Archive for June, 2008

The best stock pick I will ever make. »

By Mike on Jun 13, 2008 in Finance and Stocks | 1 Comment

It’s kind of depressing to think I have already made my best ever stock pick.  But I set the bar high early on when I picked up (then) Phillip Morris for 19 dollars and change.  But two spin-offs and a name change later, my initial investment is up over 500%, or 5 times what I [...]

I had an idea… »

By Mike on Jun 6, 2008 in Life and what it throws you | 0 Comments

The other day I was driving home listening to Stern on Sirius and I hit a patch of bad reception.  As happens from time to time, and especially when I’m heading home on I-280.  And I started thinking about how much better it is listening to Sirius at work when I’m listening over the internet [...]