Via Bahama Islands Info : It has come to the attention of the Department of Marine Resources that persons on a number of islands of The Bahamas are netting (hauling) bonefish. The Department of Marine Resources wishes to remind the
Company valuations are what the market says they, until the market says otherwise. People learned their lesson (at least with internet investing) in 2000, and there has been a dearth of big internet IPOs since - with that lack of
Senator Chuck Shumer questioned IndyMac Bank's growth, publicly. IndyMac responds (after noticing a jump in withdrawals last Fri/Sat). While I find the whole grandstanding bit laughable, IndyMac's response is peppered with FDIC assurances - that's not particularly comforting. (h/t to
From The Big Picture comment section : When the bank for the British royal family (RBS) is "forecasting" continued credit market troubles ... when the European Monetary Union is essentially declaring war on the Fed with threats to drive the
If counterfeits appear on our site, we take them down swiftly," eBay spokeswoman Sravanthi Agrawal said. "But today's ruling is not about counterfeits. Today's ruling is about an attempt by LVMH to protect uncompetitive commercial practices at the expense of
Right up front - I'm declaring for the record a few rules of thumb worth following when you venture into the upper section of Cheesman Canyon. First, if you are addicted to cookies and milk, don't attempt to put even
And my prediction for the week... Citadel Investment Group will soon make an offer to purchase the country of Iceland. Citadel bought multi-strategy fund Amaranth Advisors when it made bad bets on natural gas. It bought Sowood and portions of
My neighbors' four year old daughter made cookies today. The family knows I fish. Rainbow trout and BluefishA couple of Stegasauruses too, although I don't think anyone makes tippet for those.I'll note I've never see fish disappear so fast -
Rising consumer prices will leave more U.S. consumers unable to pay their debts and may lead to a "financial tsunami," according to Bennet Sedacca, president of money manager Atlantic Advisors LLC in Winter Park, Florida...
Wyoming Gov. Dave Fruedenthal figured ten water skiers in Lowell were more important that tens of thousands of young brown trout. He ordered the flows to the Bighorn River cut to 1,500 cfs (i.e a trickle), and now an entire
Via WSJ : Do all Washington politicians get their loans directly from CEOs in the mortgage industry? Readers might be wondering after learning about Countrywide Financial and its VIP treatment for Senators Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.) and Kent Conrad (D.,
The secrets of success... According to George Soros - accept losses and move on . According to Bill Gates - compete against stupid, lazy people . According to Carl Icahn - be angry .
No need to repeat what everyone knows by now. But Barry Ritholtz posted a kind of tribute page , and it's well worth reviewing in it's entirety (including the comments). Personally, I watched and read everything on it this morning,
Yes Drill Sergeant!One Mercury RS2, color gray, size 20:A paltry $1.50. A half tank of gas for trip to favorite fishing spot (in the midst of the greatest crude oil bull run in history and the day after triple-witching):A modest
The weather was supposed to be perfect, and the flows were top notch. There was a full to waxing moon. It's mid-June, meaning there should be plenty of bugs around. I felt lucky, so I ditched my class and visited
I noted last week that a good canine friend had passed on. In fact, Mr. Boris was such a renowned fine dog that there are now bonafide web tributes up for him. My neighbors have since adopted Beasley to carry
I'll toss out a caveat - MySpace was a cakewalk. I logged in, and clicked on account settings. The "delete" link was easy to find, and I clicked it. The page asked me in no uncertain terms whether I wanted
An arbitrator has ordered Media Breakaway and Chief Executive Scott Richter to pay the social-networking giant $4.8 million in damages and $1.2 million in legal fees, according to legal filings.
There's a battle brewing between the Associated Press and the Internet. The gist...the AP sent DMCA notices to one Drudge Retort , a community news website that was republishing one-liners from their news stories. The AP is apparently opposed to
