10.10.06
GoogTube
I’m surprised Google is paying $1.6 billion for YouTube… so are a lot of other people.
10.03.06
Adventure Capitalist
Jim Rogers‘ house is for sale: only $15,000,000, though with a Riverside Drive address and 10,000 square feet, it doesn’t sound like a ridiculous price…
09.27.06
One Million Dollars
Here’s a quick Forbes blurb about Sheldon Adelson, who took his casino company public last year and subsequently increased his net worth by $23 million per day for the year — close to $1 million per hour. Damn.
09.24.06
Vintage Charts for Wine Years
In case you were wondering if that bottle of 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon you picked up at the store was produced during a good year for wine making, you can check one of the varoius Vintage Charts.
09.09.06
World Beer Festival 06!
If you live in or near Durham, NC, you should know about the upcoming World Beer Festival on October 7. It is held in the historic Durham Bulls Athletic Park (the one where Bull Durham was filmed).
I know several members of TRUB who will be working hard to make sure everyone has a good time… Over 150 World-Class Breweries will be there, and I will be attending. I enjoyed the festival the last few years that I went to it, and I expect it to be another great event this year. Hopefully the weather will be better than last year…
09.08.06
Lucky You
It looks like poker is invading hollywood movies now too… and Lucky You may well be one of the longer commercials for the world series of poker, or it could just be tasteful product placement in a real story… time will tell…
09.06.06
The Goliath!
Ahh, what a good wine…
Rex was billed as the ‘World’s Largest Rooster’ weighing in at a ‘goliath’ 47 pounds. Folks came from far and wide to behold the Giant, who proved to many he was no ordinary farm bird. Rex patiently sat at his circus roost, gazing fondly upon his many admirers who traveled – some from across the state – to see him. A colorful poster, carefully painted in his visage, hung proudly above his throne.
09.04.06
Spider-Man 4?
The rumors are that there will be a Spider-Man 4, even if it doesn’t star Toby McGuire. I’m still excited to see what Spider-Man 3 has in store for us…
08.30.06
When You’re Poor…
The four-page booklet, “Preparing for a Financial Setback” contained suggestions such as shopping in thrift stores, taking “a date for a walk along the beach or in the woods” and not being “shy about pulling something you like out of the trash.”
Northwest advised workers to see treasure in trash | Reuters.com
I appreciate that they’re trying to help people prepare for being unemployed, but pulling something you like out of the trash? Do they expect Lord of the Flies to break out as soon as their employees don’t have a regular paycheck?