Find The Boots

It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I would really like to be rich. Not worrying rich like Bill or Warren or Welch. And certainly not famous - I'd be miserable as Cosby, Kennedy, or Jordan.

But rich like "6 car garage" rich. Or, as a friend put it: I'd like to be able to choose which Ferrari to drive in the rain. So my personal shorthand for an idea which might generate lots of spare cash is: 512bbi snow tire fund.

Anyway, don't get me started on cars and cash.

But the point I was working my way toward (yes, I know, Moses in the dessert) was that I'd only heard of a few ways to get rich:

1. Born rich
2. Marry rich
3. Lucky rich
4. Workyerway rich
   

I missed the first two, understand math too well to play the lottery and have been fricking beavering away at the fourth for 20 years now. And I'm one medium step from getting onto the lucrative part of the senior management ladder, so am feeling pretty well disposed of towards myself.

Or I was until I read this:

... InfoUSA has placed Speaker Pelosi's son, Paul Pelosi Jr., on its payroll even though he has no experience in the company's main business activities. According to Kessler's report, Paul Pelosi has been brought on board ... as a Senior Vice President. His salary is $180,000. The hiring occurred a few weeks after Nancy Pelosi became House Speaker.

Even as he holds this position with Gupta's company, Paul Pelosi continues another full-time job, as a home loan officer at Countrywide Home Loans in San Mateo, California. Although InfoUSA is based in Omaha, Pelosi says he reports to a small InfoUSA office in San Mateo.

I am so calling my mother and getting her into politics. She's prettier than nasty Nancy, around 15x smarter, and has that great Southern Charm that Hilary keeps trying to pull outa her foundation garments and spread around like Futurama Royal Jelly.

Oh, and Gupta is a well known and very large donor to the Donks and to the Clintons in particular. Color me surprised.

But, Paul, my suggestion is to go ahead and get the car NOW before the money dries up. God knows when your party will be in charge of the corruption again.

And don't forget Mothers day this year.

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Note to the several philistines who emailed me about "the Magnum PI car." Magnum had a 308GTB (several, actually). The 512bbi is to the 308GTB what your high school girl friends K-car was to Richard Petty's 'stock' car. David Letterman, who ought to know, says that of all his Ferrari's (he has 40+) the 512 is his favorite, and Jay Leno (who has more than 75 Ferrari's) agrees that it's either the 512 or the 275GT (which he has not been able to acquire).

The 275 is my third favorite Ferrari, the second favorite being the "Daytona" or 365 GTB. Yes, yes, the Miami Vice car (which was actually a 'vette).

I still need a mama in politics, I think.