Archive for January, 2012

  • Twitter and Facebook, Why Twitter Might Be Worth More In The Long Run.
    Posted by on January 31st, 2012 at 9:50 am, Comments: 0

    Was reading Fred Wilson’s blog on Twitter and started scrolling through the comments. It was pretty interesting to see people’s reactions to the video he [...]

  • Tuesday Breakfast LInks
    Posted by on January 31st, 2012 at 7:11 am, Comments: 0

    A pastor retired last Sunday. I don’t agree with him politically. I haven’t cared for his preaching over the past several years. But, when he [...]

  • Stuff I Didn’t Know
    Posted by on January 30th, 2012 at 10:49 pm, Comments: 0

    Quick, how long has the Glock hand gun been in existence? I am not a gun geek. Just like to go out, fish and hunt. [...]

  • Why the Euphemisms Around MF Global
    Posted by on January 30th, 2012 at 9:39 am, Comments: 0

    Read an article in the WSJ that the 1.2 Billion of customer funds that are missing will never be recovered. Sad news indeed. However, why [...]

  • Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Nuances
    Posted by on January 30th, 2012 at 8:21 am, Comments: 0

    There is a lot of focus on trying to create the right conditions for having self sustaining entrepreneurial ecosystems in cities and states across the [...]

  • Monday Breakfast Links
    Posted by on January 30th, 2012 at 6:01 am, Comments: 0

    Was driving all day yesterday. Couldn’t blog. I bought a BMW X5 diesel on Jan 1, 2009. Have just over 58,000 on it. Virtually 2/3 [...]

  • Sunday Breakfast Links
    Posted by on January 29th, 2012 at 6:36 am, Comments: 0

    Driving back to the Windy today. What’s the most boring drive you have ever been on in the world? Mine is from Memphis, Tennessee to [...]

  • Faith And Politics
    Posted by on January 28th, 2012 at 9:11 am, Comments: 0

    This morning, I am on the Mike and Gina Spehn Show. You can click this link and listen. They interviewed for President Jimmy Carter about [...]

  • Saturday Breakfast Links
    Posted by on January 28th, 2012 at 6:01 am, Comments: 0

    The Fed is out of bullets in the fight at No Growth Corral. This ought to be interesting. Catfight between Google($GOOG) and Groupon($GRPN). Wonder if [...]

  • Where Do I Put My Cash?
    Posted by on January 27th, 2012 at 8:55 am, Comments: 0

    There is a nice little debate happening in the halls of corporate America that reflects the debate going around kitchen tables across America today. Where [...]

  • Friday Breakfast Links
    Posted by on January 27th, 2012 at 6:22 am, Comments: 0

    I am on my way to Oxford, Mississippi. Light blogging the next few days. In case you hadn’t seen this already, you should. Next time [...]

  • Where Are All The New Traders Going to Come From?
    Posted by on January 26th, 2012 at 11:46 am, Comments: 0

    Was speaking with some friends the other day. We are a bunch of old pit traders dealing with the new electronic world. Each of these [...]

  • NYX-DB DEAD
    Posted by on January 26th, 2012 at 9:56 am, Comments: 0

    The deal is dead. European regulators killed the deal. They don’t get it. They fail to see the future of finance. In a world where [...]

  • The Soaring Rhetoric of Politicians
    Posted by on January 26th, 2012 at 9:18 am, Comments: 0

    This is a fun quiz. Listed below are 10 direct quotes. You have to guess which American politician said it. Your four choices are: Former [...]

  • Thursday Breakfast Links
    Posted by on January 26th, 2012 at 6:56 am, Comments: 0

    I have the flu. Brutal. Feeling a bit better today but basically slept all day yesterday. I did get a flu shot. Didn’t do much [...]

  • Wednesday Breakfast Links
    Posted by on January 25th, 2012 at 6:26 am, Comments: 0

    Romney paid 15% in taxes. He also donated 15% to charity. Obama, 1%. The President is cheap. Bet he has short arms and is a [...]

  • Romney Tax Return–Lots of Deception In Comments
    Posted by on January 24th, 2012 at 8:14 am, Comments: 0

    Was reading an article in a left wing paper about the Romney tax return. Once you get through how the author of the article tries [...]

  • Tuesday Breakfast Links
    Posted by on January 24th, 2012 at 6:20 am, Comments: 0

    Godspeed to Illinois Senator Mark Kirk. He had a stroke yesterday. Met Mark more than several times. When he was in the House of Representatives, [...]