can't buy me love
Daffy Duck (c) Warner Bros
Money
It can buy a House... But not a Home
It can buy a Bed... But not Sleep
It can buy a Clock... But not Time
It can buy you a Book... But not Knowledge
It can buy you a Position... But not Respect
It can buy you Medicine... But not Health
It can buy you Blood... But not Life
So you see money isn't everything.
And it often causes pain and suffering.
I tell you all this because...
I am your Friend, and as your Friend I want to take away your pain and suffering...
So send me all your money...
and I will suffer for you.
CASH ONLY PLEASE!!!
-- Money Poem
On the third day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree
i was browsing through a magazine that had a lovely picture of brad pitt and jennifer aniston (i dont normally pay attention to "junk" periodicals, but i couldnt take my eyes off of brad pitt -- maybe because he reminds me of my own brad), and i thought, these hollywood stars have everything -- money, power, prestige -- yet, they still arent satisfied. i read, while aniston was out partying at a london club til 5 am, brad pitt almost burst into tears when asked about his dream of having his little jens. i was wondering, how could a girl not be advertent (and be all ears) concerning her husband's needs (esp if her husband happens to be brad pitt) ... but see, i dont know the whole story, neither do you, and even if we did, it's none of our bizzwax. it's such a pity that we -- the ordinary, normal, boring people -- easily envy folks like them, and if they mess up, we become a bunch of cackling fiends. take this article about a lottery winner whose life has turned topsy-turvy.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The wife of the lottery winner who took home the richest undivided jackpot in U.S. history says she regrets his purchase of the $314.9 million ticket that has thrust her family into the public spotlight.
"I wish all of this never would have happened," Jewel Whittaker told The Charleston Gazette for Tuesday's editions. "I wish I would have torn the ticket up."
Since winning the lottery two years ago, her husband, Jack Whittaker, has been arrested twice for drunken driving and has been ordered into rehab. He pleaded no contest Monday to a misdemeanor assault charge for attacking a bar manager, and is accused in two lawsuits of making trouble at a nightclub and a racetrack.
There have been several thefts involving Whittaker's vehicle, his office and his house in Scott Depot. One of the thefts occurred at his home in September on the same day an 18-year-old friend of Whittaker's granddaughter was found dead there. The death remains under investigation.
Last week Whittaker, 57, reported his granddaughter missing. Putnam County sheriff's Sgt. Lisa Arthur said the granddaughter is not considered a kidnapping victim.
Whittaker took his winnings in a lump sum of $113 million after taxes. He has donated more than $20 million to charity, said his lawyer, Norm Daniels.
money itself isnt evil. i wouldnt be coy if someone gave me a $$$ million right now. money is a blessing that comes from God. it becomes a bane because of unwise decisions. i just get so pissed off when some people judge swiftly: "That's probably the unfortunate situation of maybe having too much money, too much time on [Whitaker's] hands." ... aahh the scaremonger strikes again.
Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: that widom preserves the life of its possessor.
-- Ecclesiates 7:12
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