for some reason i can't get off my mind that our prime minister has just pledged half a billion dollars to match donations made by the population of the uae towards an initiative to educate one million children in developing countries. that is literally a shed load of clams. who even has five hundred million bucks at all, let alone spare, let alone to give?

i've know some very generous people in my life. the person who anonymously sent me fifty bucks when i was a broke student, or my parents who has countlessly given me cheques and cash to purchase skateboards, computers and to just keep going. my brother who loaned me twenty thou without query and my brother who gave us two hundred bucks when he left. or the other brother who always pays for the beer. or the brother who is kind and generous with his money, words, home, life and more. generosity comes in many forms, i suppose, and well timed free lunch or lift home can be as warmly received as a wad of cash. i think. i've got a mate who always buys drinks and food when we go out. i know it's cheap as anything but he always thinks to do it and would accept any money for it. he's awesome. and my mate who got up at five ay em to sit next to me as i drove to the airport and then drove an empty car back here, just to be nice. i know people who will mind ben in an evening for free (bar red wine and brownie). old friends in karori gave us enough money to live in nepal for five months while we both worked at a school. they are everywhere except at my computer now. 

i think i'll study leveraged buyouts because that's how carl ichan made eight point seven billion to become the fifty third wealthiest man in the world last year. think how many kebabs i could buy for my mates for that much.