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AGT judge Simon Cowell says advice from his dad inspired his success

Speaking at an event in London this week, the British entrepreneur recalled being 12 years old when his dad offered him the advice.“He said: Everyone has a sign on their head and it says ‘make me feel important,’” the now-63-year-old recalled at Advertising Week Europe.At first, Cowell said, he was confused. But then understood what his dad meant.“At the time, I was like, ‘what are you talking about?’ And then I got it. If you’re involved in something, every single person has a role in part of that. A

Source: AGT judge Simon Cowell says advice from his dad inspired his success

I’m a Doesband But So What?

New term alert – doesband. A husband who does, presumably. It’s a British thing. I am indeed a doesband. Always have been. But so what?

Writing for the Guardian, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett says that this shouldn’t be a big deal. But she also acknowledges that it is.

What I Will Leave To My Children

This story about kids who stopped talking to their father over a will made me think about what I will leave to my children. Speaking for me personally, I have very little. Since my wife and I are a unit, we have a lot.

My wife is the one with a job that has a 401k and retirement and stuff. I have an IRA but it’s pretty minimal. I dutifully contribute the maximum every year and it’s probably a few thousand at this point. OK, it’s more than that, but it’s not much. I will almost certainly burn through it when I retire. (An argument could be made that I’m already retired since I don’t have much of an income, but I’m technically still working.) Speaking of retirement, I don’t really want to do that. If I can ever get my acting career going, I would love to keep doing parts well into my later years. On the other hand, maybe I’ll enjoy just hanging out with my wife, assuming she hasn’t gotten sick of me. I would also like to keep writing, but that means finding someone to actually publish one of my novels.

As for what is mine personally, I have way too many computers, including an IBM ThinkPad from many moons ago that I have deep affection for and refuse to get rid of although I really should because it’s just taking up space. I could install Linux on it and use it for… what exactly? I’m perfect happy with my MacBook Pro. I’m not really a programmer, I’m just programmer friendly. My daughter programs, so maybe she’d want a Linux laptop. But really it’s just junk.

Kids Stop Talking To Father Over Will

From the Social Q’s column of the New York Times, a story about some friction between father and child over a will:

My husband and I, both 70, were married two years ago after living together for 20 years. When we shared our plans with his grown children, then 25 and 28, they were angry. His son demanded to see my husband’s will, which my husband showed him. In it, he leaves his entire estate to me, just as I leave mine to him. His son had hoped to inherit my husband’s New York loft and pay me an allowance. Eventually, the loft will go to his two children, and our upstate property will go to them and my daughter. Still, his children accused him angrily of not putting family first. It has now been two years since they spoke to their father. In their last conversation, my husband said he loved them and was always there to talk. Should he reach out to them, or is the onus on them to apologize? Also, should we tell them we’ve decided to sell the loft?

Wow. What the hell. This is awful. My father-in-law remarried after his wife died, and I suppose I can see where his children would be upset if everything was left to his new wife. But certainly not with this reaction. I’ve been mad at my mother plenty of times but I don’t stop speaking to her. Two years? TWO YEARS? Are these people nuts? The author agrees with me so I recommend the article, linked below.

Source: My Husband’s Children Stopped Talking to Him After They Saw His Will. Help! – The New York Times

Download Large Files From Google Drive

Do you want to know how to download large files from Google Drive? It’s not hard, but it’s also not obvious. And it takes a bit of patience. Here is a DaddyTips Tech Tip.

Recently I got a file that was over 2 GBs in size. I’m a standup comic and frequently deal with large video files. This one was from a longer set and was higher quality and was therefore bigger. I tried downloading from the browser and kept getting an error message.

Neal Adams Father Left When He Was Ten

This story about Neal Adams from Bleeding Cool tells the tale of Neal’s father leaving when he was ten years old:

Frank Cho also wanted to talk about Neal Adams’ childhood. At an otherwise “dead” show, when they went to eat together, Frank got the chance to ask Neal about his background. Neal’s dad left his family when he was young so Neal became the “man of the house” aged ten. His mother had opened up a boarding house, and Neal told Frank stories of the people who went through the house.

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Klaus Janson believes that because Neal’s father left, Neal became very protective of his mother, and that’s what he was like as an adult. He took care of people, and kids, becoming the daddy of an entire generation. And that everyone knows what he did representing Superman’s creators Siegel and Shuster, against DC Comics, to get some kind of recompense for the character when the movie hit, establishing artists’ rights including royalties and share, as well as getting original artwork back for creators, something that has helped so many in their older age.

Source: Neal Adams/George Pérez Tribute Panel At Lake Como Comic Art Festival

R.I.P. Neal Adams

The great Neal Adams has died at the age of 80 from complications of sepsis.

My first encounter with Neal was not from Batman or Superman or Deadman. It was his creator-owned titles in Continuity Comics.

I found these on the street for a buck an issue back in the 90s. The art is what caught my eye.