Citizen Buffett

Orson Welles' character Citizen Kane gives it up with his last word ," Rosebud". It was a reference to his boyhood sled and happier times. The "Rosebud" decal on the sled pointed to the promise of spring in the midst of winters gloom.

Warren Buffett's recent autobiography is titled "Snowball". It refers to the compounding of wealth through the dynamic of buying sound companies and never selling. This is Buffett's version of reflection on happier times now that he's nearer the end of his career. Eh!

Buffett has pledged his fortune to charities. Buffett will use his wealth to help many people who sadly shouldn't have been born. These people now suffer deprivation. They will be helped by a man who spent his whole life accumulating more than he needed.

Madonna & Celebrity Friends Have Glitzy African Charity Fundraiser

Madonna raised $5.5 million for her "African Charity" the other night at Gucci's new Fifth Avenue Store. A partial list included Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, Gweneth Paltrow, Alicia Keyes, Kimora Lee Simmons,Rosie O Donnell , Alex Rodriguez, etc.

Where were the wealthy African-Americans? Don't they want to share a tiny fraction of their wealth with miserable Africans? I guess not, to paraphrase Flip Wilson's character Geraldine Jones, " I don't do windows or fundraisers."