Be that as it may, the Gates divorce, on the heels of the 38 billion dollar Jeff Bezos settlement serves as further proof that money does in fact not buy happiness, not to mention the fact that two of the smartest men in the world sure could have used a pre-nup.
Of course, its easy to pile on the rich and famous when their personal lives start to unravel, especially here in America where we are so celebrity-obsessed. Sometimes the piling on can go too far as we forget that Bill and Melinda Gates are human beings just like the rest of us. Human beings, whose money if stacked in $100 dollar bills would stretch 8,800 miles into space. Nevertheless, I intend to comply with their request to honor their privacy during this difficult time in exactly the same way that Microsoft applications honor my privacy on a daily basis.
Last night my son and I did something that was inevitable given the fact that he is my son and I am his father. I started it with this simple observation:
Me: Without Bill...Melinda will be just an...ionaire.
It didn’t take Patrick long to respond...
Patrick: Bill and Melinda are splitting up because Bill realized that marriage is a ....union
Then, we were off and running!
Me: Yeah, apparently Bill and Melinda couldn’t excel together so, bamm, the BSoD (blue screen of divorce)
Patrick:
I hear they didn’t have enough nice...Words...for each other anymore, and reclaiming their separate identity was a PowerPoint
Me: Melinda wasn’t happy with Bill being at the Office365 days a year either.
Patrick: MacKenzie Scott settles her divorce with Jeff Bezos for 38 billion. Melinda Gates says,”Hold my beer.”
Me: Seeing Bill and Melinda Gates not excel at their marriage has me like “Word?” Here’s hoping their future has a better...Outlook.
But that’s it. No more piling on. I wish them both the best.
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