hi ho the derry-o, a hunting we will go. (from a children’s musical rhyming poem) “A handful of top executives from American International Group Inc. spent thousands of dollars during a recent English hunting trip, even as the New York-based insurer asked for an additional $37.8-billion (U.S.) loan from the Federal Reserve Board.” (quote from [...]
The Canadian election is over, and I have 2 comments. Comment One. The turnout was pathetic. I believe it was something like 60%, and I had read that in the previous election they estimated that only 25% of young people (18-25) voted. Comment Two. The Green party received about 68% as many votes as the [...]
Seems that quite a few executives have had to sell off some of their holdings due to margin calls, losing money in the process. After all the stories of excess in the realm of executive compensation, we need to all shed a virtual tear or two for these people.
It is election day in Canada. If you are eligible to vote, please do so.
“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service …” The above quote is from the Bible; Luke 9 verse 62. If you rarely see the inside of a church or the Bible you need to notice the truth in the above statement. Not as it pertains to [...]
Anyone who knows Grandpa Richard well knows that numbers are in his blood, so let’s have some fun today. Pick a number. Print the number backwards Add the 2 numbers together. Repeat the process with the new number until it reads the same in both directions. Example 163 (picked number) 361 (reverse version) ———— 524 [...]
If you are a basketball fan in the U.S., then you probably know who Mark Cuban is. If you do not know that name, Mark is a billionaire, and the down to earth owner of the Dallas Mavericks, a pro basketball team. I just found out that Mark has a blog, and this entry is [...]
