Monthly Archives: May 2007

Singapore.

Here’s a minidocumentary about England’s first private (and pirate) radio station.

Kudo’s to Professor/Scientist/Physicist James Wanliss, who teaches a honors course titled “The Politics and Science of Fear” at Embry Riddle University. He has an apparently novel concept; show both sides of the debate. Of course, the Algore global warming believers … Continue reading →

Couldn’t happen to a nicer, more liberal city.

From JoanneJacobs.com: Twenty percent of children under age 3 have a bedroom TV, says a new study reported by the Chicago Tribune. Start here to read more.

T. Boone Pickens on the price of oil… T. Boone Pickens is perhaps the world’s greatest oil investor. He’s been drilling for oil, buying oil companies and running oil-based hedge funds since 1951 and right now he’s saying oil will … Continue reading →

CNN writes about a foreclosure auction of 500 properties in Michigan. The process to get to an actual auction is described as follows: Most of the properties have already gone through the entire foreclosure process. First banks took them back … Continue reading →

Wow, this must be her alter-ego speaking… LOS ANGELES — Five days after she was sentenced to jail, Paris Hilton says she understands the seriousness of driving under the influence and knows she is not “above the law.” “I am … Continue reading →

Looks like Paris can drive herself to jail!

Click on image to enlarge. At least that’s what Fox News reader think Paris should do.

Here’s a list of Berkshire subsidary companies (full ownership). Some recognizable names are: Ben Bridge Jeweler, Benjamin Moore, Business Wire, Clayton Homes, Fruit of the Loom, Geico, Helzberg Diamonds, International Dairy Queen, Johns Manville, Nebraska Furniture Mart (having been there, … Continue reading →

The Panelist has great coverage of the Berkshire meeting. I love Charlie Munger’s take on global warming: “… I don’t think it’s an utter calamity for mankind though. You’d have to be a pot-smoking journalism student to think that.” Read … Continue reading →

This chart overstates Berkshires outperformance vs. the SPY (S & P 500 etf depicted by the red line) as the SPY graph does not include reinvestment of dividends. Nevertheless, it’s probably safe to say the BRKB has outperformed the S&P … Continue reading →

Over the weekend the wife unit and I attended the Berkshire shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Although we purchased our first class ‘B’ share in 2001, we’ve never attended a meeting. It was interesting to say the least. I’ll have … Continue reading →

Why would she rob a bank? Cheap thrills? Best I can tell, a good looking young lady ruined her life today. She doesn’t know it yet, but she will soon enough. Picture from Fox News website.

The complete list is here.

according to Jim Rogers. In a April 10th interview with the editor of Omega Research’s Hard Asset Investor, Jim reaffirms his long held belief that commodities, as an asset class, are in a 10-20 year bull market. Examples of his … Continue reading →