Hi! I live in New York and my name is Christian. I am a value investor who likes stocks, bike rides, trees, and picking up pennies. My finance posts are here.Tumblr (3.0; @likethereligion)http://likethereligion.com/“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety”<br/><br/> - <em> <a href="http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a></em>http://likethereligion.com/post/16150191607http://likethereligion.com/post/16150191607Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:33:23 -0500SOPAPIPAHomeland SecurityAll of the things<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly0epeZyxe1qbv41po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Indeed.</p> <p>It also seems that both of my NY Senators still support PIPA (the Senate version of SOPA).</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/16150007382http://likethereligion.com/post/16150007382Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:30:29 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxxc6tryEW1qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxxc6tryEW1qztk88o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxxc6tryEW1qztk88o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>We wandered around the Upper East Side a bit this afternoon, and saw a lot of tree pits carpeted with evergreen branches. I found a Christmas tree on the sidewalk for collection and used it to spiff up the tree pit out front.</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/15990957735http://likethereligion.com/post/15990957735Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:54:27 -0500recyclingtree pitschristmas trees<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxglw1Gmi21qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pasta Part 3</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/15486914054http://likethereligion.com/post/15486914054Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:04:49 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxgls1BBtk1qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pasta part 2</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/15486792489http://likethereligion.com/post/15486792489Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:02:25 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxgbtpp6Dr1qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pasta time</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/15475741299http://likethereligion.com/post/15475741299Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:27:25 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx92kbsrjE1qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The difference between Adrienne’s cooking (right) and mine (left)</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/15269416088http://likethereligion.com/post/15269416088Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:24:11 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx55ofZfWz1qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s nice to have pets</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/15145454820http://likethereligion.com/post/15145454820Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:41:03 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx55kbKAVQ1qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Missing Bloomfield, family, and Peri</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/15145324296http://likethereligion.com/post/15145324296Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:38:35 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwqdyiNWl61qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Christmas Eve morning. Look what the Christmas elves left us!</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/14743102937http://likethereligion.com/post/14743102937Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:15:54 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw9x8o8c4n1qztk88o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I lost my voice and want it back, so I’m chatting with Adrienne at dinner. She talks back</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/14288938049http://likethereligion.com/post/14288938049Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:53:12 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvca2pUBe51qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Christmas decorating time has begun!</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/13419356015http://likethereligion.com/post/13419356015Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:52:01 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvc5rbqkr41qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rest stop #2</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/13414517518http://likethereligion.com/post/13414517518Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:18:47 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvbzvqaCeS1qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nice day for a bike ride</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/13408334846http://likethereligion.com/post/13408334846Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:11:50 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvalh909uc1qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Oh Brooklyn, you scamp you</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/13371763445http://likethereligion.com/post/13371763445Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:03:00 -0500brooklynprospect heightsbranded saloon<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luzi46mSg71qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>After some action photos, all smiles in Roscoe</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/13086916601http://likethereligion.com/post/13086916601Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:16:54 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltpcywkF0W1qztk88o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I just finished this book. I enjoyed it. I am a big fan of zombie apocalypse films, because I think that they describe the environment that we evolved to face: the wilderness surrounds us, and we and our small band of friends and family try to survive, not knowing whether the shapes on the horizon are friend or foe, predator or prey. A decent zombie apocalypse film keeps the physical form of the present, but strips away civilization and leaves us with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_(Australopithecus)">Lucy</a>’s experience three million years ago. We recoil from the horror of it, but a part of us starts working on a plan to deal with the mess. Zone One took me to a place like that, and the book has the advantage of being far longer than any movie.</p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.npr.org/2011/10/15/141236169/zone-one-what-happens-when-zombies-take-nyc">NPR</a> wrote a bit about it (thank you for pointing it out <a target="_self" href="http://xoxoadrienne.com/">Adrienne</a>!), and included a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.npr.org/books/titles/141236326/zone-one?tab=excerpt">link</a> to the beginning of the book. The writing style annoyed me, but then I finished the excerpt and had to buy the book.</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/11975948273http://likethereligion.com/post/11975948273Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:16:00 -0400Zone OneColson Whiteheadbookzombieapocalypse<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltjla5LInu1qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Super-pumped that Chris showed us how to use the apple peeler-corer-slicer without the peeler. Apple Crisp time!</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/11840594310http://likethereligion.com/post/11840594310Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:30:05 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltj4qsY3vq1qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Adrienne hanging out by the lake</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/11824733877http://likethereligion.com/post/11824733877Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:32:52 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt4lxaGRo51qztk88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wandering Harold Parker State Park</p>http://likethereligion.com/post/11493760980http://likethereligion.com/post/11493760980Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:19:58 -0400