It's not that having money is so good, it's that not having it is so bad.

Well, this isn't really an update on the wallet--wish it was though.

Its surprising how many people have said they had similar wallets/purses stolen over the years. This is my first stolen wallet, but I have had checks stolen out of my mailbox before, and a car radio stolen out of my car.

I've been doing some searches on craigslist, not that I think the thief will sell my cheap wallet, but perhaps some good Samaritan will find the discarded wallet and post in the lost in found. It appears, however, that most "found" items are dogs and cats, while "lost" items are watches, rings, and wallets. I begin to imagine a Utopian society where dogs and cats all have homes to be lost from and people return missing treasures, no matter how valuable. Instead, the local "lost and found" would be more fitting if it were titled, "stolen and abandoned."

I am sure as the economy worsens that this sort of thing will happen more and more. Just because people don't have the money, doesn't mean they don't have the wants. I've had so many clients or their spouses lose jobs lately. Jobs that seemed secure, at big companies, that were well-paying.