Monthly Archives: June 2006

when the FOMC released its statement this afternoon i made several trades. i got back into gold with one of the miner stocks, barrick (newmont is probably a better choice but i have my reasons which i won’t go into … Continue reading →

while reading about windfall mining taxes passed last month in mongolia, i came across an interesting statistic in an interview with member of parliament s. oyun (emphasis is, umm, mine). LD: There was also talk of legislation concerning ninja mining. … Continue reading →

at&t announced today that it owns user’s information (including mine, so that makes it personal), and they will share it as they see fit. i notice that yahoo is once again party to sharing user data with the governement on … Continue reading →

phil just sent me an email reminding me tomorrow is spare the air day in the bay area. today is a pretty smoggy day, the worst yet so far this year. it’s weird, i can feel my eyes stinging a … Continue reading →

my brother just got back from scouting and driving the route of his upcoming car race, the unlimited class, in mexico. in conjunction with la carrera panamericana (the classic race that gave porsche carrera its name), bret and our old … Continue reading →

this little flash piano game is one of the cooler things i have played recently. (via metafilter).

i wanted to hear a specific cars song tonight. i spent the last couple of days tracking some songs with liz, and a synth tone i was using reminded me of an old cars tune. itunes is an amazing resource … Continue reading →

i picked up some gingko biloba today and popped the first tablet. hopefully it will help me to not be an idiot, and improve the circulation in my fingers as well. another note on health while i am at it: … Continue reading →

i drove my companion of 21 years to the graveyard this afternoon, and left her there to be picked apart by carrion. i thought it would be a painless process, because the day started with me walking around the corner … Continue reading →

i just rode my bicycle over to see an inconvenient truth with JD. i suppose this is a cliche by now regarding this movie, but everyone should in fact go see it.