I have commented in the past about our seemingly unquenchable thirst for anything Celebrity. Those attention grabbing magazine headlines in our Wal-Mart checkout lines make sure those magazines keep flying off the rack, into our shopping carts and right into our hearts... 
- A Celeb got fat or a Celeb got shinny.
- A certain Celeb has been seen with another certain Celeb.
- Celebs signing Divorce Papers at the same time that they sign their Marriage Licenses. This prevents them having to go back into court in case they have something important to do (like go skiing) when it comes time for the divorce.
I am always going to be fascinated by our society’s Celebrity Fascination. There is, however, a much more unsettling phenomenon of which I have started taking notice and that is Evil People Fascination.
Recently an auction was conducted to dispose of the personal belongings of Ted Kaczynski the infamous Unabomber. This awful person set off 16 explosions, killed 3 people and wounded 23 other people.
In total 58 items were sold for $232,246. Some of the items were...
- Personal Journals sold for $40,676
- His Typewriter sold for $22,003
- His Hooded Sweatshirt and Sunglasses (a set) sold for $20,025
- A Handwritten Copy of his Anti-Corporate Manifesto sold for $20,053
- Other items sold included Kaczynski's medical and mental health records, various articles of clothing, his academic records, his Michigan diploma, correspondence to and from family members and his bank and tax records.
I am at a loss to understand why would any one of us want to display ole Ted’s belongings on our fireplace mantel?
Smartfella Predicting the Future...
The person who bought his Flip-Flops is having them reproduced in China and in a few weeks they are going to start being sold in retail establishments all over this country.
If the Chinese can get these imitation Flip Flops to smell like his real Flip Flops smelled, this is going to be a really Big Seller.
And last, but not least, if they can get Kaczynski to sign his own death certificate after he dies, there is no telling how much that piece of paper will be worth.
Would I kid u?
