I live on an Island in the Mediterranean. I haven’t lived here long enough to be able to spell Mediterranean without thinking about it really hard, but I have gotten used to seeing really, really expensive boats.

The luxury yacht business is booming, supply cannot keep up with demand. The picture is just a randomly chosen big yacht. Brad and Angelina are having a 240ft one built to specs.

I was snorkelling last year and I had an enjoyable chat with a couple of bikini clad french girls that had swam to the shore from one of these fancy yachts that was anchored at the mouth of the bay. I’m not sure if they were more amused about the octopi that I was reporting about or by the novelty of speaking English to a slightly bashful, middle-aged goof. Did I mention that the boat was really nice?

Anyway, the conspicuous consumption by Pitt and Jolie follows on the heels of a hasty adoption of a fourth child, one that Pitt was rumored to have had reservations about. I’m talking about the adoption, not the child, I’m sure he will accept and love the child.

The story about the yacht purchase also follows reports of Pitt saying that four kids was enough for now and that he wanted to take time to get to know thame all before they added anyone else to the family.

I don’t know these people, but I have known other people. Sometimes couples buy stuff as a way to distract themselves from relationship issues.

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