Wealthy people who like to flash their material possessions rub me the wrong way. But that's not Warren Buffett's style and I admire him for it. I'm not sure what kind of person I would have been if I had his kind of wealth, but if a person is destined to become filthy rich, then — Continue reading »
Sympathy for BP
📆 June 17, 2010
Is it just me or does the BP boss, Tony Hayward, has one of those faces you feel sorry for? I know, no compassion for BP, but watching the man squirm before the congressional hearing today, I almost felt bad for him. Ok, enough sympathy. Now let's get that Gulf gusher plugged, shall we? — Continue reading »
Friend BP on YouTube
📆 June 13, 2010
Just happened to see this ad on YouTube. Don't get it. I wasn't BP's friend before, why would I want to be their friend now? What's next, friending Bin Laden and Kim Jong-il? — Continue reading »
Pine Mountain, Ridgefield, CT
📆 June 7, 2010
Hard to believe that I've had a jewel of a hike within a walking distance of my house (where I've lived for year) and I hadn't been to the top of it until a only few of weeks ago. This is a part of a parcel of land that my hometown, Ridgefield, CT, took from — Continue reading »
Pelican in BP Oil
📆 June 6, 2010
If MSNBC was trying to evoke feelings of sympathy and anger in its viewers today, it really came through with the picture of this defenseless bird covered in rust-colored BP crude oil. For me it sums up how reckless and callous oil companies are and how ridiculous the "drill baby drill" people sounded. You figure — Continue reading »
BP Dividends in Jeopardy
📆 June 2, 2010
As stated in my previous post, that 9.2% BP dividend yield was just wishful thinking. Now comes the word that lawmakers want BP to suspend any dividend payments because obviously the company has gotten one hell of a liability to deal with and paying the shareholders instead of the victims isn't going to sit well — Continue reading »
BP's Nightmare
📆 June 1, 2010
There seems to be no end in sight for BP's plight. The oil well is still gushing, the stock is bleeding, and there's word of a criminal investigation. BP's stock got hammered today to the tune of $20 billion. It also doesn't help that BP is a European company and Europe is still grappling with — Continue reading »
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