Archive for July, 2011
« Previous EntriesWhipped and Sawed
Like the famous line, “I picked a bad week to stop sniffing glue”, I picked a bad week to start picking stocks. Worst week in a year, and I catch the wrong side of it. Sad. But it happens. Luckily, I lost the emotion of trading, a long time ago. I’m like a robot. A [...]
Afternoon Delights
So I was a little slow to the trigger this morning on the blog front. Because 1) I was out a little late and 2) I was planning my afternoon. And by planning, I mean studying the baseball “charts” and the horse racing “charts”. A lotta daytime baseball today. What we like to call “the [...]
The Business of Sports
Ahhh to be a 28 year old, 6 year veteran, getting a new contract in the NFL, today. Those fellows hit the jackpot with this new labor deal being cut. Santonio Holmes, Barry Cofield, the kid with the long African name who plays, um played, defensive back for the Rayyyyyy-duhhhhhs of Oakland, all seeing dollar [...]
RIP Senator Geary
No, I didn’t join a commune but I did do a little victory dance when word emerged that the NFL was back in business. I have also been working on “stuff”, which you will be made aware of when the time is right.
Everybody in The Pool!
Now that was another fancy day in stocks no?! Another fancy day for those who like sweltering temperatures. Today might be that too. It certainly will be in most places in the US in the sweltering temperature department. Dunno about the stock thing, as Caterpillar (ticker: CAT) just laid an egg in the earnings department, [...]
Horsies and The Ocean. How Do You Lose?
The beautiful Del Mar Racetrack opens today for business, in beautiful sunny Southern California. Just steps from the Pacific Ocean, it is one of the prettiest spots in the whole country. And did I mention the horse racing? Well I will be trying my luck come around 5pm eastern today!
Meet and Greet and Probably Eat (And Drink)
Welp, it looks like stock futures are up nicely after yesterday’s debacle. That’s good for our wallets, you know. The UP thing, that is.
It’s Gettin A Little Hot For Some
Heatwave is comin! 20 states in our US of A might hit 100 degrees this week! And even though Washington DC is not a state, it’s also experiencing its own heatwave. Both inside and outside. Rumors that President Obama is willing to except a “no new tax short term debt ceiling proposal” from the Republicans [...]
Here’s A Twist: Bad Economic Data
So the Consumer Confidence report came out at a nice low number of 55.8 versus 64.8 last month. The lowest since March 2009. Wait a minute! March 2009 also happened to be the month where we hit the lowest prices on stocks in over 12 years!! I KNEW I bought stocks for some reason!! So [...]
I’ll Get You My Pretty!
Why do I feel like NFL and NBA fans, that wish to have their country NOT default, are sitting in the witch’s castle, like Dorothy and Toto from “The Wizard of Oz”, with no way to escape the locked (locked out?!?) room, with that sandglass quickly moving, and once all the sand hits the bottom, [...]
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