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  1. (Eighties throwback) OH, SNAP! _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  2. Might I suggest never putting anything in a company email you wouldn't want read in court. I would especially avoid words like; kill, death, blood, rampage when referring to anyone. That said, I have been known to whistle the tune the Scarecrow sang in "The Wizard of Oz." The man makes a very valid point. Nothing in the email body referenced any type of violence, though - but still, good point. Irony is, I preach this nonstop in my speeches. Thanks for the catch, Quade. Appreciated. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  3. Wait - you mean they don't just pose then come back home and resume their normal life? There's a lifestyle?
  4. I just sent an email to someone who fucked up royally without telling me (I don't mind when people fuck up, I mind when they try to hide it) and the subject line was "There will be blood." What's your favorite "I'm SO FUCKING PISSED OFF" movie title or movie quote? Grr.... "Urge to kill... Rising..." (Simpsons.) But really. I feel like that. But I won't kill anyone. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  5. So, you got turned down by someone who lies. OK then. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  6. HAHAHA. All it took was Uchitel. Gotta love it. :) I think she's spending most of her time in LA now... Wouldn't surprise me. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  7. Haven't seen her since 04. Random story - She worked for me, I left the company to start my own gig. Lost touch with her. A few days after 9/11, she's on the cover of the NY Post, crying, she'd lost her fiancee in one of the towers. I didn't know that. Found her again in 03/04, called her, we got back in touch, and ran in Central Park a few times. Nothing ever came of it, was nice to see her. Lost track of her again until I was reading the NY Times on a Sunday morning and there's her name. I was like... "Um... OK. Wow." Wouldn't even begin to know how to reach her - doubt she'd have time to take my calls.
  8. I had a female friend who ran and posed nude on a softcore website back in 1998-1999--sadly the site only lasted for a year or so. It's the Internet. Her photos still exist. :) _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  9. Before or after they were madeover? :) _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  10. http://www.tmz.com/2010/05/14/rachel-uchitel-playboy-strip-magazine-tiger-woods-nudity/ Rachel was my first assistant at my last job before I started my own agency in 1998. Very, very strange to see this. And yes, of course I'll buy the issue. Duh.
  11. Here's some video I shot of the previous launch - the 6:21am one. http://www.facebook.com/PeterShankman#!/video/video.php?v=382626186673 _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  12. "I've got two words for you: Arterial sclerosis." "I've got two words for you: Shut the fuck up." _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  13. This makes me so very happy. :) _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  14. Truth comes out. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  15. Agreed. Money is only part of it. No offense, but that line of thinking is for people who don't have a lot to protect. In your world, everyone's on the up and up, nothing bad ever happens, and everything is full of light and happiness and Mr. Rogers? _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  16. While I wouldn't have worded my reply like this I am pretty amazed at the fact that "old fashioned values" don't seem to exist. Granted my wife and I were both poor when we married (15 years ago) and have built our wealth together - I could not imagine entering a serious long term relationship with such a high level of distrust or planning for failure (pre-nup etc). Now if I ever been divorced I might thing differently. If the trust didn't exist I would rather rent-a-chick It's not about trust in the slightest - Boy trusts Girl completely. But. Example a: Boy runs a business that continues to get bigger. Boy separates assets, and keeps girl separate. If boy were to ever get sued, he could keep girl out of it. Example b: Things freaking HAPPEN. I doubt Elin thought Tiger would cheat with Rachel Uchitel. But it happened. I'm glad you and you wife defied the odds. My parents have been married for forty years, and they're still madly in love. But shit HAPPENS. I've watched countless friends of mine get divorced - after being at their weddings, where each of them were "The happiest people on the planet, and so much in love." Shit happens. To say that there's no trust is offensive. BTW - When you and your wife got married and bought a house, I'm sure the credit bureaus weren't anywhere near as massive in everyone's day to day lives. Why should boy AND girl have to pay 2 to 3% higher interest payments simply because "love" told them they should both get the loan together? That's not trust or mistrust - That's practicality. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  17. YOU never went into a relationship with a hard earned bankroll I'm betting! THANK you. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  18. Technically no - the contact would state that while boy couldn't kick girl out, boy could buy girl out of whatever she put into the house. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  19. Even if she's contributing $$ to the household, I don't think that gives her any legal share of the property. I think she is just paying "rent" for her half of the mattress and bathroom. To each their own, but I would advise my daughters to avoid paying any "rent" or "mortgage" in that kind of situation. See, that's the thing. The boy loves this girl, and wants the girl to feel like she isn't just "Renting" from the boy. Boy also allows for her protection to make sure she can't get "booted" by boy from home. Boy also isn't stupid, and damn well knows a prenup would be in place if it got to that point, which it most likely will. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  20. I'm on the NASA Civilian Advisory Council. Email me. Last launch: http://www.facebook.com/PeterShankman#!/video/video.php?v=382626186673 _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  21. Hey guys... Got a hypothetical for you. Would be curious if anyone's dealt with this, and how they've handled it. Let's say two people love each other, call them boy and girl. Boy and girl want to buy a place together. Boy is smart enough to know that there will be a legal contract in place, since boy has probably 95% of the money in the relationship. Girl is actually ok with that, she just wants protections that boy can't kick girl out, but rather, has to buy her out, which boy is ok with. Question though is thus: Since boy would be doing all of the buying, pretty much, should boy not even bother including girl on the mortgage, pre-approval/loan process, etc? Since boy has stellar credit and $$, and girl only has stellar credit but very little $$, what should they do? Should boy just do the whole thing himself (getting pre-approved, getting the loan in his name, the mortgage in his name, etc...) and deal with girl's bitching about it, or should he try and include her as much as possible, knowing that it might make it harder to get approved/get a low rate/etc? Thanks for any and all answers in this purely hypothetical scenario. :) _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  22. Buy something called "Nature's Miracle." It'll get rid of the smell 100%. Pretty sure it won't hurt the canopy either, but you can check. And to those who recommended killing the cat, grow the fuck up. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  23. +1 Surprisingly well said for what seemed to be going into an all out flame war. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."
  24. (Thank you, dz.com software for posting my quote without what I typed... Grr...) +1 Fact is, it's the "more flies with honey than with vinegar" approach. I travel 300k miles a year, and no matter how shitty of a day I'm having, I smile to the TSA, to the HSA, to the border rent-a-cop, whatever. I smile, look them in the eye, have sympathy for a shit job brought on by asinine government knee-jerk reactions, and they look at my rig and let it go through 9 out of 10 times. It's complete theatre - but they do have the power in that situation. Being a dick in any capacity won't help you. Want to change shit? Smile, go throught immigration/security whatever, then when you get to the International Departures lounge and are having a Vodka on the rocks, start planning your run for office to change the laws. "swinging your dick around" will more than likely mean it winds up hitting someone who can kick you in the balls. _______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."