Coopertown?

Cooper_Kenneth.jpgDr. Kenneth Cooper of Dallas may have oversold the benefits of aerobic exercise, but will the same be true for his new real estate venture?:

Dr. Cooper is developing a $2 billion residential wellness community here called Cooper Life at Craig Ranch that is going up on the first 51 of an eventual 151 acres on the Texas plains, north of Dallas.
Taking the concept of spa real estate into the medical realm, Dr. Cooperís community promises home buyers a life that sounds equal parts Norman Rockwell and Olympic village: a small town where doctors will make house calls and where every resident has a bevy of experts close at hand for keeping in tiptop shape.
It appears to be the first of its kind. . . .
Included in the monthly residential fee ($1,041 for an individual to $2,181 for a family of six) will be an annual physical and a six-month follow-up, which Dr. Cooper calls key to his utopian vision of a place where everyone can live in peak health. The fee also includes home doctor visits, a fitness center membership, concierge services and exterior home maintenance, lectures and social activities.
While a diverse mix of ages and fitness levels are welcome, Dr. Cooper admits that many prospective residents may well be baby boomers with cushy bank accounts. ìTheyíve got the money,î Dr. Cooper said, ìnow they want to live long enough to enjoy it.î

I get exhausted just thinking about the thought of living there. ;^)

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The risk of exploration

oil_rig%20offshore_calm_sea.jpgNeed a refresher course on just how risky it is exploring for oil and gas?
If so, check out this Wired article on Chevron’s venture to drill for oil 30,000 feet under the Gulf of Mexico.
I don’t know about you, but I think the folks investing in such ventures deserve every penny of profit that is may be generated from them.