@Flows. consider the distribution of trader income (my bet is it is a highly skewed dist towards negative values, with a tiny tail at the top that you hear about all the time)
lifetime benefits and hard to fire are very valuable, but those that have them place little of no value on them unless threats are made to reduce them.
I don't remember everything. I think when a bunch of math peeps came for dinner with him, it was Salade Niçoise (which he remembers) and grilled chicken. But he also fell in love with French toast for breakfast :P
And he demolished me in tennis in the days I could still play a little.
in california you can get your local county to deputize any adult whatsoever with the power to officiate marriages for 24 hours. most people don't go this route because it seems unofficial. but it is cheaper than the alternatives.