This is how you elegantly end a marriage, by releasing a classy statement: “Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives. We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives. We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life.”
Bill Gates commented privately that with the divorce, he can spend more time with his money. Melinda Gates now has billions in her name. She was seen recently making an ostentatiously expensive purchase: a 2-by-4 piece of lumber at Lowes.
Even in the demise of a marriage, there is always opportunity. Keep a sharp eye for the Ron and Melinda Gates Foundation coming to a charity near you. I have always had the dream of giving back. I really want to focus on teaching scrapbooking techniques to the homeless, an overlooked charitable endeavor.
In 1987, Bill met Melinda at Microsoft, where she was employed. This was before sexual harassment was invented; folks could actually meet and date at work. Now you cannot even make eye contact with a woman at work. He was a multi-billionaire and did not get a pre-nup, so you wonder how smart he really is. Now worth $131 billion, he will get half. Then when the lawyers are done with him, he will have about $1 billion.
Bill and Melinda Gates went on to found the Gates Foundation, which has spent billions on vaccines for various viruses. He has proposed implanting chips into us to track us. If Gates’ vaccine protects us from viruses as well as his Microsoft software does, I fear for civilization.