Life's Little Observations

Wednesday, December 03, 2003

"The Simple Life" Revisited
I was channel surfing last night when I stumbled upon "The Simple Life" and watched it for about two minutes. That was probably one minute and forty-five seconds too long, but it made me think. The show is about two girls who have everything but have been thrown into a situation where they have do actual work for what they want. So I began to think about those of us who lead the simple life and want to act like we have everything.

Here are a few suggestions that will make you feel like a millionaire, or at least a thousandaire:

1. Pull into a parking lot with your old car and deliberately leave your lights on when you leave the car and everyone will think they will go out on their own. Be sure to sneak out to the car and turn the lights out so you don't have to buy a new battery later that day.

2. Take an empty cigarette pack and wrap it in aluminum foil. Paste a piece of black construction paper the size of a quarter on the front. Walk up and down the street putting it up to your face for a second or two each time. People will think you have one of those new-fangled digital cameras.

3. Go to the video store and ask the people in the store, "do you think this DVD will work with my HDTV?"

4. Tell every person that you see, "I think my Hummer would have fit in this spot."

5. When someone asks why you didn't get back to them sooner, simply say "I'm sorry, I must have misplaced my Blackberry."

So, there are a few suggestions that you can have fun with in the next few days. If you have some other ideas, let me know because I'm bored talking into my Timex making people think that I have the latest in Dick Tracy two way radios.