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8:30 AM Wednesday, March 2, 2005: My
favorite Carly Fiorina (ex of HP, ex of Lucent, ex of AT&T) is up for president
of the World Bank, according to the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
I don't like the idea, so I have started a web site called StopCarly.com.
I don't want her to destroy the
World Bank, like she destroyed HP. Please
visit my site. Please tell your friends. Tell them to visit. We must stop this
madness.
So
much for my brilliant planning. I just discovered that I'm meant to be at a
meeting of the President's Visiting Committee of Bowdoin College at 8 AM this
morning. It's an honor. Maybe I can be of some use? My daughter went there.
We love the school and our family has funded a small scholarship for minorities
wishing to attend Bowdoin. Hence, today's column is short. My apologies. I'll
make up tomorrow.
Conversion
Dilemma
A Jewish man goes to his Rabbi. "Rabbi," he says, "I
am so upset about my son, I don't know what to do. I raised him a good Jew,
taught him the Torah, and instructed him about the Sabbath. I just learned at
this last Passover that he converted to Catholicism. Please tell me what I should
do to reason with him!"
The Rabbi answers:
"Funny you should mention this. The exact same thing happened to my son.
I taught him everything I know to make him follow in my footsteps and become
a good Rabbi like me, and the next thing I know, he converted to Catholicism
and became a Priest! I truly don't know what to tell you: Maybe we should ask
Yahweh for some insights."
To two men started
praying: "Yahweh, G-d almighty, Creator of the Universe, please come to
our rescue. Our firstborn sons have converted to Catholicism! What should we
do?"
A thundering voice
responds: "WELL, TELL ME ABOUT IT!!"
Harry Newton
This column is about my personal search for the perfect investment. I don't
give investment advice. For that you have to be registered with regulatory authorities,
which I am not. I am a reporter and an investor. I make my daily column -- Monday
through Friday -- freely available for three reasons: Writing is good for sorting
things out in my brain. Second, the column is research for a book I'm writing
called "In Search of the Perfect Investment." Third, I encourage
my readers to send me their ideas, concerns and experiences. That way we can
all learn together. My email address is  .
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