That's very good, sir!

So what exactly would it be like being a butler to some veeeery rich family? The WSJ's Robert Frank visits Butler Boot Camp in Denver and reports that this servant stuff is a serious and lucrative way to make a living. We're talking 70K to start and going all the way up to $200,000 or more. Plus free room and board in pretty handsome surroundings and generous benefits. Of course, you do have to put up with the beck and call thing - and that includes kids and pets. Today's butlers, says Frank, are more likely to be younger women than "Remains of the Day" types. A recent class included three military personnel and a bed-and-breakfast owner from upstate New York (tuition, by the way, is $12,000).

For eight weeks, the students hole up inside the mansion to cook, clean, polish, dust, wash and fold. They learn how to iron a pair of French cuffs in seconds flat. They learn how to clip a 1926 Pardona cigar, how to dust a de Kooning canvas and whether to pair an oaky chardonnay with roasted free-range game hen. They learn how long it takes to clean a 45,000-square-foot mansion (20 to 30 hours depending on the art and antiques), where to find 1,020-thread-count sheets (Kreiss.com), and how to design a "stationery wardrobe" -- envelopes and letterhead specially designed to reflect the owner's wealth and social standing. They will be taught that sable stoles should never be stored in a cedar closet (it dries them out), and that Bentleys should never, ever be run through the car wash.

Just for yucks, I registered onto EstateJobs.com and clicked onto L.A.-area listings. Surprisingly, there were only a few postings, but here's one that seems just perfect for me and the Mrs. It's for a property manager couple in L.A., with generous salary, along with dental and medical benefits. C'mon sweetie, it'll be fun!

Job description: Looking for a live-in couple who can act in the capacity of House Manager/Server errands for a 30,000 sq.ft. residence; i.e. One would be the administrator and manage the household staff along with time management for coverage of the house, dealing with vendors, attend to repairs or problems in the home. The other would be a butler or server for dinner, run errands and other non-administrative tasks. Oversee housekeepers, gardeners etc. in main residence and work with scheduler of private airplane.