Monthly Archives: December 2007

Good Riddance Smart Money Magazine – A Smart Money Review

Dear Smart Money Magazine Editors,

For three years, I’ve been a loyal subscriber and reader of Smart Money Magazine. It was always a well-written magazine with solid advice. The articles and stock picks were often winners, and the writers always gave compelling arguments and entertaining insight.

However, over these years, I’ve come to watch your magazine turn into a pile of non-technical financial fluff with egregious amounts of cardboard inserts, advertisement-fueled centerfolds, and consumer-driven spending …

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Berto’s Pre-Surfing Workout For Lon

This weekend, Lon will be visiting me after doing some work in San Diego. On Saturday, we will go surfing, which will be Lon’s first time. Depending on surf conditions, hangovers, and the weather, we will be going to either Seal Beach or El Porto.

In order to get Lon ready for the surf, I am proposing Berto’s Pre-Surfing Workout. Lon will have two grueling days to prepare for the time of his …

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I Turned 26 Today…

… and I feel great!…

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Ohio State to Exorcise Its Demons (and LSU) in the BCS National Championship Game

I’m not the kind of fanboy to say something like “the implications of this game are monumental”… but… the implications of this game MONUMENTAL.

This game means everything for Ohio State, the Big Ten, and the Midwest. Another humiliating defeat and we will forever go down as a second-rate team and conference. Only a victory, and nothing less, will bring status and relevance back to the conference.

While I’m not going to guarantee victory, …

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