Leona Helmsley might be dead at 87 but this blog isn't. Hello, I'm back, just to report that Helmsley's 8 year-old white Maltese dog, Trouble, will get $12 million in trust. The dog goes to her brother, who gets $8 million. There isn't a provision for what to do when the dog dies, but two of the four grandchildren that got something from her over $4 billion fortune have to go visit the grave of her only son once a year or they lose it.
Lucky dog, that Trouble. I'm not making any money for my trouble, my effort at blogging. But hey, that's ok with me.
Welcome back! One can't stay away long, can one?
I don't have that kind of trouble, wish I did.
Posted by: janet | August 30, 2007 at 11:25 AM
This is really crazy. I wonder if you can bequeath money to a dog in France. Somehow, I don't think so.
It's good to have you back ;)
Posted by: Claude | August 30, 2007 at 04:45 PM
So excited to see you posting again!!!
What a sad commentary on how messed up someone's priorities can become - even when it is an adorable little dog. Why didn't she just have a burial like the Egyptian Pharaohs, with all her riches and servants surrounding her in death? tsk, tsk
Posted by: allison | August 31, 2007 at 01:00 PM
So glad you are back! I've missed your posts!
Posted by: Lauri | September 02, 2007 at 11:57 AM