Doom and gloom from Ché Garcia… FDIC insures all accounts up to $100,000 at its member banks, and it has never failed to honor a […]
Chronology
Fannie Mae Eases Credit Requirements
Check out this article from the New York Times in 1999. Doesn’t this just boil your blood?! Steven A. Holmes, September 30 1999 In a […]
Shantaram
Shantaram, Gregory David Roberts Jacqui Steele put me onto this book a while ago after I mentioned to her that Marching Powder is one of […]
The Ultimate Short Squeeze
As you can imagine, a lot of people involved in the financial markets these days are very edgy. Millions of pairs of eyes are focused […]
Why Paulson is Wrong
Luigi Zingales Robert C. McCormack Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance University of Chicago When a profitable company is hit by a very large liability, as […]
Twin Meadows and Burgson Lake (Almost)
With the wine vintage in full swing I decided to make a bit of a solo trip to the mountains this weekend to explore some […]
San Francisco Mornings
I was on late shift this week and CalTrans decided it would be a good idea to close a southbound lane on 101 in Terra […]
Is It Over Yet?
Now and then I put posts up here not so much for other people to read (although if they do that’s why this is on […]
Marshall Oysters
We took a bit of an impromptu trip out to Marshall on Sunday, had a hankering for some of Tony’s (right)oysters. As usual, we weren’t […]
Calistoga and Alexander Mountain
Mountains behind the town of Calistoga Grapes in the sunset on the Johnson ranch The pickers on Alexander Mountain in one of the chardonnay […]
Night Golden Gate
Definitely had my heart beating thinking about the Zodiac story while I was getting these yesterday morning…
Stonestreet Harvest
The 2008 harvest gets underway…
Semaphore Beach
Squares
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Big Trees And The Cabin
Carol and Greg had been talking about their Italian culinary experiences since returning from Europe, so they had us up to the cabin to demonstrate […]
LIBOR Under Attack
The article below from Risk Magazine (click on the image for the whole article). Quite an interesting read, a very good insight into the interbank […]
Floating The American River
Who knew that you could float the American River from Folsom to Sacramento sitting in an innertube?! I guess Andi and Jeffrey did, they took […]
Kirkwood Mountain Biking
Spent another couple of days up in the mountains this last weekend. Weather was perfect, as usual for this time of year. We spent Saturday […]
P-Town Birthday Shenanigans
These Irish car bombs weren’t sitting so well with me the next morning… Luke calculates how much he’s going to lie to Paul (left), and […]