One of my friends sent this video to me and it made me laugh. Hopefully it'll make you laugh, too. I can't wait till this kid gets older and his dad has the "Don't Do Drugs" talk with him.
(As an interesting side note, the video was taken on one of the Flip video cameras, which are really cheap, but provide high quality video with an easy-to-use format.)
Friday, February 6, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
The Edge You Need
As I and every other graduating senior can attest, the job market right now is godawful. What that means to us, and perhaps to you, is that we need an edge, a leg up on the competition. And thanks to my friend Max Davison, I think I've found that edge:
I present to you: Barney Stinson's video resume.
It's awesome.
I present to you: Barney Stinson's video resume.
It's awesome.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Life Update
So I just realized that in my, er, "hiatus," I completely forgot to mention a major fact. Since that bizarre "Who Am I?" post a year and a half ago, in which I briefly and unglamourously introduced myself, I have finished my studies at the London School of Economics, returned home to the United States, and am currently halfway through my senior year at Claremont McKenna College. In the past 18 months, I have learned quite a bit about myself and the world in which we live. All of this means that I now bring to you a somewhat-revamped and more-frequently-updated blog, with (hopefully) briefer thoughts and a wider range of links to other, more interesting stories.
To what do you, the reader, owe this development? To my favorite bloggers, of course. Besides Drudge, RealClearMarkets, RealClearPolitics, Long or Short Capital, Greg Mankiw, and The Big Picture, my new addition is Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish.
Mr. Sullivan joined an excited room full of Claremont McKenna Students last week at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum and I was so inspired while eating dinner with him and listening to him present his ideas that I decided to give the blogging thing another shot. So if my blog becomes more entertaining, send your thanks to him. And if instead it sucks, well, that's still my fault.
To what do you, the reader, owe this development? To my favorite bloggers, of course. Besides Drudge, RealClearMarkets, RealClearPolitics, Long or Short Capital, Greg Mankiw, and The Big Picture, my new addition is Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish.
Mr. Sullivan joined an excited room full of Claremont McKenna Students last week at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum and I was so inspired while eating dinner with him and listening to him present his ideas that I decided to give the blogging thing another shot. So if my blog becomes more entertaining, send your thanks to him. And if instead it sucks, well, that's still my fault.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Pay Your Freaking Taxes
First they hit Al Capone. Then they got Heidi Fleiss. And now, as the new Obama administration tries to hit the ground running, unpaid taxes look ready to undermine the whole shebang. The new Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner faced a rough confirmation after failing to pay $43,000 in taxes. Now Obama loses his choice for health czar/Health Secretary, Tom Daschle, after the revelation that he failed to pay a staggering $146,000 in taxes. As a point of reference, that's almost three times the median US household income! And lest we forget, Nancy Killefer, who seemed destined to become the federal government's first chief performance officer, withdrew her nomination a month ago also due to tax complications. Maybe those calls for tax reform and a more transparent and understandable tax code won't fall on deaf ears anymore!
For the full story: Daschle withdraws as nominee for HHS secretary
For the full story: Daschle withdraws as nominee for HHS secretary
This Ain't Kosher
I love bacon. More than the next guy. In fact my love for bacon has even become a factor in my religious beliefs, as I love bacon and other pork products too much to ever be a strict Muslim or Jew. But even I have to admit when someone outdoes me. And the Bacon Explosion guys certainly do that. So much so, that even the New York Times has picked up on their passion for pork. I'd say this definitely gives new meaning to "rolling a fattie."
Monday, February 2, 2009
The American Automobile
A sad development in the saga of my new favorite American car brand, Tesla. With unheard of power for an electric car and unbelievably fresh styling, the Tesla Roadster seemed poised for greatness. Unfortunately, the business isn't running as smoothly as the car.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/tesla-cant-get-funding-postpones-plans-to-build-new-factory/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/02/tesla-cant-get-funding-postpones-plans-to-build-new-factory/
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Fishing in Mexico
I found this joke on Michael Covel's blog and it's just too good not to share:
A New York businessman was on holiday at a swanky hotel in Mexico. He decided to go down to the local fisherman’s bar to get a flavour of the town. On arriving at the bar he saw the fishermen drinking wine, singing and dancing with their wives and playing guitar. It was a magical, happy scene.
