July 14, 2019

Real Hedge-Fund Managers Have Some Thoughts on What Epstein Was Actually Doing

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/hedge-funders-have-some-thoughts-on-what-epstein-was-doing.html

To summarize: no one knows how Epstein came by the fortune he clearly has. He wasn’t born with it. He didn’t graduate from college. He worked for Bear Stearns, rose through the ranks quickly, and then was fired. He then founded his own firm, where he claims to do all the investing himself while his employees all work separately in a back office. Only one person is known to be an investor of his, the rest are all incognito. And it’s very hard to make that much money as a traditional hedge fund manager. So some are speculating that he’s running a blackmail ring. It’s an interesting article.

June 27, 2019

Evangelicals breaking up with Jesus

June 22, 2019

Toys 'R' Us, Back From the Dead, Will Open U.S. Stores in 2019

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-21/toys-r-us-back-from-the-dead-will-open-u-s-stores-in-2019

Apparently the new stores will be smaller, with a different layout. Good luck to them.

June 19, 2019

And now, a message we all need to hear, from my boy Michael Franti

Please pardon the language, but the song wouldn’t be the same if he held back. I love Michael. He’s had some commercial success, but instead of using it for personal gain, he continues to fight for what he thinks is right.

June 13, 2019

Is anyone else amused that Trump brings up Norway as a positive example so often?

We know why, it’s a largely white country, but it’s also one of the most socialist countries in the world. Does anyone else find it interesting that Trump so often mentions Norway in a positive light?

June 13, 2019

Okay, I'm flipping

Kamala’s intelligence and eloquence have won me over. Harris/Biden 2020, let’s do this thing.

May 31, 2019

RIP Leon Redbone

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/leon-redbone-ragtime-singer-dead-842205/

He was always a unique guy, and I always loved him. RIP to one of our truly original artists.

May 9, 2019

Al Jarreau - Take Five

I heard this recently on my local jazz station and was blown away, so I had to share it. Please let me know if it had the same impact on you.

May 1, 2019

Trump Fed nominee Stephen Moore trying to explain away a racist joke

And clearly forgetting the first rule of holes.

https://mobile.twitter.com/FiringLineShow/status/1123323568291446788

April 13, 2019

Sexist trolls claimed a white man was the real hero of the black hole photo, until he fought back

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/12/us/andrew-chael-katie-bouman-black-hole-image-trnd/index.html

Good for him for standing up to these idiots, and giving credit back to the woman who deserved it. I will never understand the mentality that prevents a man from admitting that a woman has achieved something great. But I suppose I’m better off not understanding it.