Hard times, indeed, as I was laid off yesterday. We were bought out by another company and they decided to close my department. I guess I’ll have more time to blog while looking for employment. In fact, I will celebrate my new-found idleness with a two-part post updating my investment strategy and tactics this weekend.
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Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had an amusing article [$] regarding the conflict in San Francisco between bicyclists and everyone else. And to be honest, some of the folks in SF are a bit militant in regards to their bikes (and other things too!). But at the end of the day, much of the bad [...]
Quick recommendation for readers: if you have neck trouble, I highly recommend not playing soccer and especially, not heading the ball. Unfortunately, I’m not that smart and as a result, had a bum neck all week. Hence, no biking playlist but still listened to some music and highlights follow below:
Oaxacan - Live @ [...]
The Wall Street Journal has a nice front page story on one lady’s bike commute in Los Angeles[$].
I completely empathize with her plight as I bike to work about 3 days a week, racking up 100+ miles weekly. Fortunately, Sacramento is not L.A. and I have found a route that minimizes car traffic. [...]
Normally around this time of year, you hear lots of stories about how much of Wall Street is on vacation, junior staff manning the trading desks, etc. This year, I haven’t heard much vacation talk. Maybe folks learned a lesson from Jimmy Cayne, who was at a bridge tournament when Bear Stearns began its descent [...]
