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Friday, May 16, 2003
Uh.....I think it's a huntin' book
Outside of giving Dick Cheney a snowboard, is there a worse idea for a gift than to give President Very Hungry Caterpillar a signed copy of To Kill A Mockingbird?
The gifts the Bushes decided to keep include the boat and boat dock valued at $5,728 that he received from John L. Morris' Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Mo.; eight Rolling Stones concert tickets totaling $2,533 for his daughter, Jenna; a $1,000 cowboy hat adorned with a silver Lone Star; and a puzzle worth $1,707 that he received from the White House staff.
Other gifts the Bushes will keep -- all valued at less than $1,000 -- included a hardcover copy of "To Kill a Mockingbird" signed by author Harper Lee; shoes; an unframed 1865 map of Texas; cufflinks, china dishes, and an honorary membership to The Yale Club of New York City.
I can't even imagine a man who can't eat pretzels unattended trying to put together a $1700 puzzle.
Of course, I can't pass up the eight Rolling Stones tickets for Jenna.
I met a gin soaked barroom queen in Memphis
She tried to take me upstairs for a ride
She had to heave me right across her shoulder
Cause I just can't seem to drink you off my mind
I also thought this was interesting:
Bush listed interest income coming from checking accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, retirement accounts and nearly 30 U.S. Treasury notes. Also listed as income was $12,000 from the Henry G. Freeman Jr. Trust.
Freeman, who died in 1917, left a will stating that after the last relatives in his will were deceased, an annuity of $12,000 would be paid every year to each first lady during her husband's term as president. Freeman's estate, administered by First Union National Bank in Philadelphia, is invested primarily in the bank's common trust funds.
Laura's getting $12,000 a year? That almost enough to keep her in Paxil and vodka (warning:sound) every month...
(thanks to Nina)
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