My principal once told me that I was a penny waiting for change. But I suspect that I irritated him probably because I was making more money than he was.
I don't think there's a back lot here in Hollywood anymore that has those streets, like a French Quarter.
There are domains in which expertise is not possible. Stock picking is a good example. And in long-term political strategic forecasting, it's been shown that experts are just not better than a dice-throwing monkey.