Go, Brian! You and Glenn make me wish I had continued to law school I believe I'd have done a lot of good there; even more than teaching oral surgery in an army surgical command.
I paid for your audiobook and, I'm guessing, I'll be buying a used hard copy when one is available. Busy guy, so audiobooks are currently my first choice, but I grew up with paper which I still love.
Still wondering when you are going to reschedule your San Francisco book signing. It was supposed to be this coming Friday. I even got someone to cover my call. Very distressing.
I got my book the other day but I totally forgot about this offer! 😭 still super excited to get through it. It’s necessary to have a game plan down for these times when everything is up in the air and it feels like our people aren’t meeting the moment at all
I just ordered your book from Bookshop.org (supporting the wonderful bookstore on the boardwalk in Venice Beach)! Wish I could go to your signing here in LA, but I just had recent facial surgery, and I would likely scare people. I did get to see you at the Gavin Newsom event at the LA Convention Center this past fall (in support of the redistricting vote). Thank you for all that you do!
Got it pre-ordered and got the plate! Thank you 🙏🏼 and of course love you 💙 I did the same with Shameless- 💯 first “go to” on YouTube every day! (Under adoptagrowncat 😹 fyi) sadly I have to wait until after 12 because I’m in Floriduh 🤦🏻♀️
You would wake up tomorrow with 20 billion dollars in your bank account. That is 20 billion dollars. What would your day be like? Would you try to increase your wealth? If you were in your 70s, who would you leave your 20 billion to? Could you not notice those around you who need assistance? Could you do that? Could you not realize the discrepancy between you and them? How would you make friends? Where could you go without seeing those around you who are living on a limited, fixed income? Think about it. You could eat lobster, oysters, and filet mignon every day, and you would never worry about income. Your 20 billion would earn one billion dollars a year. That is a billion dollars.
Could you, like other billionaires, disregard the world around you? Could you? I know I could not. I worked to earn a reasonable income as a therapist, and I enjoyed living as a socially conscious person who cared about my neighbors, our environment, and others in this world. I remember once, when I was on vacation at Nantucket, a young man who was a psychiatrist living in a cottage next to ours seemed suddenly depressed, and I asked if I could help. He said that he had worked hard to get into medical school, then through his residency in psychiatry, and then organized his life to establish his practice as a psychiatrist. He was happy and enjoyed what he had accomplished and where he was in his life. But yesterday, he received a letter from his wealthy father saying he had sent 20 million dollars to his bank as part of his inheritance, and this made him feel as if his life had been ruined. His father had made him a millionaire and taken away his life's orientation.
I would feel the same way he did if I were to inherit 20 billion dollars. I like being who I am, and I am not, and never would be, a billionaire. I would use my money to benefit those less fortunate than me; I would fund research for children's care, colleges in areas without them, and universal health care. I would want to keep enough to retire when I am ready, and I would find other ways to disperse the 20 billion dollars. I, for one, could not live as a billionaire. This is not me. Back in the early ’70s, I was the director of the summer Head Start program in Nassau County, New York. This was a great program that I would permanently fund for the next 20 years. We provided breakfast and lunch for preschool students and specialized classes to enhance their learning. This program turned me on and fed my soul. Sitting on my yacht, touring the world, would last about a year, and then I would want to be back to who I am.
Go, Brian! You and Glenn make me wish I had continued to law school I believe I'd have done a lot of good there; even more than teaching oral surgery in an army surgical command.
I paid for your audiobook and, I'm guessing, I'll be buying a used hard copy when one is available. Busy guy, so audiobooks are currently my first choice, but I grew up with paper which I still love.
Excellent! Can't Wait to read your Book!
Am SO excited to receive the book next week & can't WAIT to read it!!!
Still wondering when you are going to reschedule your San Francisco book signing. It was supposed to be this coming Friday. I even got someone to cover my call. Very distressing.
Have you given any thought to coming to Chicago? Would love to meet you!
I just ordered your audiobook, as I drive the entire East Coast twice a year, and I'm looking forward to its release. Onward!
I got my book the other day but I totally forgot about this offer! 😭 still super excited to get through it. It’s necessary to have a game plan down for these times when everything is up in the air and it feels like our people aren’t meeting the moment at all
I pre-ordered early and am looking forward to my signed jacket cover, too! Ca't wait to read it!
So excited for Wednesday in NY!
I just ordered your book from Bookshop.org (supporting the wonderful bookstore on the boardwalk in Venice Beach)! Wish I could go to your signing here in LA, but I just had recent facial surgery, and I would likely scare people. I did get to see you at the Gavin Newsom event at the LA Convention Center this past fall (in support of the redistricting vote). Thank you for all that you do!
Got it pre-ordered and got the plate! Thank you 🙏🏼 and of course love you 💙 I did the same with Shameless- 💯 first “go to” on YouTube every day! (Under adoptagrowncat 😹 fyi) sadly I have to wait until after 12 because I’m in Floriduh 🤦🏻♀️
That's a great offer. Thank you. I'm looking forward to reading it. It's got to be an interesting read.
Pre- ordered mine - can't wait to receive it!!! ❤️
Can’t afford a thing after paying for cancer treatment but I am on your side.
Pre-ordered your book months ago. I am impatiently waiting. LOL.
Could you be a billionaire?
You would wake up tomorrow with 20 billion dollars in your bank account. That is 20 billion dollars. What would your day be like? Would you try to increase your wealth? If you were in your 70s, who would you leave your 20 billion to? Could you not notice those around you who need assistance? Could you do that? Could you not realize the discrepancy between you and them? How would you make friends? Where could you go without seeing those around you who are living on a limited, fixed income? Think about it. You could eat lobster, oysters, and filet mignon every day, and you would never worry about income. Your 20 billion would earn one billion dollars a year. That is a billion dollars.
Could you, like other billionaires, disregard the world around you? Could you? I know I could not. I worked to earn a reasonable income as a therapist, and I enjoyed living as a socially conscious person who cared about my neighbors, our environment, and others in this world. I remember once, when I was on vacation at Nantucket, a young man who was a psychiatrist living in a cottage next to ours seemed suddenly depressed, and I asked if I could help. He said that he had worked hard to get into medical school, then through his residency in psychiatry, and then organized his life to establish his practice as a psychiatrist. He was happy and enjoyed what he had accomplished and where he was in his life. But yesterday, he received a letter from his wealthy father saying he had sent 20 million dollars to his bank as part of his inheritance, and this made him feel as if his life had been ruined. His father had made him a millionaire and taken away his life's orientation.
I would feel the same way he did if I were to inherit 20 billion dollars. I like being who I am, and I am not, and never would be, a billionaire. I would use my money to benefit those less fortunate than me; I would fund research for children's care, colleges in areas without them, and universal health care. I would want to keep enough to retire when I am ready, and I would find other ways to disperse the 20 billion dollars. I, for one, could not live as a billionaire. This is not me. Back in the early ’70s, I was the director of the summer Head Start program in Nassau County, New York. This was a great program that I would permanently fund for the next 20 years. We provided breakfast and lunch for preschool students and specialized classes to enhance their learning. This program turned me on and fed my soul. Sitting on my yacht, touring the world, would last about a year, and then I would want to be back to who I am.