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Originally posted by W E H View PostI think Melinda lives in either Medina or Redmond Washington.
One of the world’s most powerful and wealthiest couples have decided to call it quits… sending shock waves through the world of philanthropy. Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates on Monday released a joint statement saying (quote):"After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage.” They added, “We no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in the next phase of our lives. We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life.” The two, who have been married for 27 years, are co-chairs and trustees of their nonprofit Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which launched in the year 2000.The foundation – which focuses on public health - currently has over $51 billion in assets, according to a tax filing cited by CNBC, giving it vast influence and reach the world over. The couple have three children. The financial details of their decision to split were not immediately clear.But they said in their statement that they would both continue their work at the foundation.Gates dropped out of Harvard to co-found Microsoft, making him a billionaire many times over.Gates stepped down from the Microsoft board in March 2020 to focus on philanthropy. Their split comes two years after another billionaire - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos - said that he and his then-wife, MacKenzie, were getting divorced. MacKenzie Scott has since become one of the richest women in the world - and one of the most generous philanthropic donors.
I'm gonna go woo Melinda!!! I still got it! I can turn on the old charm when motivated, and money motivates me!
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Originally posted by Johnny Dangerr View PostI have friends doing this. Moving closer to kids and grandkids. Nice to have the ways and means to relocate - politics be damed..
I would move about an hour east of Seattle.....
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Originally posted by Kossetx View PostI was stationed on one of two ships home ported in Bremerton. I remember my first set of dummy orders was for Yuma, AZ. What the heck was a sailor going to do there. Then the real orders came in for Bremerton. Where in the heck is Bremerton, WA, says me? Well...they couldn't have put me in a better place. Back then WA wasn't liberal. Lots of hunting and fishing... and beauty.
We just don't get to hear about life in the northwest other than the loonies in the two big liberal cities up there.
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