Most people assume that celebrities with a great deal of cash flow just go out and deck their homes out with the ultimate in contemporary and modern furniture. That is not always the case. Some of the more religious celebrities homes could be mistaken for a throwback to the Quaker era. This is indeed rare. I mean, could you imagine having fifty million in the bank while watching television from a wicker chair?

A few weeks ago, I was on a business trip to West Virginia. I packed up about a week’s worth of clothing and toiletries so I could write a story about the fascinating life of Senator Robert Byrd. I arrived in Canton, Ohio and caught a can the rest of the way. I finally arrived in my destination, realizing I had forgot an important suitcase at the airport. Luckily, there was nothing in the suitcase, but I needed new luggage sets to keep important data in for the return trip.

It’s been a while since I’ve heard anything about celebrities in drug treatment centers. For a while, entertainment news was dominated by another star gone awry, ending up in rehab for pain pill addiction, cocaine dependency, alcoholism, anything under the rainbow. If there was a substance to abuse, it seems like some celebrity was doing it. However, we as a nation like to snicker at how badly celebrities are doing when in all reality they abuse drugs and substances no more than the regular population. I say, let’s get off their backs and find them help instead of making a public spectacle of them.

Somewhere off the main Hollywood drag, there are exclusive theaters that show all the best movie premiers. I am not talking about some megaplex movie theater, I am talking about the celebrities homes themselves! Usually after they’ve walked the red carpet and pretended to watch the movie in public, they go home for a private screening in their private home theaters. Complete with home theater popcorn machines and in-seat service, these are the premier places to watch movies. Too bad they are so exclusive that only family and friends of the stars would ever get to experience it. Bummer.

Wilford Brimley made a career out of being a decent supporting actor in feature films like The China Syndrome. His biggest era was in the early 70s before he made the switch over to television commercials, most famously for Quaker Oatmeal and Liberty Medical diabetes testing supplies. He also has a knack for pocket watches. Wilford has taken his signature watch and turned it into charity money for kids with diabetes. Every day he gets new pocket watches and puts the old ones up for auction, which regularly fetch anywhere from 50-200 dollars for juvenile diabetes research.

Of course Hollywood’s finest actors and celebrities hit the links just like the rest of us. However, in this day and age of space-inspired golf clubs, what exactly do the rich and famous use out on the course? It really depends on who you talk to. Celebs who take the golf game very seriously can often be found with a new series of Nike golf clubs. The drivers hit super far and the putters are said to be light as a cloud. Sounds pretty good, right?

Used to be coffee makers were all basically the same. You needed a handful of paper filters and some Folger’s roast. All coffee came out tasting basically the same. I never was a fan of restaurant coffee, but I did always like Starbucks drinks like lattes and cappuccinos. It turns out that many of these quality drinks use espresso, not regular coffee. Nowadays, it’s possible to make good quality espresso from home in machines that also perform the other necessary functions of a coffee shop, like steaming milk. Coffee machines have come a long way since your grandpa’s drip apparatus.

Isn’t auto insurance such a useless hassle? You sit around and pay a group of rich people money so they will in turn pay you when something happens. Of course, they exist simply to make money. Insurance companies try to weasel their way out of policies when it looks like they may lose money. They also have their hands in politics, ensuring their useless existance will remain for all eternity by making it mandatory. That is why we have to spend so much time looking for an auto insurance quote, but it all boils down to who we will be sending free money because the law requires it.

I own your basic Linksys wireless router to get on the laptop and video game console. I am not sure of the range, but just imagine the setups the rich and famous must have! In order to reach every corner of their houses, they would probably need multiple routers like I have or one very powerful one. I bet it’d be easy to mooch a signal in Orange County, but for some reason I don’t think anyone there needs to.

The Chevrolet Corvette is a an American institution. It is the hallmark of all things American automobiles. One of the most distinctive features of the Corvette are the unique lights that spring up from the hood. Naturally, this means the Corvette headlights aren’t readily available in your local auto parts store. Luckily, there are plenty of Corvette enthusiasts that demand parts for the classic car, from the modern inception to the old models.

I tried going down to the local parts store one time to get some Corvette parts for a friend. Though they had the simple parts he needed, there was still some obscure parts that I needed to check for online. It was his birthday and I wanted to help him get his old Corvette back into street shape. He basically bought a shell of an automobile and worked with it until it was great again. I believe it was a 1967 model, making it eligible for classic car and antique status. However, there were a few glaring errors that needed to be addressed. For one, Chevrolet had yet to perfect the headlights, so naturally those are shot. Then again, what can you expect from forty year old wiring? I think any car would experience this trouble. There was also some difficulty with the door handles, but those were easily solved,