Thursday, February 25, 2010
2.23.2010
Sometimes numbers get so high that it is hard to understand what they mean. Here's a great example.
How much money is $17.5 Billion? Well, it is a pile of $100 bills the height of 50 Washington Monuments. About 5 miles straight up!
Conversion.
$1 billion= a stack of $100 bills is a tad over 1/4 mile high (3 Wash Monuments high!)
1 mile of stacked $100 bills = $3.5 billion
Good to know if you want to explain how much a fuck load of money looks like!
How much money is $17.5 Billion? Well, it is a pile of $100 bills the height of 50 Washington Monuments. About 5 miles straight up!
Conversion.
$1 billion= a stack of $100 bills is a tad over 1/4 mile high (3 Wash Monuments high!)
1 mile of stacked $100 bills = $3.5 billion
Good to know if you want to explain how much a fuck load of money looks like!
2.19.2010
Got so slammed tonight with my old man that by the end of the night the bartender asked me what I wanted to drink and I replied, "Chips and Salsa."
Oh boy!
Oh boy!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
2.18.2010
What it takes for a country to grow its GDP....
Listening to an interview of Byron Weins, the following countries have to invest the following to grow their GDP by $1.
US needs to invest $6 to grow US' GDP $1
UK needs to invest $2 to grow UK's GDP $1
China needs to invest $1 to grow China's GDP $1.
hmm...those US margins SUCK!
Listening to an interview of Byron Weins, the following countries have to invest the following to grow their GDP by $1.
US needs to invest $6 to grow US' GDP $1
UK needs to invest $2 to grow UK's GDP $1
China needs to invest $1 to grow China's GDP $1.
hmm...those US margins SUCK!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
2.17.2010
52% of China's 2009 total oil consumption had to be imported from abroad.
Here are the top 3 suppliers to China
Saudi Arabia 32.8%
Angola 25.6%
Iran 20.2%
FYI...US is heavily dependent on Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and Nigera.
As you can see, China is dependent upon the Middle East.
Here are the top 3 suppliers to China
Saudi Arabia 32.8%
Angola 25.6%
Iran 20.2%
FYI...US is heavily dependent on Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and Nigera.
As you can see, China is dependent upon the Middle East.
2.16.2010
I guess Youtube has an internal "block" or "sensor" feature that if you use unauthorized music in a home video that they will just mute ALL audio in the video.
Here's an example
Pretty shitty!
Here's an example
Pretty shitty!
2.15.2010
Was off work today b/c of Presidents Day.
I feel like during every non-festive Holiday, I feel more and more like a bump on a log on my day off. Just feel unproductive when I'm not working.
Perhaps if that is the case I should go out and get plowed the night before a day off so at least I can act like I am accomplishing something the next day when I try and crack my hangover!
shizzzzle!
I feel like during every non-festive Holiday, I feel more and more like a bump on a log on my day off. Just feel unproductive when I'm not working.
Perhaps if that is the case I should go out and get plowed the night before a day off so at least I can act like I am accomplishing something the next day when I try and crack my hangover!
shizzzzle!
2.14.2010
HOLY SHIT are malls empty! Besides department stores, they are just about the most worthless way to shop these days!
I went today where there were a bunch of President Day's Sales and I tell you, it was ghost town on the supply of merchandise! Pretty sad actually!
However, there still are STILL the creepy teens that roll around the mall in packs looking for easy puntang! ahahhaaha...funny shit to watch!
I went today where there were a bunch of President Day's Sales and I tell you, it was ghost town on the supply of merchandise! Pretty sad actually!
However, there still are STILL the creepy teens that roll around the mall in packs looking for easy puntang! ahahhaaha...funny shit to watch!
2.13.2010
SELLING options is a great way to pick up premium in the stock market. ***Options are a bit complicated and if you have questions...post a comment and I will reply***
I like to sell puts in stocks that I would like to own and are unsure of my entry point. Sell a out of the money put and ring in the premium of the option...if it pulls back and you get put the stock, you are happy anyway...if the stock drifts higher..you gain the premium. Just make sure if you think you might get put the stock that you have enough money in your account to be able to fund your buys.
Giddy up!
I like to sell puts in stocks that I would like to own and are unsure of my entry point. Sell a out of the money put and ring in the premium of the option...if it pulls back and you get put the stock, you are happy anyway...if the stock drifts higher..you gain the premium. Just make sure if you think you might get put the stock that you have enough money in your account to be able to fund your buys.
Giddy up!
2.12.2010
When measuring and cutting Wood...DONT FORGET TO TAKE IN ACCOUNT THE WIDTH OF THE SAW BLADE! This comes in handy when you need a bunch of lengths of wood and you add all the lengths up to come up with one large slab of wood. Make sure you give yourself a little extra.
...I learned this the hard way! hahah!
...I learned this the hard way! hahah!
2.11.2010
After China dumped $34.2 billion in U.S. Treasuries, Japan is now the LARGEST holder of US debt.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
2.10.2010
Lehman Brothers went bankrupt in September of 2008. The majority of their CEO's compensation was tied to stock. At one point their CEO, Dick Fuld, was worth about $1 billion at the peak of Lehman's highest stock price. When Lehman went bankrupt, his stock was worth $65,486.72.
