5 + 3
Yeah, I know this adds up to 8.
It’s been a good couple of days. My letters have been published in the Houston Chronicle, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Daily Pilot, and Wall Street Journal. The topics have ranged from the outcome of the Texas primary, to mail-in ballots, and a resounding NO re: Bill Pulte for Director of National Intelligence.
The following are my unpublished letters. They range from sports to finance to my reaction to a little girl being swept away and drowning in Laguna. Here they are:
Letter to the Editor:
Congratulations to the New York Knicks. It was a long time coming — 53 years between NBA championships.
Lest anyone forget, it took the Chicago Cubs 108 years to win another World Series, and 35 years before the New England Patriots hoisted their first Lombardi Trophy.
So hang in there sports fans. History has a way of rewarding patience. You never know when your favorite team will finally catch lightning in a bottle and go all ... the ... way.
To the Editor:
“Astronomical wealth -- what $1 trillion can buy.”
It’s tue, $1 trillion dollars is a thousand times more than $1 billion and a million times more than $1 million. Here’s another way of looking at the numbers:
If you put $1 million in the bank at 5% interest, at the end of a year you’d earn $50,000. If you put $1 billion in the bank at 5% interest, at the end of the year you’d earn $50 million. If you put $1 trillion in the bank at 5% interest you’d earn a staggering $50 billion at the end of the year.
Which raises an interesting question: How many new IRS agents will it take to track all that money?
Sadly, she drowned
As the father of three adult children and the grandpa to three little ones under the age of 4, my heart aches for the mother who tragically lost her young daughter Tuesday night in heavy surf.
Having been a competitive swimmer from the time I was 8, a college water polo player, and decades-long surfer, I know how dangerous big waves and rip currents truly can be.
To the grieving mother, please know I have lit a candle and said a prayer for your daughter -- two things I rarely ever do. My guess is many other parents and grandparents in Laguna have done the same.