Praefectus Praetorio
R.I.P. Brother of the Quill
Against my better judgement, a continuation of A Slave's Diary, from the male perspective.
A slave is required to have patienceI see nothing.
But then that's what a slave is, from the Master's/ male perspective.
If I become bored, I shall go away and read Hegel on the master-slave dialectic.Prepare to be very bored!
Probably more engaging.If I become bored, I shall go away and read Hegel on the master-slave dialectic.
November 4th, 2019 High 51°, Low 46° Rain (See what I mean about the weather!)
Actually, not too boring a day. Flew to Boston to meet with some of my old US clients. It’s nice to not have to talk about Brexit! Instead, comforting those who thought buying a stake in Uber (against my advice) at the IPO was a smart move. I did use Uber to get around Boston, great service and the company subsidizes me 30% via their losses, LOL Of course, I got many kudos from my clients for my previous dismissal of WeWorks as a scam. The brilliant guys at Softbank have sunk $18.5 billion into it. Today its worth somewhere between $5 billion and $0!
A bit of timing to explain. I’ve decided to take up almost as if no time has elapsed since Dina’s last entry from April 11th and the high tea with Harold and Hannah. I’ll fill in about the tea and a few events since, but will not attempt a complete recounting of the last six months.
Harold, when I had a chance to get him alone, proved to be every bit as interesting. He’d had a rather important job in The City with Lloyds Bank. He shepherded the takeover of Halifax Bank of Scotland
Actually, I understand Harold sold every one of his Lloyds' share when he retired. Put it all in Gilts.So I have Harold to thank for the Lloyds shares that came from the takeover? Was he there when they all collapsed and lost most of their value? Typical banker, retiring with his pension while the business crumpled.
I'm going off Master if he hob-nobs with these financial wheeler-dealers. Thank goodness Dina hasn't got a fortune for him to lose.
Master was not involved in that decision. Harold had plenty of funds and just wanted to preserve his capital into retirement. Not a high-return strategy, but a prudent one.Well doneView attachment 772919 NB Gilts are the bottom blue-green line.
"Dina, would you like a new financial advisor?"
Master was not involved in that decision. Harold had plenty of funds and just wanted to preserve his capital into retirement. Not a high-return strategy, but a prudent one.
I don't know about Harold, but Master is strictly monogamous! (Though Dina is open to either loading!Are the commissions front-end loads, back-end loads, or accounted for by double entry?