Oct 25 2021 - Cities Bursting with Billionaires

 

Do you want to know what a prop gun and a blank are or do you want to know how many billionaires live in each city/state of the US? I am going for the billionaires as a blank bullet doesn't look safe to me at all given a prop gun still is a gun.  Sounds good in theory, but there's still something inside the gun that gets projected out.  I attribute my lack of confidence in blanks to being Canadian.  In Canada there are 35 guns per 100 residents. In the US it is 121 firearms for every 100 residents.   That's the highest in the world.   So on to billionaires.  Money is widely reported on in all kinds of ways, so an article, outlining the richest people in each state is interesting - pretty pictures of each city, and then reporting on the resident with the top net worth.  The article is HERE.   I guessed New York, New York.   New York: New York | Billionaires residing in New York: 86 - Combined net worth of billionaires in city: $446.0 billion - Wealthiest billionaire in city: Michael Bloomberg ($54.9 billion) - Runner-up city: Oyster Bay (2 billionaires; net worth: $7.5 billion)  So then, where does Jeff Bezos' live?  In Medina, Washington - like Bill Gates.  Washington: Seattle | Billionaires residing in Seattle: 8 - Combined net worth of billionaires in city: $252.2 billion - Wealthiest billionaire in city: Jeff Bezos ($183.1 billion) - Runner-up city: Medina (2 billionaires; net worth: $129.6 billion)  Elon Musk?  He lives in Hillsborough, California - between San Francisco and Silicon Valley. His net worth is $220 billion. Mark Zuckerberg? In Palo Alto, California with a net worth of $120.9 billion.  California: San Francisco | Billionaires residing in San Francisco: 41 - Combined net worth of billionaires in city: $173.8 billion - Wealthiest billionaire in city: Dustin Moskovitz ($17.9 billion) - Runner-up city: Los Angeles (25 billionaires; net worth: $98.8 billion)  Oh well, I guess it doesn't add up when you look at the numbers, but it did seem fun. Here are two of nature's abstracts.

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Tree Portraits and Demolition Reconstructions

Sometimes it is difficult to take a picture of a beautiful tree in the city.  It is often difficult to isolate, and the surroundings distract.  I found these tree trunks beautifully situated against the wall of a new building on University Avenue on the site of the Royal Military Institute. The architecture of the Royal Military Institute has a long history and the front facade had been 'carefully restored' in 2007.  Then the site was sold for the addition of a 40 plus storey condo.  The front facade was in the process of being dismantled for storage, when it crumbled and fell apart.  The front was then reproduced so that it looks like the heritage building that was.  All the articles indicate the front facade was 'restored', which would have been a significant archeological experience.  I wonder what the story is.