Kym said, “Stop calling him that because then I’ll call him that and soon everyone will start calling him that and then he’ll be stuck with it.”
Brian said, “Great! I hope it sticks! It’s hilarious!
This discussion was, of course, in reference to Babey Abey. It is fun to look the baby in the eyes and [...]
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Don’t Call Him Abe Froman
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Kym Calls It “FrankenShovel”
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
As shown above, last season’s shovel was worn down to the nub. So when I stumbled across a broken push shovel and a broken square nosed shovel” I did what any resourceful fellow would. I took the good parts (green handle and steel nose respectively) and combined them. It made me happy. Very happy.
There are few things [...]
When Raw Force Fails, Engineering Prevails
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Balboa, Goobah and I just rolled in from our last wood-getting trip of the season. While in the neighborhood of the Davis Estate, the kids and I decided to try to add one more log to the load. Were it not for the keen engineering mind of the pater familius, the feat below wouldn’t have happened.
SEC Freezes Shorts
Friday, September 19, 2008
Okay, shorting is prohibited until October 2, 2008. Good to know. Sometimes circuit breakers (trading halts) are necessary to keep things from burning to the ground. Sometimes uptick rules are employed. And sometimes, economies collapse despite intervention (think of Russia and Rubles). While on the topic of monetary disasters, it seems wise to consider REFCO. They were the largest independent [...]
Fuel Reserves For Winter
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Two cords of Pinion Pine, dead and down, compliments of DD (green saw), RJ (orange saw), and Mr. Davis (Dad and freelance photographer). It was the best day I’ve had for YEARS. Check out ye olde horse trailer. Just duct tape a few LED flashlights to the nearly rusted-off fenders and TADA! it’s legal on I-15! :-)
(woodcutting photo is property of Robert [...]
The Righteous Get Translated
Monday, September 15, 2008
From a practical perspective, this article is intended to help people from other countries to view my content in their languages of preference. According to my site analytics report, I’ve had visits from USA, UK, UAE, Canada, Netherlands, Malaysia, Israel, Thailand, Singapore, Turkey, Siberia, Greece, etc… Here is the link non-English-speaking people can use to [...]
Magic Sticks vs. Magic Dreidels
Friday, September 5, 2008
As a kid, I was raised on the wonderful world of Disney’s version of the table-cloth, the donkey and the stick. As a father, I found myself reading Kimmel’s version of this story to my kids. There is one exciting and extraordinary difference between the two. It struck me so profoundly that I had to share it here.
In Disney’s version, [...]
First Lessons in Cologne
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
My socially conscious ten-year old asked for cologne for his b-day last week. I know, he’s only ten. He shouldn’t be thinking about stuff like that. But he is. So, being a responsible but indulgent parent, I took him to the mall and taught him most of what I know (which isn’t much - but turned [...]
GOOD NEWS! NO MORE MARKET TALK!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Dear everybody (or nobody and all of the crickets chirping in the background),
After many months of care-free and random posts, I have finally been persuaded to bifurcate my content.
Here is why: My family and friends don’t care for the professional perspectives and my peers in the industry don’t care for the “daddy blogs.” Oh, and [...]
NASDAQ Market Replay is HOT!
Friday, August 8, 2008
If you ever wanted to really see WHO moves (or moved) the market, this is the application that shows you everything. This is especially helpful for those paranoid types who think that the market maker is targeting their stop-loss just to screw them. Now you have proof that it is just supply and demand.
Vacation, Had to Get Away
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Fitzoner just kick-started my blog by telling me that he is tired of staring at a horse’s ass at my blog. So this post is for him, because he is a big fan of the Go Go’s and avid fitness historian. He’s the kind of guy that can tell us how many calories per [...]
What Bees Want (Colony Collapse Disorder Cured!)
Friday, July 11, 2008
The kids and I began construction on the second story of the bee house yesterday. We should have it finished today. Timothy is frowning because he doesn’t like his picture taken. And yes, Sarah is giving me bunny ears.
About the bees, while they are multiplying well in my back yard, I worry about CCD. So yesterday I spent [...]
Not a Real Bull Market
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The bullish prices recently should not be confused with a bull market. I’m convinced that, like the guy pulling the rope to control the ride and influence the rider’s reaction in the photo above, we are just getting jerked around. Until total transparency exists in the market, democratization (or equal chances of success) is impossible.
For [...]
My Tribute to John Templeton (RIP)
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
His views on the economy were published in Forbes yesterday and his obit is in BusinessWeek today. To me, he was the embodiment of a contrarian extraordinaire. It takes nerves of steel to buy into a panic, but it also takes considerable judgement to call the bottom on the price. In essence, he believed that Wall Street was [...]
