"Scotty" wrote in message
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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Well, I said close. Besides, a major league pitcher is much
more valued than
a doctor, and that says a whole lot about the society.

I don't think relative rarity is a good measure either. If that
were the
case, buggy whip makers would be billionaires. Some of them
could make
extraordinary buggy whips. Of course Bill Gates can make
extraordinarily
buggy software...


There are a lot of buggy whip shops in my area, Some are quite
good at it.

It's gotta be a lot like those consummate craftsmen who build costly wooden
dinghies. They slave endlessly over their creations, lovingly producing
watercraft of aesthetically-pleasing lines and textures, building only a few
each year. And they all have to plow snow and mow yards to pay the bills.

Max