Weather, Too

"GrandPa, why did you become a meteorologist?", said Jack.
GrandPa said, "So I could look into a girl's eyes and tell whether."

From an old friend who said it came for an old Tony Curtis movie called "Operation Gobi".

Weather and the universe of stock markets

"Ya don't need a Weather Man to know which way the wind blows."
- Bob Dylan aka Robert Zimmerman, from beautiful downtown Hibbing, MN.

You should be able to see the political climate changing.
You should be able to see the financial climate changing.
... Oh, and remember,
"Red sky in morning, sailor takes warning.
Red sky at night, sailor's delight."
Has to do with the clear sky between the observer and the raising Sun.
Weather patterns have finite clear spans, so if it's off to your east, then SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES from the West.
If a clear span to the west, then rest easy for the next 8 to 12 hours.
Good Night, Sleep Tight.

Love Ya

The last post was about love... This post is about My Love.
I love my Nancy. Nancy loves me.
I love my Christie and Trisha. I am So Proud of them it makes me cry!
I love Brian... What a great Dad!
I love Jack and will love him more and more as I get to know him.
I love his TBD Brother/Sister in January, 2009.

There seems to be something to the "GodFather" Family is Everything.

There is no difference between Adopted kids and Biologically linked kids.

Want the proof? Pick up a new puppy from the SPCA... one you've never seen before, just at random.
Then raise it for 2 years and ... "Our dog did this. Our dog did that. Our dog is so damn smart!"
Kids are Kids. Love is Love !!
Love the Universe and hope that it loves you back.
If not, well.... at least you tried.

Embedded Computers

Watching "The President's Analyst" years ago... first it was funny, TPC and all that. Then years later it started to get closer, and closer. Had GWB and his buddies not screwed up the economy I would have put $20 bucks on 5 years.. now, probably closer to 10 years.

What?

Computers/Communicators/Additional Memory/Shared Memory with external computers... and our brains.
Embedded devices that will work with our thoughts, for sale to the masses. We have this type of stuff for experimental patients. The question... will you allow your brain to be tapped into the "global network" ?

It's similar (but the opposite of ) the Red pill in "Matrix"... see it. See both movies... what a concept.

The New Black - A political view

First only land owners could vote... knights, lords, US of A, etc..
Then Women finally got the vote.
Then Blacks, Orientals, etc finally got the right to marry with Whites.
That finally changed around 1967.... J F C... 1967... I was defending the nation and stationed in England.. 1967..
This month we elected our first "Black" President - Hoo Ray !!!!!
This month California passed Proposition 8 - Marriage is only legal between a man and a woman... what a load of crap! Who determines who you LOVE.. Capital L ?? No one PICKS their LOVE, LOVE Picks Them. Gays are the new cause... and we must change the law and make life LOVELY for everyone.

Wanda Sykes .. stand up comic said it best...
"You're saying being Gay is a choice. Are you tellin' me you're Straight because you choose not to be Gay?!"

And Bernie Keating said another great Truth !
Special Thanks to Bernie Keating at http://berniekeating.blogspot.com for this one.

Separate, But Equal. Never Was. Never Will Be.

Investing Thoughts

1. Do your research
2. Try not to buy on the way up.... stuff always comes down... eventually.
3. Listen to Warren Buffett... when others sell, buy, when others buy, sell.
4. Jack Bogle is an excellent role model... an awesome human. We need more like him.
5. As the Hitchhikers guide to the Universe says, "Don't Panic !"
a. The stock is dropping like crazy,... OMG, quick sell!! ... WRONG !
You've just Panic'd !! Don't Do That.
b. in 90% of the cases or larger, it will bounce back up... then (maybe) you can sell, or.. look at the long term and just hang on. It's only paper money till you really sell it...so look at the LONG Term investment.
Is the company solid? Does it have a great product? Will it recover eventually? Hope springs eternal.

Favorite Movies

Favorite Movies
Harold and Maude
Time Bandits
Leon
Dune ( all versions and years )
Sneakers
Back to the Future I and III
( Two is a bit dark )
All sorts of Time Travel movies.
Don't we all wish we could go back and forth and clean things up?
More this this.. just what's in my head right now.

