money talks...

good morning world,

some guy named robert burton... he's one of the biggest contributors to univ. of ct. he is demanding a 3 million dollar donation back from the university after it snubbed him. i think it's very important not to snub multi-millionaire donors who happen to be your biggest single individual donor. i have a saying... 'sucks to be you'... it actually is better stated, 'sucks to be uconn'. the greatest thought here is that it's not about 3 million dollars. it's about self respect, and earning your way into the hearts and minds of people that you care to be around.

ever wonder how big projects like university stadiums get built? it is people like burton who spearhead things... with such tremendous generosity and ability. the great thing about life is that these simple words are much more convincing. the article should be retitled, 'don't effin' ignore me...' i am too wealthy and powerful to let these petty details to be even an issue. so mr. ed, (not erectile dysfunction)... (eavesdropper) has his ears peeled, and the topic of the day is simply why and how people can change the way they think about 'me'? the simplest thing to change one's perceived value to any single group is to make sure that people understand your 'essence'... i talk about things like, you're not going to have words like, 'barista', or 'cute' or 'blonde' on your tombstone.

can we really get down to our essence? i surely hope so... so these things/details/thoughts that are almost irrevocable are:

1. i'm a son, and a brother
2. i'm a father
3. i can talk to practically anyone

that being said... i really appreciate the people in my life who relish my uniqueness. there can only be so much time wasted comparing what else, myself or others have to offer... i was just talking to an old friend on the phone, (def. of an old friend..., somebody i knew before i got married). so this dude is a ship broker... i think that's pretty damn impressive. a typical sale will be in the 30-50 million dollar range. the company charges 1.25 percent commission. that translates to something like 500 K in commission. Not to bad to be able to sell one boat a year.