a couple wilco songs floating around the hypemachine. one is panthers. they also have a song called one true vine. a couple of b-sides that didn't make it on the albums. i think panthers is from a ghost is born sessions and one true vine is from the sky blue sky sessions.
going to the bayou city art festival today. we're drinking in the bayou today.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
up the ladder
warren buffet is buying. that's a signal that i should be buying. now i have to figure out what to buy. i'm putting all my money in reuseable dental floss. it's going to be the next big thing. w.b. (as i like to call him) has a great line: "be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful." the market is full of fear. so if you're interested, do your homework, find a stable, undervalued company and make a splash. don't dilute your earnings and diversify. go for the big one.
here's a review of the new oliver stone movie W.
how the hell did the red sox come back and win that game last night. wow.
adam smith: eurotrash. is capitalism doomed? no. the problem lies when you brazenly flout the laws of business, there's going to be trouble.
got this in an email from my cousin commenting as joe biden about joe the plumber:
"now don't get me wrong...i love joe the plummer...i'd stick a hot needle in my eye for the man....but he's mentally unstable and smells like feet."
here's a review of the new oliver stone movie W.
how the hell did the red sox come back and win that game last night. wow.
adam smith: eurotrash. is capitalism doomed? no. the problem lies when you brazenly flout the laws of business, there's going to be trouble.
got this in an email from my cousin commenting as joe biden about joe the plumber:
"now don't get me wrong...i love joe the plummer...i'd stick a hot needle in my eye for the man....but he's mentally unstable and smells like feet."
Thursday, October 16, 2008
casey at the bat
the greatest moment in baseball history took place when i was eight years old. i watched it happen. i still can't believe it.
death and all of his friends
we had our last great debate last night. and it seems that joe the plumber is all anyone can focus on. as many times as john mccain mentioned the name, joe the plumber, he better be the first guy he calls if there is a leak in the white house, should he win the election.
and what's with calling everyone "my friends?" that's enough with that.
the phillies are going to the world series. that is the team that ed wade built. mostly. but that brings about great expectations for astros fans. i trust ed wade in evaluating raw, unproven talent, such as ryan howard, chase utley and jimmy rollins. but his trades are so lop-sided. he got nothing for scott rolen, he got nothing for curt schilling and he got nothing for brad lidge. stay away from trades and we should be alright.
oil is continuing to drop. but we're not seeing it at the stations yet, are we? it's falling, but compare the price of gasoline pre-runup to post-runup. they sure don't come down as fast as they go up. funny how that happens.
how do we manage the banks? here's some points.
the nikkei and dow convergence.
early voting is going to take place soon. there will be polling stations open on sat. oct. 25th and sunday, oct. 26th. you can vote at any polling station that is participating in early voting as long as you're registered.
and what's with calling everyone "my friends?" that's enough with that.
the phillies are going to the world series. that is the team that ed wade built. mostly. but that brings about great expectations for astros fans. i trust ed wade in evaluating raw, unproven talent, such as ryan howard, chase utley and jimmy rollins. but his trades are so lop-sided. he got nothing for scott rolen, he got nothing for curt schilling and he got nothing for brad lidge. stay away from trades and we should be alright.
oil is continuing to drop. but we're not seeing it at the stations yet, are we? it's falling, but compare the price of gasoline pre-runup to post-runup. they sure don't come down as fast as they go up. funny how that happens.
how do we manage the banks? here's some points.
the nikkei and dow convergence.
early voting is going to take place soon. there will be polling stations open on sat. oct. 25th and sunday, oct. 26th. you can vote at any polling station that is participating in early voting as long as you're registered.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
keep the wolves from the door
excellent article on the slow death of reaganomics.
administration on the move to unclog credit avenues.
we now have the decabox on cnbc.
speaking of deca-stuff, there is a complete series of movies called the decalogue filmed for polish television like ten years ago. there are ten movies and each has a central theme from the ten commandments. at this point, you're probably thinking kirk cameron and uncomfortable high-fives and cheesy 90 minute character turnarounds. this is not that. these movies ever-so-slightly mix the commandment theme with the plot of the movie. i only saw four of them, but i was blown away. great stuff. and each one is only about an hour. you're not watching a whole two-hour movie. if you've got a free weekend, check it out. credit to dave mann for introducing me to the decalogue.
