Friday, March 13, 2009

I am learning chinese!

It's really pretty easy. Read these out loud and see for yourself!

That's not right.....................Sum Ting Wong

Are you harboring a fugitive?........Hu Yu Hai Ding

Se me ASAP...........................Kum Hia

Small horse..........................Tai Ni Po Ni

Did you go to the beach?.............Wai Yu So Tan

I hit the coffee table...............Ai Bang Mai Ni

You need a face lift.................Chin Tu Fat

Did you turn out the light?..........Wai So Dim

Aren't you on a diet?................Wai Yu Mun Ching

Tow away zone........................No Pah King

Your too early.......................Wai Yu Kum Nao

Hiding...............................Lei Ying Lo

Cleaning my automobile...............Wa Shin Ka

You need a bath......................Yu Stin Ki Pu

Great................................Su Pah

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

More Stocks

The market is up today. I have run out of money to purchase stock, so now I am hoping it continues to climb. I managed to get some pretty good buys (in my opinion) while it was so low. Here are a few of my buys:

Bank of America - BAC @ $3.63 p/s
Dryships Inc - DRYS @ $3.11 p/s
Virgin Mobile - VM @ $1.15 p/s
Sirius XM Radio - SIRI @ $0.14 p/s
American Intl Group - AIG @ $0.35 p/s

Wish me luck!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Football

Football season is here! I am part of a brand new team, the Denton Dragons. Since it is a new team, we are disorganized and so far have not done well. It is fun though. I am the right guard on the offensive line (sometimes defense). Our first game, we lost 52 - 0 but we showed improvement in the next game at 22 - 6. We have a real coach now so I expect to see even more improvement. Here are the associated websites.

http://www.dentondragonsfootball.com/

http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?cmenuid=1&url=aefl&sid=109422393

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

2009 Financial Terms

CEO --Chief Embezzlement Officer
CFO-- Corporate Fraud Officer.

BULL MARKET--A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius.

BEAR MARKET--A 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry, and the husband gets no beer.

VALUE INVESTING--The art of buying low and selling lower.

P/E RATIO--The percentage of investors wetting their pants as the market keeps crashing.

BROKER--What my broker has made me.

STANDARD & POOR--Your life in a nutshell.

STOCK ANALYST--Idiot who just downgraded your stock.

STOCK SPLIT--When your ex-wife and her lawyer split your assets equally between themselves.

FINANCIAL PLANNER--A guy whose phone has been disconnected.

MARKET CORRECTION--The day after you buy stocks.

CASH FLOW-- The movement your money makes as it disappears down the toilet.

YAHOO--What you yell after selling it to some poor sucker for $240 per share.

WINDOWS--What you jump out of when you're the sucker who bought Yahoo @ $240 per share.

INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR--Past year investor who's now locked up in a nuthouse.

PROFIT--An archaic word, no longer used.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Obscure Q & A

Dear Dad,

$chool i$ really great. I am making lot$ of friend$ and $tudying very hard. With all my $tuff, I $imply can't think of anything I need, $o if you would like, you can ju$t $end me a card, a$ I would love to hear from you.

Love,
Your $on.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Dear Son,

I kNOw that astroNOmy, ecoNOmics, and oceaNOgraphy are eNOugh to keep even an hoNOr student busy. Do NOt forget that the pursuit of kNOwledge is a NOble task, and you can never study eNOugh.

Love,
Dad

Monday, January 19, 2009

Betting again...

I'm still watching the market and trying to buy stocks at their lowest. I have done fairly well so far, unless things dive again. I expect the market to be pulling up within the next six months to a year. Of course it's all speculation. Anyhow, here's my recent bets.

E-Trade Financial Co. @ $1.18 per share
Ford Company @ $2.64 per share
Sprint Nextel Corp @ $1.69 per share
Minrad International, Inc @ $0.11 per share
Southwest Airlines Co. @ $8.54 per share
Palatin Technologies, Inc @ $0.09 per share
Novadel Pharma, Inc @ $0.36 per share

And here's a quote for the day:

"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it." --Ronald Reagan

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Labels

In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through stupidity, here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods.

On a Sears hairdryer -- Do not use while sleeping. (Crap, and that's the only time I have to work on my hair).

On a bag of Fritos -- You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside. (the shoplifter special)?

On a bar of Dial soap -- "Directions: Use like regular soap." (and that would be how???.....)

On some Swanson frozen dinners -- "Serving suggestion: Defrost." (but, it's "just" a suggestion).

On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom) -- "Do not turn upside down." (well...duh, a bit late, huh)!

On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding - "Product will be hot after heating." (...and you thought????....)

On packaging for a Rowenta iron -- "Do not iron clothes on body." (but wouldn't this save me more time)?

On Boot's Children Cough Medicine -- "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication." (We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those 5-year-olds with head-colds off those forklifts.)

On Nytol Sleep Aid -- "Warning: May cause drowsiness..." (and...I'm taking this because???....)

On most brands of Christmas lights -- "For indoor or outdoor use only." (as opposed to...what)?

On a Japanese food processor -- "Not to be used for the other use." (now, somebody out there, help me on this. I'm a bit curious.)

On Sainsbury's peanuts -- "Warning: contains nuts." (talk about a news flash)

On an American Airlines packet of nuts -- "Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts." (Step 3: maybe, uh...fly Delta?)

On a child's Superman costume -- "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly." (I don't blame the company. I blame the parents for this one.)

On a Swedish chainsaw -- "Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands." (...was there a lot of this happening somewhere?)