Rock Doc

It’s pretty common for us “little peanuts” to feel some envy about the wealthy and better-known citizens among us. Who, after all, wouldn’t want to be a millionaire?

But recently the news carried a piece about Ed Bazinet, 68, a wealthy New Yorker who went on a wild spending spree that ran into the millions of dollars. His problem, it turns out, is the brain malady known as manic depression (or bipolar disorder).

According to ABC News, Bazinet spent five days buying millions of dollars worth of furniture, art and knick-knacks before he realized his behavior was owing to mania and he checked him...