bob dylan has a new bootleg series out. i have volumes 1-3 which have an amazing non-released (i guess it's officially released now, right?) song called "she's your lover now." excellent stuff.
administration on the move to unclog credit avenues.
we now have the decabox on cnbc.
speaking of deca-stuff, there is a complete series of movies called the decalogue filmed for polish television like ten years ago. there are ten movies and each has a central theme from the ten commandments. at this point, you're probably thinking kirk cameron and uncomfortable high-fives and cheesy 90 minute character turnarounds. this is not that. these movies ever-so-slightly mix the commandment theme with the plot of the movie. i only saw four of them, but i was blown away. great stuff. and each one is only about an hour. you're not watching a whole two-hour movie. if you've got a free weekend, check it out. credit to dave mann for introducing me to the decalogue.
bob dylan has a new bootleg series out. i have volumes 1-3 which have an amazing non-released (i guess it's officially released now, right?) song called "she's your lover now." excellent stuff.
Monday, October 13, 2008
good news for people who love good news
the gap is widening. dare i say, people are paying attention?
here is the website to sign up for legs against arms mailing list. they haven't played any shows in a while, but sign up anyway. they're coming out of the studio soon with some wild stuff.
europe's got a case of meanies.
hank paulson bested by the british.
paul krugman wins nobel economics prize.
obama's economic rescue plan. i hope it includes gift certificates to best buy because i've had my eye on this amazing gift certificate there that i could buy with the other gift certificate.
troopergate? that's weak. how about: palin's folly?
here is the website to sign up for legs against arms mailing list. they haven't played any shows in a while, but sign up anyway. they're coming out of the studio soon with some wild stuff.
europe's got a case of meanies.
hank paulson bested by the british.
paul krugman wins nobel economics prize.
obama's economic rescue plan. i hope it includes gift certificates to best buy because i've had my eye on this amazing gift certificate there that i could buy with the other gift certificate.
troopergate? that's weak. how about: palin's folly?
monday, monday
stocks are up so far this morning. i also had a fiber one peanut butter granola bar for breakfast. that was perfection.
here's some ideas to keep in mind during a recession.
we've had to plan for a hurricane and a recession this year. that's quite the twofer. now let's not add president mccain to that list and i'll be a happy man.
little bit of history on the tools FDR and others have used in similar situations.
interesting review of a band called department of eagles. it's done by one of the guys in grizzly bear, which immediately perks my ears. haven't heard any of it yet. but if anyone reads this and does listen to it, let me know.
"forget about your house of cards, and i'll do mine."
went to my first texans game this weekend. i know i recently posted that i would never go because ticket prices are outrageous and blah, blah, blah. but.....this one was FREE. that's right. you don't turn down anything that's free and that includes the few things that were free that i should have turned down like that bowl of hush puppies. so what a game right! texans try to blow every chance they get and they still end up winning. don't know how they did it. my eyes were closed most of the game in fear. but i heard cheering and that was a good sign.
got a midterm on tuesday and saturday. that means i'm halfway done with my last semester. wow.
here's some ideas to keep in mind during a recession.
we've had to plan for a hurricane and a recession this year. that's quite the twofer. now let's not add president mccain to that list and i'll be a happy man.
little bit of history on the tools FDR and others have used in similar situations.
interesting review of a band called department of eagles. it's done by one of the guys in grizzly bear, which immediately perks my ears. haven't heard any of it yet. but if anyone reads this and does listen to it, let me know.
"forget about your house of cards, and i'll do mine."
went to my first texans game this weekend. i know i recently posted that i would never go because ticket prices are outrageous and blah, blah, blah. but.....this one was FREE. that's right. you don't turn down anything that's free and that includes the few things that were free that i should have turned down like that bowl of hush puppies. so what a game right! texans try to blow every chance they get and they still end up winning. don't know how they did it. my eyes were closed most of the game in fear. but i heard cheering and that was a good sign.
got a midterm on tuesday and saturday. that means i'm halfway done with my last semester. wow.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
time to think
voting time is getting closer. where are you going to vote? how do you know? well my friend austin has the answers. here's some links:
here is the list of numbers for every county in texas. find your county, find the number, call and find out where to vote.
those of you in harris county can possibly look here. but if that doesn't work, look at the above link and call the number.
websites are a treasure chest of information. here is obama's website. go and look around. it just takes a second.
