............a smooth-talking drifter, but after reading today of the passing of Arkansas Lt. Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller I'm starting to rethink that earlier ambition. The Associated Press obit begins, "Lt. Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller, an unassuming billionaire...."
Hmmmm, unassuming billionaire, eh? Yeah, that's more like it. It would give me just the patina of understated excess that I now realize is missing from my self-image not to mention my cash-flow position.
And speaking of billionaires, I guess it's no secret that the surest way to your first billion is to master the ukelele. Dave Lull points out an interesting piece at First Take on the world's preeminent uke picker here
Being an unassuming billionaire of the quality of Win Rockefeller is a worthy aspiration.
ReplyDeleteBut be aware it would be a lot of work. You would have to spend most of your time with the Boy Scouts, knocking on doors to bring jobs to Arkansas on your own dime, pushing the cause of handicapped kids, and trying to be a moderate Republican.
In addition to being unassuming you'd have to be dignified, noble, honorable, and smile a heck of a lot even when you are dying of a blood disorder.
It's not an easy job to be humble and decent even with a billion bucks, especially with a billion bucks. But if you can pull it off, we could use you.