Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Today I became the owner of a 28% share of 17.5% of a Peruvian cow. Have you bought your holiday presents yet? Mel, Lisa, Mrs. VDH, and I have formed a consortium. We are now known as Cow Watchers. And we are watching a Peruvian cow.
In truth, we have made a non-secured, no interest loan to a woman who is going to buy the cow, milk the cow, and use the profits from the milk to help sustain herself and her family, and to pay back the loan.
At which point we Cow Watchers will get our money back. And we will buy something else. Then we may become Pig Watchers or Donkey Watchers but, neither of those sounds as cool as Cow Watchers, so we might buy another cow just so we can keep the name. I guarantee you we will never be Chicken Watchers.
We are doing this instead of spending money on one another for Christmas presents. It's certainly more fun, and it's a group activity that will keep us all interested for a long time to come. Unlike most Christmas presents - especially the ones that end up on the "To Be Re-gifted" shelf in the closet.
So go check out Doña Georgina, read about Kiva, and maybe buy yourself part of an Azerbaijanian taxi, or some Tanzanian charcoal.
And oh yeah, if fun isn't enough of a reason, how about changing someone's life forever who maybe didn't grow up with indoor plumbing, air conditioning, and Twinkies at the corner store, all for the price good steak dinner? Get it? Steak? Peruvian Cow? HAHahaha I crack myself up.
In truth, we have made a non-secured, no interest loan to a woman who is going to buy the cow, milk the cow, and use the profits from the milk to help sustain herself and her family, and to pay back the loan.
At which point we Cow Watchers will get our money back. And we will buy something else. Then we may become Pig Watchers or Donkey Watchers but, neither of those sounds as cool as Cow Watchers, so we might buy another cow just so we can keep the name. I guarantee you we will never be Chicken Watchers.
We are doing this instead of spending money on one another for Christmas presents. It's certainly more fun, and it's a group activity that will keep us all interested for a long time to come. Unlike most Christmas presents - especially the ones that end up on the "To Be Re-gifted" shelf in the closet.
So go check out Doña Georgina, read about Kiva, and maybe buy yourself part of an Azerbaijanian taxi, or some Tanzanian charcoal.
And oh yeah, if fun isn't enough of a reason, how about changing someone's life forever who maybe didn't grow up with indoor plumbing, air conditioning, and Twinkies at the corner store, all for the price good steak dinner? Get it? Steak? Peruvian Cow? HAHahaha I crack myself up.
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# posted by Carol : 10:22 PM