remember, this is your future. if you care at all about how much you pay for a bottle of pills, about how far reaching the american military machine will reach, about the way we use energy and how our energy policy has corrupted our foreign policy, about regulations when it comes to bills introduced by republicans such as phil gramm that eliminates oversight on financial institutions, about the role america will play in the next 50 years to come up with positive solutions to furious predicaments that face us, find out where you vote and vote for the party that speaks for you. quick question: are you better off after the last 8 years? are you? i'm not. think about it.
here is the list of numbers for every county in texas. find your county, find the number, call and find out where to vote.
those of you in harris county can possibly look here. but if that doesn't work, look at the above link and call the number.
websites are a treasure chest of information. here is obama's website. go and look around. it just takes a second.
remember, this is your future. if you care at all about how much you pay for a bottle of pills, about how far reaching the american military machine will reach, about the way we use energy and how our energy policy has corrupted our foreign policy, about regulations when it comes to bills introduced by republicans such as phil gramm that eliminates oversight on financial institutions, about the role america will play in the next 50 years to come up with positive solutions to furious predicaments that face us, find out where you vote and vote for the party that speaks for you. quick question: are you better off after the last 8 years? are you? i'm not. think about it.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
a case of malaise
here's how much farther this thing could drop.
oil's in freefall. for now.
dollar holding ground.
i wonder why david bowie doesn't get the respect he deserves here in america. while albums like ziggy stardust and low are reconized as trend-setting albums, one of my favorites is aladdin sane. like most stylistically amorphous albums, i didn't like it at first. it was sandwiched between the ziggy days and the low days and it wasn't poppy like hunky dory. so i buried it. but i put it on my mp3 player a year ago and let it play. i was amazed at the change in styles of each song. they were vocally strong, musically radical and not at all campy like ziggy, except the awful cover of the rolling stones "let's spend the night together." it's a truly great album, and for bowie, that makes hundy dory, ziggy, aladdin sane, low and heroes. lodger is even growing on me.
do yourself a favor and go listen to some bowie. we all need a little bowie in our lives.
oil's in freefall. for now.
dollar holding ground.
i wonder why david bowie doesn't get the respect he deserves here in america. while albums like ziggy stardust and low are reconized as trend-setting albums, one of my favorites is aladdin sane. like most stylistically amorphous albums, i didn't like it at first. it was sandwiched between the ziggy days and the low days and it wasn't poppy like hunky dory. so i buried it. but i put it on my mp3 player a year ago and let it play. i was amazed at the change in styles of each song. they were vocally strong, musically radical and not at all campy like ziggy, except the awful cover of the rolling stones "let's spend the night together." it's a truly great album, and for bowie, that makes hundy dory, ziggy, aladdin sane, low and heroes. lodger is even growing on me.
do yourself a favor and go listen to some bowie. we all need a little bowie in our lives.
living in america
i've got a lot of work to do today, so here are the lyrics to "living in america" by james brown:
"Yeah, uh! Get up, now! Ow! Knock out this!
Super highways, coast to coast, easy to get anywhere
On the transcontinental overload, just slide behind the wheel
How does it feel?
When there's no destination - that's too far
And somewhere on the way,you might find out who you are
Living in America - eye to eye, station to station
Living in America - hand to hand, across the nation
Living in America - got to have a celebration
Rock my soul
Smokestack, fatback, many miles of railroad track
All night radio, keep on runnin'through your rock 'n' roll soul
All night diners keep you awake, hey, on black coffee and a hard roll
You might have to walk the fine line, you might take the hard line
But everybody's working overtime
Living in America - eye to eye, station to station
Living in America - hand to hand, across the nation
Living in America - got to have a celebration
I live in America, help me out, but I live in America, wait a minute
You might not be looking for the promised land, but you might find it anyway
Under one of those old familiar names
Like New Orleans (New Orleans),Detroit City (Detroit City), Dallas (Dallas)Pittsburg P.A. (Pittsburg P.A.),New York City (New York City)Kansas City (Kansas City),Atlanta (Atlanta), Chicago and L.A.
Living in America - hit me
Living in America - yeah, I walk in and out
Living in America
I live in America - state lines, gonna make the prime, thatI live in America - hey, I know what it means,
Living in America - Eddie Murphy, eat your heart out
Living in America - hit me, I said now, eye to eye, station to station
Living in America - so nice, with your bare self
Living in America - I feel good!"
