought of moving is exhausting !
I am so glad they are actually using this money as the man intended. It's heartening to see some people still have morals and decency.
The Bible says mans life is just a vapor. Short and uncertain.The worldly possessions appeals to our senses and often times puts us in moral dilemmas. If God comes first and you put others before yourself, things will turn out alright. If I don't get a pony in this lifetime, there's always the next! LOL
You must apply to the Bureau of Ponies, and receive the signature of a member of Pony Enforcement to receive Pony in the next life. God bless Mr Beckman.
"Ken I git me a huntin' lie-sunse heah?"
You'll be disappointed
I live 16 miles from the Judith River. This is interesting, first either my husband (a hunter) or I have heard of this.
Hillary!(tm) never would have dreamed of investing in gold stocks, taking profit and rolling it over into oil stock. Her only "investing" success was taking the $100,000 brib...errr...$99,000 "profit" in beef futures, "earned" through "thoughtful" interpetation of trending the daily futures quotes from the Wall Street Journal, an exercise she could neither explain coherently or duplicate. Plus, she used some Tyson Chicken executive's investment account because she couldn't figure out how to open her own.
You're right. It's too late to stumble over there and say "DAD! IT'S ME!
Actually, it's a good thing the guy did, but the govt. of Montana will probably screw it up eventually.
Glad to see the State of Montana followed through on this... great story!
"Say 'hello' to my little friends, all three million of them."
Very cool! Thanks Mr Beckman.
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