Justin's not writing on social media.

I blame myself. I'm not that important, but I am that toxic. As Uncle Ennery said, "Thus you will learn that the wrong inside of you spoils even the right that is outside of you."

I'm like the senile old pensioner with nothing better than to go to the road each day to check the mailbox. Still no word from Justin.

I heard this doing the boss' shopping this morning. I've always enjoyed the production, a nice melody, nice delivery and arrangement - but the words stink.

lunazure said

leslee said

1) Dear Justin, What do you want me to ask you?

I love it.

He is busy. He is resting from the fans. He has another life.

OK,
#JHQA 2) Dear Justin, How can I get in the right frame of mind to come up with questions for to ask you?

That is sad. You seem the type to read and obey all the small print only to get stuck with the bill from a change in policies, out of your control and retroactive, from a merger. A couple responsible people I know lost 1/3 of their life's savings that way. There are more stories.

My worst personal experience was maybe 20 years ago when the bank deposited my check in the wrong account. This was before online banking. I kept getting notices in the mail about $40 fees for bouncing checks. I figured I must have forgotten something and would pay the fees with a little extra to cover whatever I must have done. It continued for a couple months. Finally, the little voice inside my head told me to find and read a receipt in my purse, and there it was, the evidence the money went in the wrong account. That was after I got a good, loud scolding from a bank teller for "going to Kmart and using your ATM card like a credit card," something that could not be done, as it was only an ATM card. When the bank straightened things out, a supervisor peered over the shoulder of the person serving me. No offer was made to reimburse me the hundreds of dollars I spent on fees. I was just happy to have the bleeding staunched.

During the financial crisis, I was privileged to have an interview with the president and CEO of a large and wonderful bank that believed in service, honesty, and all that. The conversation, which went way over the scheduled time, was totally off-the-record, but most of what he said is part of the public record now, so I don't mind saying it. Among other things, he told me about getting a phone call from the regulators saying the rules were going to change and they didn't know how, but his bank was going to be penalized by them.

I am now two pages from finishing a book by Henry Ford. (I read it when I take the boss to doctor appointments.) People want to dismiss all he said because he made the mistake of falling for anti-Semite propaganda. It is a terrible stain on a remarkable life of insight and common sense. Anyway, he was no fan of money. He saw it as a tool. He saw business as service and believed it was wrong to chase money instead of the public good. He shared much more that is no part of the Keynesian economics and crony capitalism that pervade concepts of "good business" anymore.

NASHVILLE!

Justin was/is 5 hours away?!

Quick! Where's my makeup!

A weller-adjusted person would say, "Maybe we'll only be gone one week," or, as my friend oop north points out, "Maybe I can take the boss' car to a few and not have to drive so far whilst I'm on the magical mystery tour."