"Yeah, uh! Get up, now! Ow! Knock out this!
Super highways, coast to coast, easy to get anywhere
On the transcontinental overload, just slide behind the wheel
How does it feel?
When there's no destination - that's too far
And somewhere on the way,you might find out who you are
Living in America - eye to eye, station to station
Living in America - hand to hand, across the nation
Living in America - got to have a celebration
Rock my soul
Smokestack, fatback, many miles of railroad track
All night radio, keep on runnin'through your rock 'n' roll soul
All night diners keep you awake, hey, on black coffee and a hard roll
You might have to walk the fine line, you might take the hard line
But everybody's working overtime
Living in America - eye to eye, station to station
Living in America - hand to hand, across the nation
Living in America - got to have a celebration
I live in America, help me out, but I live in America, wait a minute
You might not be looking for the promised land, but you might find it anyway
Under one of those old familiar names
Like New Orleans (New Orleans),Detroit City (Detroit City), Dallas (Dallas)Pittsburg P.A. (Pittsburg P.A.),New York City (New York City)Kansas City (Kansas City),Atlanta (Atlanta), Chicago and L.A.
Living in America - hit me
Living in America - yeah, I walk in and out
Living in America
I live in America - state lines, gonna make the prime, thatI live in America - hey, I know what it means,
Living in America - Eddie Murphy, eat your heart out
Living in America - hit me, I said now, eye to eye, station to station
Living in America - so nice, with your bare self
Living in America - I feel good!"
Friday, October 10, 2008
don't get high on what you create
bankers and financial gurus got high on what they created. it wasn't real. none of it was real. the stock market is telling us so. it was a shadow banking system alongside the real banking system. and i'm afraid the real one was seduced by the dark side. it all comes back to "star wars," doesn't it?
anyway, here's a good article on the history of u.s. banking.
anyway, here's a good article on the history of u.s. banking.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
iceland trip anyone?
iceland could be the first national bankruptcy.
another icelandic bank fails.
here is the libor in pictures.
what kurt wagner of lambchop is listening to right now.
got a copy of blitzen trapper from my buddy tanner. wow. good stuff.
another icelandic bank fails.
here is the libor in pictures.
what kurt wagner of lambchop is listening to right now.
got a copy of blitzen trapper from my buddy tanner. wow. good stuff.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
donde esta la playa
"it's back to the battle today
but i wouldn't have it any other way"
-the walkmen
the fed, in coordination with the other feds, has enacted an emergency interest rate cut.
did anyone watch the debate last night? i couldn't help but yell at the television every time mr. mccain referred to himself having a "cool hand at the tiller." mccain and cool hand should never be put in the same sentence and obama ran with it at one point, as he should have. they've got one more debate. don't you wish the v.p.s had one more? and katie couric could moderate it? and we could ask sarah palin what books she's read besides "aerial wolf gunning for dummies."
three bank stocks to choose from? maybe.
nobel prize goes to three chemists.
"we're a body poked too many times by interns."
wow. iceland's krona is freefalling and we could have gotten a tremendous deal. we were only four months too early. oh well. let's go back. icelandair has some great deals going.
but i wouldn't have it any other way"
-the walkmen
the fed, in coordination with the other feds, has enacted an emergency interest rate cut.
did anyone watch the debate last night? i couldn't help but yell at the television every time mr. mccain referred to himself having a "cool hand at the tiller." mccain and cool hand should never be put in the same sentence and obama ran with it at one point, as he should have. they've got one more debate. don't you wish the v.p.s had one more? and katie couric could moderate it? and we could ask sarah palin what books she's read besides "aerial wolf gunning for dummies."
three bank stocks to choose from? maybe.
nobel prize goes to three chemists.
"we're a body poked too many times by interns."
wow. iceland's krona is freefalling and we could have gotten a tremendous deal. we were only four months too early. oh well. let's go back. icelandair has some great deals going.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
bear stearn's models apparently had no mention of default risk. that probably should have been considered.
here's stephen colbert with cnbc's jim cramer.
i wonder if john mccain is going to get all "mavericky" and be the real maverick that he is. i wonder if he'll willingly discuss his role in the keating 5 scandal or why he is a pale image of the man who ran for office in 2000. we'll find out tonight. get your popcorn ready.
go here to see sarah palin's 2006 and 2007 tax returns.
go here to see magritte.
