New York has a big Jewish population.

[off topic]

Reminds me of a science fiction story. A regular type guy happens to look like a big star. The star sues the regular guy for copywrite infringement

[obligatory George Carlin reference]

https://youtu.be/6MVABINRzN4

Except that the rich know who to bribe with campaign contributions.

Look at Ronald Reagan. As an actor, he was not a giant star. Plenty of folks got a higher salary. Reagan lucked into a job as spokesman for General Electric, at the time one of the biggest companies in the world. Reagan hung out with the big shots and introduced them to his Hollywood buddies; in return he got stock tips and investment opportunities that made him rich.

You’re middle class if you’re still working for your money. You’re rich when your money works for you.

A $5 million a year actor/athlete still has to work; they are also paying for their trainers, agents, dietitians, clothes etc. They are upper middle class.

A trust fund baby with an income of $1 million a year is the rich one. imho.

Racism is always a good idea.

In a neighborhood, everyone knows your name. If Joe the Plumber and Fred the Butcher make a bet, everyone has heard it, and the loser has to pay up, or be scorned.

In a bar, the bartender or server holds the bets and pays off the winner, and expects a cut of the pie as a sevice fee/tip.

A lot of difference between shooting protestors and a nuclear war.

Look at Trump’s big military parade. The Army has crack drill teams, expert parachute units, ace helicopter pilots, and dozens of other impressive troops to put on display. No way is the military going to go to war because Donnie is having a tantrum.

Don’t engage with them.

You know that Trump just told the generals to have ‘a parade.’

Kim or Putin would know exactly which tanks and units he wanted, would have specified how many flyovers, and sweated all the details.

I read a detective novel years ago. One character said that even when people are lying, they always reveal a lot when they are boasting.

Trump said it himself, he hasn’t matured at all since he was in first grade.

https://theweek.com/speedreads/575962/donald-trump-tells-biographer-hes-same-now-first-grade

I guess the quote fooled me. Thank you

What movie is this from? I’m thinking Mad Men, but that’s just a guess.

Thanks.

Physical calendars are great. One good trick is to write all the important dates down the day you get it. Mom’s birthday; parent’s anniversary; any event that you want to be sure to remember.

Get these books. “Discover What You Are Best At.” Linda Gail. It’s a series of self tests to determine what skills you already have and then a list of all sorts of jobs that use those skills. If you can wake up on a rainy Monday and not hate yourself, you’ve solved most of your adult problems.

“The Joy Of Cooking.” Will teach you how to boil water, and then go on from there.

Long before he was TACO, Cadet Bonespur’s nickname was ‘Two Scoops.’ That was because at a dinner he made sure that everyone at the table got one scoop of ice cream, but he got two.

https://nypost.com/2017/05/11/inside-a-white-house-dinner-with-donald-trump/

This movie.

https://youtu.be/YL7U-PH0X8w

That’s a good story. My family moved into a big apartment complex when I was in 6th Grade. There was a big laundry room in the basement and somehow I became the Laundry Czar of my family. First good paying job I got I started having it done for me.