"Rien" is the French word "nothing"; it's an indefinite pronoun, a masculine noun and an adverb. Reading the news this morning (FT, WSJ, BBC, Briefing online, listening to Bloomberg TV) produced nothing to spark my febrile grey matter.
Nothing happened last night. Nothing is happening now. I am doing nothing.
Il ne s'est rien passé la nuit dernière. Il ne se passe rien maintenant. Je ne fais rien.
I miscalculated the volume of my gear for the canoe trip to the wilderness, so today must go to Dick's Sporting Good to buy a larger pack. In simple, the volume of my spare clothes got larger when I looked at a long range weather forecast and saw likely 45F overnights and some rain. Warmer clothes are bulkier. hence the needs for a larger pack. My old West German Army pack won't hold the gear.
I'll write more about my philosophy reading and the lectures I've heard recently, but I learned that my operating philosophy of everyday life is a true "Epicurean". An Epicurean life style is mostly ascetic, but includes a few items and activities of high culture and refinement. For example, I mostly eat simple food and even thought the MREs yesterday were rather good, but I also enjoy a fine meal of sushi and wine twice a week.
Actions
The market rallied to a gain yesterday and futures are up this morning. Europe is up. I'm wary and await better prices for my re-buys. On more good news (which I think will evenually come), though, I think the market will rise significantly to the S&P 1200 area by year end. Krypto Fund has its usual allocations, so will participate even if my smaller intermediate accounts do not.
Word of the Day
"Halcyon" - noun & adjective [$10]
Halcyon means (noun) 1. a mythical bird having the power to calm winds and waves; (adjective)2. calm, peaceful; 3. rich, wealthy, prosperous; 4. happy, joyful, carefree.
Sentence: A bloviating, bow-tied pundit lately is saying that America's halcyon days are over. What he means is vague. Were the Bush II years those halcyon days ? Or the Clinton tech boom & bust ? Or the Reagan years ? I presume he doesn't mean the 1970s or 1960s. Maybe he means the 1950s. Well, that's the thing about pundits. They just blab on and on with no one ever checking the facts or getting a clear definition of their "clever" phrases.
About Me
- Bunkerman
- I have a pioneer mentality. My wife & I live in the woods - neighbors aren't visible except slightly in winter. Our "bunker" - hehe, really a fine home & barn - has plenty of security. We have four dogs: Krypto (age 9, Kelpie), Ava (age 13, Rat Terrier), Sky (Kelpie, age 5) and Lucky Star (age 1, kelpie). I don't take crap from anyone anymore, having enough resources & gear stocked up to survive in any circumstance. I have three degrees from Harvard including a Ph. D. in a physical science, and an MS in Management from MIT. I worked as an investment banker for about 25 years, mainly in secured finance, at three major Wall Street firms and for the last 17 years with my partners at our own firm. I'm semi-retired now, managing some private corporations and business interests and doing my own trading & investing. This is not to boast, but to give you an idea I know a little about some subjects from experience. The photo is my 1943 M16 half-track which I am restoring. These armored vehicles were ubiquitous in the US Army in World War II and Korea. It's driveable.
32 comments:
MRE's ??
come on Bman............do it the old cowboy style.......all they carried on them was coffee beans and whiskey...........the only 'real' meals they had were what they hunted down ..........or when they rode thru a town
Bman how much is this canoe trip costing ?? 4k ??
common man indeed
Bman were you abob novak reader........i started reading his column when it was a class assignmnet at iowa state..............and never stopped
i also met him once at the mirage in las vegas....met him at the sportsbook........he was there for some conference
Bman will your S and p prediction of 1200 come true .............even if ( as i expect ) the white house doesn't reappoint Bernanke ?
his term ends jan31.....and the president is expected to announce his decision in december
Bman......are sovereign wealth funds beefers ???
Bman is prince alwaleed a beefer or real buyer ???
Bman......didn't you use to rant and rail against this Fed get-together in jackson hole ??
i can't remember your reasoning.......it's august.....summer vacation time......what's wrong with a our central bankers enjoying a couple days in one of the most beautiful parts of our country
Bman is barney frank your congressman ???
the old ways I'm partly replicating is the pemmican - that's what the mountain men, explorers & trappers used for rations (when no game was around).
This is long before the "cowboy" era, circa 1600-1800.
The hardtack & coffee replicates the Civil war era.
the MREs - those are modern.
this canoe trip is practically free - will cost about $200 for the week, plus gas.
(excl. re-usable gear)
I liked & read Novak a lot during the 1980s (maybe late 1970s, too)
my prediction gets riskier - a lot riskier - if no Ben for 2010 and beyond.
no re sovereign wealth, they are real buyers.
Alaweed - who knows ? No one knows for sure what he does, except what he wants us to know.
Yes, I ranted about Jackson Hole - I still don't like it.
Elistist place.
Esp. when they were talking about raising rates, etc. there - grinding down the common man.
No re Barney; my congressman is John Tierney, a thieving, widow robbing, lecherous scheister.
GOOG GS conviction buy list Bunky...back up the half track...the super beefer commands you.
GOOG today...FCX yesterday...what do they have in common...both had rising short interest and GS is stuck long...know some with short fuse near 450 GOOG puts that are not ammused...that GS trading desk is on fire Bunky, of course there is a firewall between the groups, not to imply anything.
Philly Fed...wow...mike vick already turning that town around.
FRZ oh my God...what a call Bob....I am the greatest for buying it and making money....I cant believe how great I am for pressing a button...it is unreal....I am at the top of the world....ohhh what a feeling...I am making money in FRZ....ooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Already have enough GOOG in Fido Fund.
was same with FCX ...
Is GS reading this blog for ideas ?
firewall ...........
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
a sheer negligee, if that.
Bunky...do you allow the servants that swarm the bunker grounds to carry a side arm while you are on vacation...when your not around to realease hell fire upon invaders.
poucho I dropped one at the front gate...uh jesus, that was the paperboy.
'widdow robbing'
lmaooooooooooooooooooooo
jackson hole wyoming is elitist ?? huh ???
it is one of the few places in america where the 'old west' is alive...........the mountain men of the 1800s wud still recognize it
central bankers makin 200k are elites ??? huh ???
Bman you went to Beefer university......enough said
epicurean my ass
sure Bud ... I wonder what the room rates are for that elitist area.
a good show for the tourists.
central bankers are part of the intellectual wing of the ruling class - sometimes rich, but always powerful
I wonder if they are paying their own way ?
Or is teh common man paying for this outing
Why isn't it held in a place like Cleveland ... Columbus ... Nashville ... etc.
or Jackson Mississippi ?
Please explain, IF it's for business and not a form of eleist recreation ?
uh Bunky...keep the answers simple please...you know Sal is "not that bright"...no need to taunt him into psychotic turrets filled rage.
better still, I could type the words with the correct spelling.
oh Buddy boy....looks like I'll be teeing it up tomorrow at TPC Jasna Polana in Princeton.....should be good preparation for our match in 6 months....
"5 a side indeed"
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