Mothers Day came and went. Grasshopper No.3 fried up marinated chicken. Weather was fantastic. All the phone calls were appreciated. Your Mom seemed to enjoy the day.
Your Mom and I are not part of the “Facebook” revolution. Zuckerberg will become an instant billionaire on Friday as Facebook issues stock for the first time (it is call an IPO-Initial Public Offering). Unless you are one of the “one-percenters” or a government insider, getting the right to purchase Facebook stock “when issued” is almost impossible. The theory is that once the stock starts trading, it will soar in value and insiders will make a lot of money. That leaves “average Joes” like you and me hustling a buck like always.
Zuckerberg is known for wearing a black sweatshirt “hoody”. He has been attending meetings of financial executives that wear 3-piece suits. Zuckerberg has been critized for not dressing up. The question arises, “if you are about to become a billionaire, why do you have to conform to a 3-piece suit”?
Black sweatshirt hoodys have been selling for up to $200. They are flying off the shelf. Somebody is making a fortune indirectly off the Facebook stock story. Is this a great country or what?
This last item is about a restaurant in Milwaukee that serves “all the fish you can eat” every Friday night. A man weighing 350 pounds came into the establishment last Friday and finished off 12 pieces of fish. He ordered more. The restaurant refused to serve him more. After making a “fuss”, they prepared 8 more pieces of fish for him “to go”. The man still wasn’t happy because he wanted more (we are now up to 20 pieces of fish). He is now picketing and harassing patrons of the restaurant as they enter or exit. The man is absolutely right. The advertising of “all you can eat” is false and misleading. But come on. After 20 pieces of fish, you aren’t satisfied. My advice is to change the advertising. Dah! There appears to be a reason the man weighs 350 pounds.
Enjoy the Spring weather.
Love,
Dad