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I still have to clean out my closet... See, tomorrow some people from Verizon are coming over to install a FIOS hookup and it's apparently coming in through the closet. FIOS would be cool, but I will never be able to take advantage of it. I've decided that my apartment is too small, so I'm moving to a bigger place in November. Hooray for that. But boo for FIOS coming right as I'm leaving.
I thought this was worth pointing out. I was looking at Berkshire Hathaway's public holdings and there are just 5 stocks that are up since July 1:
1) Bank of America
2) M&T Bank
3) Suntrust Banks
4) US Bancorp
5) Wells Fargo
All banks! WTF! Mr. Buffett did have a couple other non-savings-and-loan-type financials that went down (like Amex), but overall they're in the black in that segment.
By contrast, my investments in that sector are now worth less than half of what they once were. (Stupid Fidelity portfolio analyzer telling me I was under invested in the financial sector...) Oh well.
Oh, I also wanted to mention my psuedo 7-10 split in bowling. As you may know, a 7-10 split is nearly impossible to convert (in 10-pin bowling, it is easier in candlepin) and you are more likely to bowl a perfect game. Well, I didn't exactly hit the 7-10 split, but that is only because the 6 was also sitting there. I was trying to just brush against the 6 to send it over to tackle the 7 while letting the ball take out the 10. I missed the 6 entirely and just smacked 10 to the back of the lane. It came back and took out the 7. So I managed to only knock down the 7 and 10 without involving any other pins, but do not get official credit for the 7-10 split. (And for those who don't know, I'm in a bowling league that plays once every 2 weeks.)
I thought this was worth pointing out. I was looking at Berkshire Hathaway's public holdings and there are just 5 stocks that are up since July 1:
1) Bank of America
2) M&T Bank
3) Suntrust Banks
4) US Bancorp
5) Wells Fargo
All banks! WTF! Mr. Buffett did have a couple other non-savings-and-loan-type financials that went down (like Amex), but overall they're in the black in that segment.
By contrast, my investments in that sector are now worth less than half of what they once were. (Stupid Fidelity portfolio analyzer telling me I was under invested in the financial sector...) Oh well.
Oh, I also wanted to mention my psuedo 7-10 split in bowling. As you may know, a 7-10 split is nearly impossible to convert (in 10-pin bowling, it is easier in candlepin) and you are more likely to bowl a perfect game. Well, I didn't exactly hit the 7-10 split, but that is only because the 6 was also sitting there. I was trying to just brush against the 6 to send it over to tackle the 7 while letting the ball take out the 10. I missed the 6 entirely and just smacked 10 to the back of the lane. It came back and took out the 7. So I managed to only knock down the 7 and 10 without involving any other pins, but do not get official credit for the 7-10 split. (And for those who don't know, I'm in a bowling league that plays once every 2 weeks.)