Before I get started, our minds are focused on the health of President and Melania Trump following the news overnight that they are both infected with coronavirus. We wish them both a speedy and complete recovery.
During the last
couple of election seasons, we have received quite a few calls from candidates
for office in various cities around the country. At this point we only answer
our phone if we recognize the name on the caller-ID, figuring that if the call
is important, they will leave a message. Earlier this week we received messages
asking for Barry Rosenstein that were clearly not robocalls from Cal
Cunningham, a candidate for the US Senate from North Carolina, and Desiree Tims,
a candidate for the US House of Representatives from Ohio. It seemed unlikely
that either was looking for information on radiation biology. And after a quick
look at Wikipedia, I think I know why they called:
en.wikipedia.org › wiki ›
Barry_Rosenstein
Barry S. Rosenstein (born 1960) is an
American hedge fund manager and former billionaire. He is the founder of JANA
Partners LLC, an activist hedge fund firm. He made $300 million over the merger
of Whole Foods with Amazon in April–July 2017.
Education: Lehigh University; Wharton School
of ...
Net worth: $1.3 billion (2008)
Born: Barry S. Rosenstein; 1959/1960 (age 60...
Notice that he is referred to as a “former billionaire.” Here is the Hampton mansion he recently sold:
Seems to me that our only connection with this Barry Rosenstein, besides the fact that our Barry also has a middle initial “S,” is his connection to Whole Foods, where we do a lot of our shopping these days. They offer many items with kosher supervision, good fresh produce, and reliable delivery.
For those of you who will be observing Sukkot over this next week, have a joyous holiday!
Love,
Rebecca
1 comment:
That's so funny! 😂
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