Ethan Edwards

"What do you want me to do? Draw you a picture? Spell it out? Don't ever ask me! Long as you live, don't ever ask me more."

Transferring Risk and Money

Even though we're all sort of part of it, it's probably a good thing that the era of "deals" and "finance" from the mid-80's until now is dying. It was briefly interrupted by the tech boom, but only kind of, as the tech boom fueled it as much as anything, but it seems like it would be better if the next generation focused on producing and inventing things other than structures for transferring risk and money. This is against the Board's interest, but in America's interest, and the Board is pro-America.

Around a Half Million!

Bick Benedict: "I know your horse is going to miss you and all this nice, green country, but... Ill try to make him happy in Texas. "

Mrs. Lynnton: "Isn't Texas green, Mr. Benedict? "

Bick: "No, ma'am, not altogether."

Sir David Karfrey: "You must tell us about Texas, Mr. Benedict."

Bick: "It's not that easy. It's different than any other state, I think. At least that's what we think. It's almost a different country."

Sir David: "From an Englishman's point of view, its mere size takes your breath away.
Bick: "Yes, it's big all right."

Mrs Lynnton: "How large are your ranches?"

Bick: "Most every size. Large and small."

Mr. Lynnton: "Mr. Benedict's Reata is one of the largest of them all."

Sir David: "Oh, really? And just how large is that?"

Bick: "It's one of the biggest."

Mrs Lynnton: "How big is that?"

Bick: "There are one or two others as big, I suppose, up where we come from... and some larger ones on the coastal plains."

Sir David: "Can't you be more specific? What's the size of your place? 20,000 ? 50,000 acres?
Bick: "Around a half million. 595,000 acres, to be exact."

Mr. Lynnton: "I'd call that quite a parcel!"

Mrs. Lynnton: "How many acres did you say, Mr. Benedict?"

Leslie Lynnton: "He said 595,000 acres, Mama. And you should see the greedy look on your face."

I'm very pleased you were all able to come from such distances to be with us today

The Board has a blog. Let the celebration begin.