After a few drinks the businessman got talking to one of the locals. He asked him what he did for a living. The guy replied:
“I am a simple fisherman. I go out every day in my small boat and catch a few fish. I keep what I need to feed my family and sell the rest in the market. I live a good life. In the evenings I come down to the bar, meet my friends, drink some wine, sing and dance with my wife and play a little guitar.”
The New Yorker thought about this and said to the fisherman:
“What happens if you borrowed a little money and bought a bigger boat to catch more fish?”
The fisherman looked puzzled.
“If you catch more fish you will earn more money. Once you have more money you can borrow some more to buy another boat. After paying the interest you will have vastly more money than you have now.”
“Then what will I do?” replied the fisherman.
“Well, you can use that extra money to buy more boats and when the revenue is coming in from all your boats you can sell them and buy a big fishing vessel, which you can use to catch the really big fish in huge numbers far from shore. You will be rich beyond your wildest dreams!”
“And what will I do with all this money?” asked the simple fisherman.
“You’ll be able to move to New York and set up a company, using finance from the big New York banks and increase your fleet. You could be the biggest fishing operation in Mexico within a few years!” replied the New Yorker rather excitedly. “It is going to be very stressful however. You are going to have to work very hard and manage hundreds of employees and your ships and distribution networks, but you’ll be rich and living in a huge house in Greenwich!”
“Wow! New York! Greenwich!” said the fisherman, “I’ve never been out of my province!”
“Yes, and the best bit is that you’ll then have such a huge and profitable company after 10 or 20 years that you can sell it on the NYSE for millions of dollars! Just imagine…!”
“And what will I do with all this money?” asked the fisherman keenly.
“Well, once you pay off the debts you can retire to a small fishing village in Mexico without a care in the world and go to the local bar every night, drink some wine, sing and dance with your wife and friends and play a little guitar.”
The fisherman walked away shaking his head in dismay.
A New York businessman was on holiday at a swanky hotel in Mexico. He decided to go down to the local fisherman’s bar to get a flavour of the town. On arriving at the bar he saw the fishermen drinking wine, singing and dancing with their wives and playing guitar. It was a magical, happy scene.
After a few drinks the businessman got talking to one of the locals. He asked him what he did for a living. The guy replied:
“I am a simple fisherman. I go out every day in my small boat and catch a few fish. I keep what I need to feed my family and sell the rest in the market. I live a good life. In the evenings I come down to the bar, meet my friends, drink some wine, sing and dance with my wife and play a little guitar.”
The New Yorker thought about this and said to the fisherman:
“What happens if you borrowed a little money and bought a bigger boat to catch more fish?”
The fisherman looked puzzled.
“If you catch more fish you will earn more money. Once you have more money you can borrow some more to buy another boat. After paying the interest you will have vastly more money than you have now.”
“Then what will I do?” replied the fisherman.
“Well, you can use that extra money to buy more boats and when the revenue is coming in from all your boats you can sell them and buy a big fishing vessel, which you can use to catch the really big fish in huge numbers far from shore. You will be rich beyond your wildest dreams!”
“And what will I do with all this money?” asked the simple fisherman.
“You’ll be able to move to New York and set up a company, using finance from the big New York banks and increase your fleet. You could be the biggest fishing operation in Mexico within a few years!” replied the New Yorker rather excitedly. “It is going to be very stressful however. You are going to have to work very hard and manage hundreds of employees and your ships and distribution networks, but you’ll be rich and living in a huge house in Greenwich!”
“Wow! New York! Greenwich!” said the fisherman, “I’ve never been out of my province!”
“Yes, and the best bit is that you’ll then have such a huge and profitable company after 10 or 20 years that you can sell it on the NYSE for millions of dollars! Just imagine…!”
“And what will I do with all this money?” asked the fisherman keenly.
“Well, once you pay off the debts you can retire to a small fishing village in Mexico without a care in the world and go to the local bar every night, drink some wine, sing and dance with your wife and friends and play a little guitar.”
The fisherman walked away shaking his head in dismay.
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