Whoops!
Whoops!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
2.09.2010
So China and Iran want to punish America by selling U.S. Treasuries. I have to say if they do this it will somewhat cripple our balance sheet by inevitably increase the interest rates on U.S. debt obligations.
Pretty intriguing and could punish the U.S. However, I think China and Iran underestimate the Feds willingness to keep these rates low.
Should be interesting to pay attention to this development. My initial gut feeling is that the Commies will never be able to pull this off!
Pretty intriguing and could punish the U.S. However, I think China and Iran underestimate the Feds willingness to keep these rates low.
Should be interesting to pay attention to this development. My initial gut feeling is that the Commies will never be able to pull this off!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
2.08.2010
CDS information.
If a company's CDS is selling for 612 bps as in the case of AIG when the shit was hitting the fan in 2008, that means that in order to insure $10 million of AIG debt, it would cost $612,000 every year for the next 5 years.
wow!
pg 272, "Too big to fail" by Andrew Ross Sorkin.
If a company's CDS is selling for 612 bps as in the case of AIG when the shit was hitting the fan in 2008, that means that in order to insure $10 million of AIG debt, it would cost $612,000 every year for the next 5 years.
wow!
pg 272, "Too big to fail" by Andrew Ross Sorkin.
Monday, February 8, 2010
2.07.2010
Spending a fuck load of money to travel and see your team in the SuperBowl sounds like a great idea until your team loses! I've been through a bunch of losing with my sports teams and I have been telling myself for the past 5 or so years that I would never blow a bunch of dough on my sports teams even if they made it to the big venue.
Sounds easier said than done. Silly isn't it? Piss away a bunch of money on a sports team and for a bunch of players that you probably don't know or have not even come close to meeting??!!
All said and done, I'd prob still entertain the idea if my teams ever make it to the big dance! ahahaha...I'm fucking crazy!
Sounds easier said than done. Silly isn't it? Piss away a bunch of money on a sports team and for a bunch of players that you probably don't know or have not even come close to meeting??!!
All said and done, I'd prob still entertain the idea if my teams ever make it to the big dance! ahahaha...I'm fucking crazy!
2.06.2010
I am a firm believer of the 80/20 rule. "80% of the productivity is done by 20% of the workforce". I think it may be more like 90/10.
aka...there are a lot of fucking stiffs out there!
aka...there are a lot of fucking stiffs out there!
2.05.2010
"More than a Game" is a pretty damn good movie! Its about Lebron James and his Nationals team he played on in grade school as well as his High School team from Akron, OH. And NO its not just about King James...I promise.
Go see it...its pretty sweet!
Go see it...its pretty sweet!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
2.04.2010
Got whiff of the top earnings today from Hollywood. Because of Avatar's great success of 2009, I would have guessed that James Cameron was the top moneymaker in Hollywood for 2009. But I was dead wrong.
Michael Bay was the highest earner in Hollywood in 2009 @ $125 million....Yeah, WHO??!! He's the director and producer of the Transformer movies. Seems to me like he's the real bidness man sharing in Transformer toy revenues AND DVD sales. BIG UPS to Michael Bay....He probably got a peek at Meagan Fox's booby too...Lucky Bastard times 2 !!
Good chit.
Michael Bay was the highest earner in Hollywood in 2009 @ $125 million....Yeah, WHO??!! He's the director and producer of the Transformer movies. Seems to me like he's the real bidness man sharing in Transformer toy revenues AND DVD sales. BIG UPS to Michael Bay....He probably got a peek at Meagan Fox's booby too...Lucky Bastard times 2 !!
Good chit.
2.03.2010
MMA cage "rental"
If you are wondering how much it costs to rent an MMA cage in order to host an event, it costs about $15,000!
Chaaachingo!
If you are wondering how much it costs to rent an MMA cage in order to host an event, it costs about $15,000!
Chaaachingo!
2.01.2010
2010 SuperBowl Commercial stats
A 30-second commercial this Sunday should cost around $2.6 million, down from $3 million last year. This 13% decline is only the third decline ever and the largest year-to-year decline on record. At $2.6 million, the cost of a commercial is the same as it was in 2000.
**source**
A 30-second commercial this Sunday should cost around $2.6 million, down from $3 million last year. This 13% decline is only the third decline ever and the largest year-to-year decline on record. At $2.6 million, the cost of a commercial is the same as it was in 2000.
**source**
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
1.31.2010
I am by no means a handy man around the house, but my recent enrollment in a Carpentry class made me realize another thing in life.
TOOLS are fucking expensive!! I just continue to tell myself if I average the cost over the life of the product then maybe they don't seem as expensive....ha!
"You get what you pay for" in tools.
TOOLS are fucking expensive!! I just continue to tell myself if I average the cost over the life of the product then maybe they don't seem as expensive....ha!
"You get what you pay for" in tools.
1.30.2010
Johnnie Walker BLUE label is the highest rated scotch whiskey in the JW group. It is VERY tasty!! WOW. Well worth the $225+ price tag per bottle.
From lowest to highest rank (and least to most expensive)
Red
Black
Gold
Green
Blue
Hat tip "E Money"
From lowest to highest rank (and least to most expensive)
Red
Black
Gold
Green
Blue
Hat tip "E Money"
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