We live in kind of a sleepy little neighborhood in the lakes area of the Twin Cities where the houses are close together and everyone loves the peace and serenity of the great outdoors while having access to the city. Nothing too exciting happens out here which is just fine with us.
We do, however, have one neighbor up the street who grew up in the area but now plays in the NBA. He has a house up the street which he stays in when he's in town. It's Kris Humphries. We don't know him personally but see him periodically driving to his house or in the surrounding area. And sometimes when I cross country ski on the lake with Pabby, his cute little dogs bark at us like crazy.
So that's not too big of a deal, right? Right. Until this past year. He dated, got engaged to, and married Kim Kardashian. If you don't know who she is, don't feel bad. I didn't either. But we're really in the minority.
And what does she really do? (By the way, if you ask that question, most likely you're over 40.) Kim and the rest of the Kardashian empire made $65 million in 2010 through TV shows, fashion lines, books, perfume, music, jewelry, endorsements and the like, which was a couple mil more than Warren Buffett.
It seems that we either idolize and try (at a far distance) to keep up with people like Kim, or we completely trivialize, criticize and dismiss them. They've subjected themselves to public scrutiny, so somehow it's easy to justify. However, when they drive up and down your street and go to your neighborhood grocery store and your local fitness center now and then, they become more human and throwing verbal rocks seems wrong.
I don't idolize Kim or necessarily endorse the way she lives her life, but I do find myself curious about what's she's really like and what makes her tick. From what I can tell, she knows who she is and what she wants, and relentlessly pursues her current dreams and dreams she hasn't even dreamt. And she's really got the social networking thing down. I like using Twitter for business and am excited that I now have 134 followers. She has 10,749,002. Sheesh! And she actually makes big money on some of her tweets. On top of all that, she's brilliantly creative and never stops thinking of new ways to expand her brand.
The odds are stacked against them when it comes to them having a real and lasting marriage. As I walked through a couple of airports this week, I noticed at least two magazine covers that are already plotting their marriage's demise. But Kris and Kim have said they want a good marriage. I, for one, am going to give them the benefit of the doubt and hope for the best for them. That's what we do in our sleepy little neighborhood.
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