Going into Business for yourself

Before you go into business with someone, pay for a private detective to follow them around for two ( 2 ! ) weeks to find out who they are really sleeping with, who their real friends are, where they spend their time, are they true to their families and spouses, do they gamble excessively (your judgement on what is excessive), etc.

I once had a business partner who,
1. Cheated on his wife,
2. Drank to excess,
3. Was in an affair with a younger woman from work,
4. and then also started a second company behind our backs with his friends and started to undercut our prices and gave them all our plans and dreams.
... We learned a lot, and he
1. Got divorced, and lost his kids to his ex-wife.
2. Lost his primary job becaue of his affair and drinking,
3. the ghost company went broke,
4. and then sought revenge and got himself in trouble with the local police and
5. got his brother involved in the revenge and he too got fired for improper activites.
6. also, got fired from a future employer for lying on the job application after about 6 months and used the same lawyer from his divorce to fight that case.
He lost that case, too.

Long story that takes about 2 hours to tell in full, and I learned a lot about corporate governance, about finding the right lawyer..
Get an old country lawyer who has seen all, done all, and knows all the tricks around the courts and corporations.

Bottom line... Get a good old lawyer and listen to him/her. They are worth more than their weight in gold.

Hippasus and the Truth

The Truth Hurts.... Hurts The Truthteller, usually.

See the story of Hippasus - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippasus

It sucks when those in power do not want to accept the truth of the world.
Pythagoras must have loved impressing students with his discoveries,
but must not have been open minded enough to accept 'logical proof' that in places he may have been wrong.
Politicians throughout history have been a lot like this.
Parents and children are like this.

Have a good day.

Tycho and the Moon

Oh, saw a great shot of Tycho on the Moon.
It's the great meteor burst pattern on the Moon near the 6 O'Clock position.

I love how the rays of debris shot out of it.

Rumor's are that he died of a burst bladder because he couldn't leave the table at a Royal Banquet, but it seems more likely that he was poisoned by a fellow scientist.
Ain't Politics Nice ?
You'll have to decide on what you believe.

Tell the Truth

Always tell the Truth.
It sounds easy, bur actually it's sometimes quite difficult.

"Honey, does this dress make me look fat?"
Ooh, a tough one.

"Who's you vote for in the last election?"
'None of your business.'

"Who killed the production database?"
'Sorry, I tried to kill my query and it crashed the system.'
Get it done and out front, and learn from it and move on.

Also, it's easier to keep your story straight when you only have to remember the truth.

On Borrowing and Lending Money

Never, Never, Never borrow money from nor loan money to a Friend.
You will lose the friend.

If a Friend ( Capital F - Real Friend ) needs $50 bucks till "just next payday", give them $50 bucks with the understanding that you are just giving it to them, and they can pay it back or not, as they wish or need to.

Understand, you will probably never see the money again, so after you give it to them, just forget about it and move on. Keep the Friend, Lose the money. It's easy to get money, it's a lot of work to get a Real Friend.

I've been on both ends of this... and luckily learned the easy way, and the hard way, and now strive to keep my friends for as long as I am able.

First Amendment Rights

Freedom of Speech.

I figure since I believe in Freedom of Speech, I should let anyone post comments.
The test of Freedom of Speech is, "Do you allow others to criticize you?"
Naturally you have to option to take someone to court if they tell un-truths, be they "Libel" or "Slander".

Wiki says... " Slander refers to a malicious, false, and defamatory spoken statement or report, while libel refers to any other form of communication such as written words or images."

So, Slander = Spoken, Libel = Written. Just remember Slander = Spoken and you'll easily remember the other.

OK, that's it on Freedom of Speech.

Publish Post

Greetings

Hi Kids,

These will be rambling thoughts that I think are somewhat worthwhile on passing on.
Some are awesome, most are What The Heck was he thinking at the time?
Take them all with a grain of salt... and see if they apply to your life.

Oh, and "Hi Jack !" how's your new sibling ?

- Me

Begin at the beginning...

3.141592653589793... oh, what the heck... 22/7 or 997/331 or you find one...

Oh, This blog has you say... "Oh, Ok. I won't be surprised when you say something surprising."

'Cause it's GrandPa Talking to the kids here.