Exciting day ... quite a bit of stuff happened at the companies, but I'm not comfortable discussing it (and probably won't at any time in the future). Suffice it to say, an opportunity presented itself that could have huge growth potential for one of our major businesses. It just changed my plans for the rest of fiscal 2010 because it requires my attention. It is a key component in our intentions for this business over the coming 36 months. Bought Some More Berkshire Hathaway Shares The … [Read more...]
A Night at the Casino
April 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Ruby wanted to visit a much larger casino, so Aaron and I took her to the Ameristar casino in Kansas City and she treated us to dinner and a bit of gambling money (with firm instructions that I *had* to spend it in the casino - I was not allowed to pocket it and invest it, as is my habit with everything that flows into my life - which made me laugh because my family knows me well). Here are some pictures of where we went with the rest of this post written in the captions of each image. … [Read more...]
French Style Gardens … A Gift to My People
April 28, 2010 By 1 Comment
I decided to spend through a lot of the accumulated gold in my treasury from Ngmoco's We Rule game on the iPad. Following an extensive kingdom redesign, the citizens of my realm can now enjoy French styled gardens. I said it before and I'll say it again ... my munificence knows no bounds ;) If you have the game on your iPhone or iPad, add Aaron and me. His gamer tag is Gold Mage and mine is treasuryshares. … [Read more...]
The Postman Just Brought Gifts
April 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The mail just arrived. I have the new Sears Holdings 10K, the Union Pacific 10K, the Panera Bread 10K, the Charles Schwab annual report, and a host of others. How on earth am I supposed to write now? I want to read! … [Read more...]
Working on the Book and Investing
April 27, 2010 By 1 Comment
I decided to start working on the book again today (forgive the HP notebook; I had to use a specific program that required Windows so the MacBook Pro is elsewhere until I recall it). I ended up watching the Goldman Sachs testimony to Congress. The culture of Wall Street doesn't appeal to me. All this complexity ... committees, VAR, derivatives cubed ... it's madness. Just find a place to invest your money, earn a decent return on it, and use the lowest cost capital … [Read more...]
Today’s Delicious Dose of Paradox
April 26, 2010 By 2 Comments
“To say that being non-judgmental is better than being judgmental is itself a judgment, and therefore a violation of the principle.” - Thomas Sowell … [Read more...]
Shocking Facts About Abortion In America (And the Drop In Christians as a Percentage of the Population)
April 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Instead of writing the next chapter of the book I'm working on, as I should be, I am playing We Rule and studying statistics and demographic data from various nations around the world. I'm not exactly sure how this began, but somehow or another, I ended up in databases and that started my research. What I found was fascinating. Apparently, the per capita and absolute abortion rate in the United States has been dropping like a stone for the past 20 years. In fact, as recent as 2008 (the … [Read more...]
We Rule by Ngmoco for iPad and iPhone Has a Really Cool Business Model
April 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I've been playing We Rule, the new video game by Ngmoco. It is a freemium model, meaning you play the game for free by downloading it from the iTunes store. But to level up faster, you can spend real money on something called Mojo. It is the 21st century equivalent of an arcade game business model with the exception that you don't have to spend money to enjoy the experience if you are patient. In fact, you could become the greatest ruler of all time without spending a … [Read more...]
The View From My Window …
April 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
This is the view from my bedroom window when I wake up in the morning ... I normally have a cup of black coffee and read. I normally stay there for a few hours before getting up and starting my day. That way, I have the reading (sometimes books, sometimes stock reports, or sometimes a finance article I am going to publish) out of the way so I can spend the rest of my time doing whatever sounds enjoyable ... sometimes, that includes writing for 18 more hours or building spreadsheets of … [Read more...]
Spring Has Sprung
April 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Here is the view from my window 2-3 weeks ago, when Jocelyn visited, and today. It is amazing the difference 14 to 21 days can make in the world. … [Read more...]
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