here's stephen colbert with cnbc's jim cramer.
i wonder if john mccain is going to get all "mavericky" and be the real maverick that he is. i wonder if he'll willingly discuss his role in the keating 5 scandal or why he is a pale image of the man who ran for office in 2000. we'll find out tonight. get your popcorn ready.
go here to see sarah palin's 2006 and 2007 tax returns.
go here to see magritte.
is that rain outside?
well i was 3 for 4. the angels still can't get past the red sox. now, for the championship series:
tampa bay rays vs. boston red sox: they were one and two all year. i've got two opinions rumbling around with the apple i had for breakfast. the first says the red sox are battle tested and will squeek by the rookie rays. the other says the rays won the division and took it to the red sox several times this year. so i'm going with the latter. rays in 7.
los angeles dodgers vs. philadelphia phillies: the phillies took on a weary pitching staff with milwaukee. the dodgers took on a cubs team that looked mildly confused for three games. i think the dodgers will respond better to a more competitive nature. the phillies staff, besides cole hamels, will not be able to keep manny and company in check. the dodgers pitching staff will pound the phillies and they'll get to brad lidge too. dodgers in 6.
if my prediction holds up, we'll have a tampa bay-los angeles world series. who the hell would have thought that in april?
looks like the fed is going to start buying commercial paper.
when we were in reykjavik, we took a tour into the interior of the island. on the way, our driver informed us of the massive amount of debt icelanders had accumulated within the past decade. looks like he knew what he was talking about. the krona is in freefall.
solar gets a kick.
oregon's floating wind farm.
tampa bay rays vs. boston red sox: they were one and two all year. i've got two opinions rumbling around with the apple i had for breakfast. the first says the red sox are battle tested and will squeek by the rookie rays. the other says the rays won the division and took it to the red sox several times this year. so i'm going with the latter. rays in 7.
los angeles dodgers vs. philadelphia phillies: the phillies took on a weary pitching staff with milwaukee. the dodgers took on a cubs team that looked mildly confused for three games. i think the dodgers will respond better to a more competitive nature. the phillies staff, besides cole hamels, will not be able to keep manny and company in check. the dodgers pitching staff will pound the phillies and they'll get to brad lidge too. dodgers in 6.
if my prediction holds up, we'll have a tampa bay-los angeles world series. who the hell would have thought that in april?
looks like the fed is going to start buying commercial paper.
when we were in reykjavik, we took a tour into the interior of the island. on the way, our driver informed us of the massive amount of debt icelanders had accumulated within the past decade. looks like he knew what he was talking about. the krona is in freefall.
solar gets a kick.
oregon's floating wind farm.
Monday, October 6, 2008
mark to market and other tidbits
the accounting rule that ravaged garbage assets.
lehman's slide did not hurt executive bonus pay.
the arrested development star who can't be stopped.
lehman's slide did not hurt executive bonus pay.
the arrested development star who can't be stopped.
seatbelts please
okay,
oil is down.
the dollar is up.
stocks are down.
and somehow byron allen still has a show. how is this possible? it comes on at like 3:48 a.m. it's not even scheduled on the half hour. they just throw it in when there's nothing else to air. it's amazing. it's the longest running career of an absolute invisible nature i have ever come across.
the world on the edge.
emerging markets decline.
if you're reading this, you're probably getting a sense of how real this situation is. i'm not sure our congress gets it and i know our president doesn't get it. do our two candidates get it? we'll see in the upcoming debate.
i have to wonder how soon people will be unable to justify spending over $200 on sports tickets. it hasn't happened yet, but this credit crunch is coming for each of us who has deluded ourselves into thinking we can live beyond our means and no one will notice.
oil is down.
the dollar is up.
stocks are down.
and somehow byron allen still has a show. how is this possible? it comes on at like 3:48 a.m. it's not even scheduled on the half hour. they just throw it in when there's nothing else to air. it's amazing. it's the longest running career of an absolute invisible nature i have ever come across.
the world on the edge.
emerging markets decline.
if you're reading this, you're probably getting a sense of how real this situation is. i'm not sure our congress gets it and i know our president doesn't get it. do our two candidates get it? we'll see in the upcoming debate.
i have to wonder how soon people will be unable to justify spending over $200 on sports tickets. it hasn't happened yet, but this credit crunch is coming for each of us who has deluded ourselves into thinking we can live beyond our means and no one will notice.
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