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<\/a><\/p>\nHe lives in Spencertown, NY, where I have a country house. I told his assistant, Jack Shear, that it was my birthday. I didn’t like birthdays.<\/p>\n Jack said “Ellsworth didn’t either.”<\/p>\n Wheat did Ellsworth like? I asked.<\/p>\n Replied Jack, “Gallery openings.”<\/p>\n Ellsworth is 92. He’s in his studio every day producing even more remarkable wonderful art.<\/p>\n Last night I went to an Ivy.com event featuring Jack and Suzy Welch, who are peddling their latest book:<\/p>\n Jack is 80, bubbly, talented and funny.<\/p>\n Today is my birthday. And the stockmarket is up, but not as much as it was down earlier in the week.<\/p>\n I never worried about the stockmarket before. I had a mission. It was to grow my business.<\/p>\n Then I sold it. And there was no mission.<\/p>\n Playing tennis, writing this column and mismanaging my portfolio is no substitute for a “mission.”<\/p>\n As of today, I have a new mission: I’ll finish fixing my Dictionary, update its Apple app, and finish my book “In Search of the Perfect Investment”<\/em> by Christmas.<\/p>\n Sadly, this will also mean fiddling around with investments I can’t control — and hence, don’t provide any satisfaction.<\/p>\n Yesterday Apple was down. I bought some. Today it’s up. I made a few shekels. I’m happy? No, I’d rather own an Ellsworth Kelly. Today’s Apple profits won’t go anywhere near buying that little bobble. Shucks.<\/p>\n Ivy.com is a really neat social\/educational operation (now in six cities). It’s for millennials who want a continuing college experience, but broader — gallery openings, charity events and lectures — like last night with Jack and Suzy Welch. There had to be 500 people in the audience (including me) hanging off every word:<\/p>\n + Always over-deliver.<\/p>\n + Make your boss smile.<\/p>\n + Ask questions.<\/p>\n Actually it was more substantive (and funnier) than that. For more, read the book.<\/p>\n If I were between 25 and 35 (I wish) I’d join Ivy.com. It’s continuing education plus great socializing. I hear of several Ivy marriages. I met one woman last night who met her current boyfriend through Ivy.<\/p>\n I was the second oldest person at Ivy last night — Jack was the first.<\/p>\n Learn more about Ivy at Ivy.com.<\/strong><\/a> Please join if you’re in one of their cities.<\/p>\n The IRS phone call<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n One hour and 35 minutes later, I learned that what was bugging the IRS was that someone had changed my street address from 50 Central Park West<\/strong> to 50 Central Central Park W.<\/strong><\/p>\n The good news was they weren’t suing me for $234 million. They’re a little too anal for my taste.<\/p>\n The Irish Birthday Paddy had long heard stories of an amazing family tradition. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather had all been able to walk on water on their 18th birthday.<\/p>\n On that special day, they’d each walked across the lake to the pub on the far side for their first legal drink.<\/p>\n So when Paddy’s 18th birthday came, he and his pal Mick, took a boat out to the middle of the lake, Paddy, stepped out of the boat ….and nearly drowned!<\/p>\n Mick pulled him to safety. Furious and confused, Paddy went to see his grandmother ..<\/p>\n “Grandma,” he asked, “Tis me 18th birthday, so why can’t I walk across the lake like me father, his father and his father before him?”<\/p>\n Granny looked deeply into Paddy’s, troubled blue eyes and said,”Because ye father, ye grandfather and ye great-grandfather were all born in December, when the lake is frozen, and ye were born in August, ya idiot!”<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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