tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post6260288572862475062..comments2024-02-26T11:07:08.028-05:00Comments on Leesa's Stories: Gravitating towards the MeanLeesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-15202384626045712912007-04-20T13:05:00.000-05:002007-04-20T13:05:00.000-05:00Screw being normal. Normal is boring.Screw being normal. Normal is boring.Patriot Actionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353754691046799604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-42897385218129403562007-04-20T06:53:00.000-05:002007-04-20T06:53:00.000-05:00kathi: they may be made up for the blog entry, but...kathi: they may be made up for the blog entry, but I think they are close to reality.<BR/><BR/>ian: the term "trophy wife" though seems to link me to a possession, and I would never want to marry someone who saw me that way. And I can be a pain in the ass at times.Leesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-75022430282752985732007-04-19T18:14:00.000-05:002007-04-19T18:14:00.000-05:00Oh, you are too a trophy at many levels, including...Oh, you are too a trophy at many levels, including in the wife category in the 'important' realms.<BR/>And you are a trophy with your wisdom, wit, blog, attractiveness, candor, and so on.<BR/>And you will write a book, and I will read it, and I'll say "I know her -- sort of."<BR/><BR/>IanIan Lidsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106994463366766471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-21173572262138578602007-04-19T16:54:00.000-05:002007-04-19T16:54:00.000-05:00Darlin', you had me. I believed all of it, but am...Darlin', you had me. I believed all of it, but am glad to know they're made up. I'll tell you right now, there is no way I could flat out run a solid mile without stopping. Not a chance...in fact, I'd probably look for a good hotel along the way and make it a two day ordeal. :)kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998865477080265039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-88343529636363493702007-04-19T15:24:00.000-05:002007-04-19T15:24:00.000-05:00rwa: I strive to be different. Thanks for the comp...rwa: I strive to be different. Thanks for the compliment.<BR/><BR/>quasar: I see the world completely differently than you see the world. As long as I don't owe anybody anything and I have enough food on the table, life is good. I don't need to get in debt to feel better about me. I don't need a big house. I just don't.Leesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-13153046268331210832007-04-19T14:40:00.000-05:002007-04-19T14:40:00.000-05:00Leesa, life is a PyramidThere are a few at the top...Leesa, life is a Pyramid<BR/><BR/>There are a few at the top who have multimillion dollar incomes, and trophy wives who become well paid PR agents for art galleries, or charity dinners.<BR/>You know trophy wives who are not just dumb blondes - but who have maids to look after the kids (even mexican surrogate mothers if need be) - so that they can exercise their career and their law or business or whatever degree.<BR/><BR/>Then there are high paid career people who strive after the dream the above 'live' - <BR/><BR/>Then there are those lower down, playing catch up. It's no longer a matter of how large your home is - but how much your mortgage is. Which do you prefer 200 square metres of living space and a garden at least an acre long - or a shoebox 'worth' a million dollars, with a mortgage to match.<BR/><BR/>Then of course there are those who are caught below, never quite out of debt - always owing more than they can repay - hoping one day it'll all go away.<BR/><BR/>And one should never forget, that as in every pyramid - it is the bulk at the bottom, that is supporting the top - it is the bulk at the bottom in debt to the few at the top.<BR/><BR/>The Men (and women) who never did a day work in their life - because the interest or dividend on their shares pays more than you'll ever earn - and the value of their home increases everyday by more than their mortgage (supposing they even needed a mortgage to start with). These will have the nerve to look down their nose, and tell those below to work & borrow more.<BR/><BR/>Increasingly more and more in the uk are now forced to purchasing a home in equity share schemes. Yep, you never actually own the home - because you pay a mortgage on half, and rent the other half from a Housing Association.<BR/><BR/>But fear not, you'll home should go up in value, so you should still make on your share of the shoebox home, and so the dream goes on. Except with the other pressures and demands from life, no matter how much you dream, the dream becomes more distant.<BR/><BR/>But hey - who said life was fair, or society was becoming more equittable - no not even for those from B+ never mind those from B or C+<BR/>As for those from C down, well<BR/>You can always dream<BR/>Maybe one day your boat will come in or maybe you'll win the lotteryQUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16163858.post-77804705493824592362007-04-19T12:52:00.000-05:002007-04-19T12:52:00.000-05:00Please take this as a compliment - but based solel...Please take this as a compliment - but based solely on this blog and the wonderful writing that you share here, I can't imagine you falling into the "normal" category at all.<BR/><BR/>Keep your goal of not being normal.Southern (in)Sanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161448234899521650noreply@blogger.com