1. Adrian Alphona, aka Adrian M, who went to the same high school that I did is now a big enough star in the comic book world that if you want his autograph you have to line up between the hours of 12-1. Too bad no one bothered to tell me. So, sorry Atila, I couldn't find him at the place where he was supposed to be and I only walked past the place ( Read more... )

Back in 1993, the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team had the largest payroll in the sport. The skydome sold out every game and over 4 million people attended games that year. And they beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the world series ( Read more... )

Two things that made me shake my head...

These are the words from a real, actual television commercial on Bloomberg:

"The stock market today is extremely unpredictable making it rather hard for investors to make money in the markets. Visit Penny stock gains dot com to sign up for our free newsletter. You'll receive free trading tips and stock ( Read more... )

If someone gets a tattoo of the Apple logo I would question their decision. But fine who am I to judge their choices. But if someone gets a tattoo of the Apple logo plus the words "Think Different" underneath I can only shake my head in disbelief. Is buying an apple product really that counterculture now? The irony of it all is too much for my ( Read more... )

A real estate agent from The Hamptons (holiday area for the NYC rich and famous) was being interviewed by a reporter from Bloomberg this morning. They were talking about the downturn in the real estate market in that area. They talked about a deal that fell through, and then this exchange took place:

Reporter: So this is like Long Island's ( Read more... )

Dear Obama ( Read more... )

Okay.... if only this sort of 'thinking' could be used in other things.

See if you can find the obvious flaw, for lack of a better word in the following statement.

Chief Talking Head from some Financial Company*: "Well we are going to have a recovery, I don't know if it will be this month, or next, or this quarter or next, OR THIS YEAR OR NEXT ( Read more... )

Tim Geithner looked like he was going to do something rash as he sat there and the committee revealed he hasn't paid more than $40,000 in income taxes. That is class. This is the man who is going to become Treasury Secretary ( Read more... )

Dear Jamie Redknapp ( Read more... )

Copying the convention being used at certain papers and at The Economist, here are some 'letters' to a few people, starting with a greeting that you don't see much any more.

~o~
Letter to the hollywood powers that be...

Dear Sir, Thank you for the best laugh I got all week. This poster brings back horrible memories of a date I went on. We ( Read more... )