October 2009
36 posts
Oct 31st
It's on!
Me: We have incoming!
Doorbell: ding-dong
Ninja: Trick or treat!
Oct 31st
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“Even if we are occupied with important things and even if we attain honor or...”
– Fyodor Dostoyevsky (via thecaleb) (via c-quoia) Karamazov!
Oct 30th
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Oct 30th
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Buffettism
financegeek: taitran: • Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1 • Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful • It is far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price • Whether we’re talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down • Price is what you pay. Value...
Oct 29th
“A straight reading of the guv’s letter laments “the fact that major issues are...”
– SF Gate The governator strikes again! (via lsotd) My state is also run by idiots, but my governor isn’t a badass.
Oct 29th
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Costco in Manahattan!?! →
November 12, between 116-119th St at FDR
Oct 24th
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“Sometimes the mall is dead. It’s good to have a lot more people coming in,...”
– Neil Middleton, 22, of New Kensington, Pa., working at an AT&T booth. (via WSJ)
Oct 23rd
“We chase nothing. We’ll stretch for nothing and this process will play out or it...”
– A CEO talks about the company’s investment philosophy (here) This fits my thoughts on buying vs renting (today at least)
Oct 23rd
Oct 22nd
Tumblr Blind Date
adriennes: pambeckman: Pam Beckman has a blind date tonight with fellow Tumblrs.  We’re looking forward to beers with you guys! Yeah! Verdict: Pam Beckman = AWESOME!
Oct 22nd
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Pay Yourself First
adriennes: Excerpt from an excellent article in Get Rich Slowly about the key to building savings. Sure, you’d like to save, but there’s just no money left at the end of the month. And that’s the problem: Most people save what’s left over — left over after bills and after discretionary spending. But if you don’t develop the saving habit now, there are always going to be reasons to delay: you...
Oct 21st
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David Einhorn says that the price of gold rises... →
FWIW, I agree. Whether we see US dollar hyperinflation will be determined in Washington. German hyperinflation in the 1920s was possible because the politicians were unable to stand up to the industrialists who resisted higher taxes, and over time, more individuals positioned themselves to benefit from continued high inflation, through investments in hard currency (then the US dollar), in stocks...
Oct 21st
“Paranormal Activity: If you’re a teenager you will be annoying with your...”
– Source: comment in my facebook feed. Why I will not watch that movie.
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Oct 11th
US-style of tapping Shale for Natural Gas comes to... →
Black Swan. Down with Gazprom.
Oct 10th
pambeckman: Getting in to Ithaca on an empty belly just after lunchtime = Wegmans is a must Automatic Wegmans and western new york reblog
Oct 10th
Questions about a photo post
A: Which one looks better, this one, or this one?
Me: They both look the same.
A: How about this one?
Me: They all look sortof like...
A: Well if they all look like vom, then it doesn't matter.
Oct 10th
“Napping is ‘an excellent fatigue-mitigation measure’ and...”
– I’m going to have to incorporate planned naps into my zombie-world survival dreams. - Latest Air-Safety Idea: Naps in the Cockpit (WSJ)
Oct 10th
Oct 9th
AverageCats- Your cat is average. →
onemoretimewithfeeling: reallykatie: kellyreeves: BEST. this…this changes everything… For some reason they still make me laugh out loud. Cat pictures have some secret express pathway to my funny bone.
Oct 9th
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Crusader for Syntactic Disambiguation Exprobrates... →
Magnificent, the WSJ’s middle column at its best
Oct 7th
Pretty wild →
By cooling the body, doctors can successfully revive people whose hearts have been stopped for 20 minutes.
Oct 7th
The Fleeting Benefits of Marathons: Many Newcomers... →
As a lapsed marathon runner, this hits close to home
Oct 7th
“My ex-husband found me on Facebook, and I said sure, what the heck, and friended...”
– WSJ
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Oct 3rd
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“Excuse me…EXCUSE ME…is that Doogie Howser over there?”
– Crazy woman on the downtown D train correctly identifying NPH in our car tonight. (!) (via adriennes) It was pretty awesome. Probably the only entertainer that I care about. Also, how great is it that he and his guy aren’t too cool to take the subway? NPH!!!1
Oct 3rd