By: Brookes

Brookes — Tue, 19 May 2015 22:52:35 +0000

1. The obesity mention you made is very accurate. But I feel as though the point they are trying to convey is that there is a wider spectrum of acceptance for body type these days than in recent decades. When one used to choose a wife you would find the biggest, heartiest woman you could find – because you knew she could work – and that was what was needed to survive as a family. Hopefully we are moving towards revisiting a more “classical” sense of beauty vs. the Tea Leoni (“Spanglish” – crazy atheletic competitive neurotic) version of “woman”. People should just “be” with their bodies. Live, eat, try to do it healthy – but enjoy your life. You get one body and one life. Prolong it as long as you can – but what joys are you missing if the interest in prolonging or meeting a “standard” becomes your existence?

2. Uber in Africa suggests to me that they are concerned about eventual major sanctions for the activities in the US. So, go to an area where there is most likely MUCH less legistlation, unionization and restrictive policies to hinder your presentation of services to market. I feel as though there are probably much more appropriate exportable “advances” that could help “modernize” Africa than Uber and iPhones. These are luxury items/services – even in the US. Seems like a shameless attempt to export a product/service to a place that has little infrastructure to support it by Uber.

3. Invest in Brooks. We are making a comeback – with an “e”.

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