Small Talk/Personal Ad

A gentleman came into the station the other day and informed me that Foshay Tower is being converted into a luxury hotel- not a bad idea for the stately old tower. He was on a crew charged with transporting away many tons of marble which is being removed from the current restrooms (etc).
He said rooms will go for an excess of $1200 a night.
I said something to the effect that it would not be an ideal cheap date.
He assented, though with demur characteristically sporting for a demolition specialist, declared he would spend a night there if a lady would care to foot the bill.
I'm pretty sure I can put you in touch if anyone is interested?

On an entirely separate note, I keep raving about the movie Enron: the Smartest Guys in the Room to random people. I usually don't recommend movies because so many of my recommendations go so, so horribly wrong, but Smartest Guys in the Room is a perfectly cut bit of docu-drama. It puts Tom Waits to good use while splicing interviews and courtroom footage with some great matter-of-fact analysis of how a house of cards almost became the largest company in the world. I was completely ignorant of the impact of the company's tactics- that they were responsible for the California blackouts and the election of an inarticulate action movie star to governorship. Aside from the well-known facts about Enron, the movie explores the morality tale that can be found in the examination of the company's braintrust and the darwinian atmosphere that propelled many in the company to invent and execute some very bold, pervasive means to make a lot of money (for themselves).
Anyway, see it.