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Paul Allen succumbd to Non Hodgkins lymphoma

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Old 10-15-2018, 05:21 PM
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Default Paul Allen succumbd to Non Hodgkins lymphoma

You can have all of the money in the world but when your time comes, that's it.
Sadly Paul Allen passed away today. He had fought cancer for ten years.



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Here's a good LA Times obit:

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65. A creative programmer, he was 'the idea man' - Los Angeles Times
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Paul Allen's yacht in Bermuda during our visit in 2007: (No, we did not get invited aboard for cocktails!)
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^^^the size of that is insane! *See the normal size version on its tail.
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Originally Posted by s2000Junky
^^^the size of that is insane! *See the normal size version on its tail.
Normal depends on your income level.
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Originally Posted by s2000Junky
^^^the size of that is insane! *See the normal size version on its tail.
That's his launch.
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Originally Posted by Legal Bill
That's his launch.
Yeah, and that fits inside the yacht. Wow.
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I guess it is all relative. I have had the fortune of traveling around the world and I can tell you the vast majority of people (non European countries) see me (us) living an unimaginable life of freedom and riches. I take care not to boast or even show pictures of anything other than my family. You may not think twice about your “typical” home with a garage for your cars but that very thing is over the top for so many.

Go back in time even one hundred years; what we enjoy today could not be imagined from fellow Americans of yesteryear. Ancient mariners would stroke out at the speed and capability of the ships of the air I pilot.
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Cosmo, your post makes me think of the story of showing Grapes of wrath
The Grapes of Wrath was reportedly banned in the Soviet Union by Joseph Stalin because it showed that even the most destitute Americans could afford a car.

but that great big yacht isn't doing him any good right now unless they plan to spread his ashes with it.
He and Bill certainly helped the Seattle area.
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I hope he thoroughly enjoyed it while he was alive.


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