Monthly Archives: January 2008

shredding

Posted on 1.31.2008 by eric

sarge hipped me to a series of videos on youtube depicting your favorite rockers shredding. here is eddie v. i actually shed some tears when he busts into a bit of ironman.

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could be time to rethink meat again

Posted on 1.30.2008 by eric

i bought a copy of upton sinclair’s “the jungle” and brought it with me to costa rica. good timing, as the meat industry is once again in the news. from an article this weekend in the NYT: To put the … Continue reading →

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robert reich on the stimulus plan

Posted on 1.29.2008 by eric

robert reich has a good post over on his blog about the effectiveness of the stimulus plan in the works. he concludes with the inconvenient truth that what the united states needs is for the rest of the world to … Continue reading →

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a trader blows up

Posted on 1.22.2008 by eric

here is video from the guy at high probability blog. he took a long futures position and watched it blow up. warning, MUCH salty language ensues. i feel this guy’s pain.

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jim cramer again

Posted on 1.17.2008 by eric

i have been stuck at rio negro all day watching another shitty day for the market. jim cramer delivered another rant today. he calls out the financials. definitely worth a look.

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a little overcast

Posted on 1.16.2008 by eric

it was a little overcast today, but the swells were pretty nice and i shot a few pics, then blew them out with some saturation and stopped up the exposure a bit.

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new desktop photo

Posted on 1.12.2008 by eric
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testing the new camera

Posted on 1.12.2008 by eric

i tested out the new camera today out on a small wave day in cocles. here is kristy surfing: (the quality of the vid coming out of the camera is significantly better than what youtube has. i need to figure … Continue reading →

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achiever

Posted on 1.3.2008 by eric

norbauer has an entertaining and-thought provoking take on new year’s resolutions and GTD. in it he quotes Bennet’s “Principles of Underachievement:” Life’s too short. Control is an illusion. Expectations lead to misery. Great expectations lead to great misery. Achievement creates … Continue reading →

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happy 2008

Posted on 1.1.2008 by eric
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