I Could Have Been a Millionaire

Cruising through the web this morning, I came across one of the oddest things. Cardboard furniture.

There is actual, REAL, cardboard furniture. People actually PAY for this cardboard furniture. And that's why I could have been a millionaire.

I think back on part of my life, a long long time ago, when I was living in Colorado Springs and I didn't have a dime to my name, okay, I still don't have a dime to my name, but that's beside the point. I rented a crappy little one room apartment underground that reeked of marijuana and cheap hamburger meat. No, I didn't smoke pot, everyone else in the building did. It was near the jail and we constantly had problems. It was awful, but I couldn't afford anything else. Including furniture.

In my attempt to make my dumpy apartment more homey, I used my cardboard boxes and a few small blankets to create furniture. I had assembled a couch, tv stand, and a bar stool. Okay, so it didn't really make the apartment feel very homey, but at least I had a couch - never mind if I sat on it, everything inside would be crushed. ha!

Had I stuck with it, I would have been a millionaire selling my cardboard furniture. Why oh why did I ever give it up?

Happy Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year! 2011 is the year of the metal rabbit.

The year of the Rabbit is traditionally associated with home and family, artistic pursuits, diplomacy, and keeping the peace. Therefore, 2011 is very likely to be a relatively calmer one than 2010 both on the world scene, as well as on a personal level.

Conversely, nations will also become more insular and increasingly lock down their borders to protect against the "other". However, 2011 will also see new art movements projecting a distinct national identity taking the world by storm. Shrewd and creative new business partnerships will also form to the benefit of all.

Rabbits who thrive on delicate business dealings are best suited to navigating the year ahead. Those compatible with the Rabbit — the Sheep, Dog and Pig in particular — will also find 2011's circumstances inspiring them to greater personal happiness and professional success.

Others will suffer, by degree, depending on how flexible they are to the world mood. Those who have cultivated careful negotiation skills (or, perhaps more importantly, can sniff-out and swiftly dodge dangerous situations!), may attain similar good luck enjoyed by rabbits and those compatible with them in 2011.

For more specific information and learn more about what the omens are for your future in the New Year, check out related resources for the Year of the Rabbit and find out what else the animals of fortune predict for you in 2011.