July 2008

Why would the Chinese government, which so tightly controls the press and certainly had a say in "allowing" this picture to be published, put a picture out with the lead guy from the paramilitary having a big tear in the top of his mask? And look at the shape of the holes in the guy's mask behind him -- they look like a kindergarten-er took a pair of scissors to black pillow case or ... read more

After running three different blogs, writing thousands of articles for TheStreet.com, building the RevolutioNetwork and its sister sites — I’ve learned a lot over the years about how to control my sites rankings on the major search engines.  There’s no crazy science (or art for that matter) to SEO, or search engine optimization.  Here’s an email back and forth from my friend Jack Rose, ... read more

Though I'm not much of a sports fan per se these days, I still have stacks of Sports Illustrateds from the 1970s and 80s in my closet.  Many of them don't even have all the great pictures cut out of them.  I used to love SI's "This Week's Sign That the Apocalypse Is Upon Us" series.  I don't even know if they have them any more -- I only read SI when I fly. At any rate, this week's sign that ... read more

As I read the tragic Catch-22 Flip Its that surround how best to go after the Sudanese leadership that’s at minimum complacent of the atrocities going on in Darfur – if the international courts accuse him of war crimes then what’s he got to lose by being a war criminal until he gets caught vs. the alternative of doing nothing as hundreds of thousands die - I keep coming back to the only ... read more

Long time readers of mine know that I rail against charting as an trading too.  Money management tool, ok, maybe but put simply, I don't think capitalism is designed to reward people for drawing lines on stock charts over time.  Making money is never that easy. But that's not to say that charts don't have their value.  Let's run through some energy- and oil-related charts: Oil Demand from ... read more

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr Seuss I’m just not myself right now. One of the main symptoms of Lyme Disease is lethargy. One of the side effects of daily IV injections of the antibiotic Ceftriaxone is lethargy. But after two full weeks of sitting on the sidelines – basically the first time I’ve ... read more

I've long called the iPhone, the iTrojanHorse.  Since Apple's basically delivered an iMiniMacBookPro for your pocket, and since you can talk on your MacBookPro using VoIP technologies like Skype and Vonage...what's to stop iPhone users from bypassing the cell networks almost entirely as WiFi becomes ever more ubiquitous? It's not as if Apple's not Trojan Horsed a major partner of theirs ... read more

Enough with the lies, already. The lies! Aurgh. I mean, do you really, even for one second, believe that the losses on Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's $5 trillion portfolio that consists mostly of the highest risk mortgages (their very charter is to facilitate flow of such mortgages) -- do you really believe that the total losses on that portfolio in the next couple years is going to be $25 ... read more

Fate comes a-knockin Doors start lockin Your old time connection Change your direction You aint gonna change it Cant rearrange it Cant stand the pain When its all the same to you, my friend, It's the same old story, same old song and dance, my friend. -- Aerosmith I know, I know, I know -- oil's going to $1000 and will never see $30 again. This time it's different. Really. 150 ... read more

“The universe unfortunately has a way of course-correcting. You don’t do it because you choose to, you do it because you’re supposed to.” - Ms Hawking, Lost Episode "Flashes Before Your Eyes" Yeah, I watched a lot of Lost during my forced rest and lethargic days the last couple weeks. I do believe it's the best television in the ... read more