There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
It's really hard to imagine that he would commit suicide though. He had it all, even the pretty lady. He definitely had a dark side to him. That's for sure, but now I'm wondering if there wasn't something else going on. It was probably some form of mental issues. But he did seem to imbibe in alcohol a lot. Maybe it didn't end there? I realize it doesn't really matter in the end why. But I think there's always lessons to be learned in life. With everything.
So sad! He'll be missed greatly.
Andy B.
I've seen countless families tear apart after the old Mom, or Dad dies and leaves a lot of money. Including my own. When my great grandmother passed away (I was maybe 12 yrs old, or even younger). Leaving a decent amount of money, and a very nice house in Newport RI (my hometown). My father pulled me aside and warned me about what was to come. I thought he was crazy. These nice people would never act that way I thought. Lol
Needless to say. Pops was dead on with his predictions. As he always was.
People ask how rich/famous people can kill themselves when they so much to live for. I believe part of the reason they kill themselves is actually because of the money. When you have all that fame and fortune. You can't know for sure if anyone is truly there for you. Or for your money. For this reason. I really have no desire to have lots of money. Unless it's in a way that people don't know I have it. Read some horror stories about people that have won the lottery if you don't believe me. People will literally come after you with a vengeance to get their hands on it. I'm all set with that myself. No thank you.
Have a great night Ray. Andy B
It has nothing to do with me spending all money on hobbies, or being lazy at all. Honest. :)
Andy B
Looks like they're running his show on CNN BTW if anyone is interested. Someone in my house had it on when I got home just a little while ago. Honestly it seemed really strange hearing his voice when I walked in. Made me very sad. It was the Vietnam episode with Obama. It seemed like a really good episode actually. But I'm not much of a TV guy anymore. And I'll probably just feel sad anyway.