November, 2005


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Nov 05

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Market

Maybe it’s the Chianti talking, but I’ve got something to say about investing: get your plan sorted out because I have exactly zero interest in paying for your retirement. Every day you decide not to bother, or say you’ll think about that in a few years, or complain that other things are more pressing, is a day you’re leeching off my taxes, my CPP, my hard work.

And the worst part is: it’s not hard to be smarter than almost everyone. You can sit down in an hour and get yourself set up to do better than top-dollar money managers.

All you have to do, and it’s a tough pill, is get used to the idea that it’s not very exciting you don’t get to brag about it.

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16
Nov 05

They took the baby duck

  • 1 digital camera
  • 8 bottles of wine
  • 1 XBox + Fable
  • 1 SOG Multi-tool
  • $40 Cash

That’s what they stole.

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9
Nov 05

High school moment

For those who attended Turner Fenton, I just had a talk (via Skype) with David Cale. He sends his hellos from Vietnam, on his way to Egypt via Rome, after passing through Bali, Phuket, and Singapore, among others.

6 million scooters in one city, all of them flowing around and through each other like a flock of birds, is what he sees out his window.


3
Nov 05

The King is dead. Long live the King.

People ask us how we roll, now that the Ferocus has died…
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