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Date Joined Jul 19 1996 User Level
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Age: As old as the Big Bang, unless you start at my birth.
Location: East Bay, California
College: SJSU, CSUH, UCB, & Laney too
Degree: A.A. B.A. M.S.
Favorite Stocks: PTSD
Investment Style: Growth Value Skeptical Covered calls, naked puts, spreads Zero margin
Investment Experience: Since the mid 1970's.
Interests and Hobbies: The Human Condition Politics Rhetoric Masters Swimming Season Tickets: Oakland A's. Saint Marys Mens Basketball. Cal Women's hoops. Cal Volleyball. Golden State Warriors, Arizona Fall League.
Quote: “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism? has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” - Isaac Asimov, column in Newsweek (January 21, 1980).
Additional Info: Along with SI which is full of linked material, I read the New York Times, The Economist, Financial Times, and the local papers.
25 Most Recent SubjectsLast PostPosts
Major League Baseball (MLB)05-18-13 02:28 AM 132
Sioux Nation05-16-13 02:02 PM 734
Microsoft Corp. - Moderated (MSFT)05-16-13 12:52 PM 6
Mr. Pink's Picks: selected event-driven value investments05-16-13 12:09 PM 85
Heart Attacks, Cancer and strokes. Preventative approaches 05-15-13 09:17 PM 27
Off Topic - Anything Goes 05-09-13 08:50 PM 77
Value Investing05-08-13 12:59 PM 4
President Barack Obama05-08-13 12:15 PM 72
Nokia (NOK)05-05-13 11:25 AM 33
Photography, Digital including Point and Shoot04-24-13 02:23 AM 1
View from the Center and Left 04-18-13 09:07 PM 106
Apple Tankwatch 04-15-13 10:21 AM 1
Nokia Corp. (NOK)04-12-13 01:57 PM 17
Photo Gallery - SI 04-06-13 03:33 PM 2
Things that make you go...hmmm. 04-06-13 03:26 PM 9
Trends Worth Watching03-26-13 09:04 PM 1
Anthony @ Equity Investigations, Dear Anthony,03-24-13 11:11 AM 22
Deadheads03-16-13 10:01 AM 24
The *NEW* Frank Coluccio Technology Forum03-15-13 09:30 AM 19
The Justa and Lars Honors Bob Brinker Investment Club Thread03-04-13 12:59 PM 12
2013 NCAA College Basketball March Madness 03-01-13 10:51 AM 1
Caeser Entertainment Inc. 02-28-13 01:04 PM 2
Evolution02-28-13 12:12 PM 391
Dividend investing for retirement 02-25-13 11:52 AM 1
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[b]Baseball at 1/5000 second... If only... [/b] [img]http://www.siliconMajor League Baseball (MLB)205/18/2013 02:28:31 AM
They need it for legal defense. Sioux Nation 05/16/2013 02:02:50 PM
If he only would endorse rubbers, and women in the Clergy, and LBGT rights... Sioux Nation 05/16/2013 01:27:00 PM
Microsoft is starting to emerge as innovator in the user space. Google's braMicrosoft Corp. - Moderated (MSFT)105/16/2013 12:52:27 PM
I am surprised he didn't call for a lynching of the closest dude who "looks likeSioux Nation 05/16/2013 12:23:25 PM
Loeb’s Third Point Exits Morgan Stanley Stake After Rally By Michael Mr. Pink's Picks: selected event-driven105/16/2013 12:09:14 PM
This should be interesting to "trip on." Smoking Marijuana Causes ‘Complete RSioux Nation105/15/2013 09:20:15 PM
Smoking Marijuana Causes ‘Complete Remission’ of Crohn’s Disease, No Side EffectHeart Attacks, Cancer and strokes. Prev205/15/2013 09:17:54 PM
From the standpoint of humanity, I agree; that's why its number one. But one Sioux Nation105/14/2013 11:02:32 AM
Señor Bickle, We are slowly moving to a police state; doesn't matter what polSioux Nation205/14/2013 10:38:56 AM
<< Guess he can't handle adversity.>> The athletes handle it better than the Major League Baseball (MLB) 05/12/2013 12:42:25 PM
IMO the Halos only have themselves to blame. Sending Tori Hunter packing whilMajor League Baseball (MLB) 05/11/2013 06:04:52 PM
Aren't they Dow Jones, now owned by Newscorp--> Rupert Murdoch?? Mr. Pink's Picks: selected event-driven 05/11/2013 06:01:52 PM
A colossal, historic weekly truth-teller and humorist of his generation. If theMr. Pink's Picks: selected event-driven 05/11/2013 10:40:40 AM
Or this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_United_States_embassy_bombing Sioux Nation105/10/2013 10:18:43 AM
The Driver Was Delighted To See No One Took The Parking Spot Across From The CouOff Topic - Anything Goes 105/09/2013 08:50:41 PM
Everybody seems to think the market is overbought, and like Wile E. Coyote, headValue Investing205/08/2013 12:59:14 PM
Russian Gymnast Has the World's Strongest Vagina [ul]http://www.counselheal.comOff Topic - Anything Goes 105/08/2013 12:35:15 PM
Propaganda, 1930's, except the classic "vermin" has merely been replaced by "posPresident Barack Obama 05/08/2013 12:15:55 PM
If Trayvon Martin was a white teenager walking on Zimmerman's turf would he be dSioux Nation205/08/2013 12:59:30 AM
Their tenuous grasp on reality is leading to a very ugly ending. The costs? ASioux Nation 05/07/2013 12:27:20 PM
He swears. [url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865561274/New-book-sharMajor League Baseball (MLB) 05/06/2013 07:31:59 PM
From my seats behind the plate in Oakland I can be rough on the umpires just as Major League Baseball (MLB)105/06/2013 12:57:32 PM
From Harper's Wikipedia bio: On June 2, 2010, Harper was ejected from a NatioMajor League Baseball (MLB) 05/06/2013 12:19:43 PM
I don't disagree; the difference between our opinions is that I think the price Nokia (NOK)105/05/2013 11:25:55 AM
FUNNY TYPO in your article; about 8 paragraphs from, eh, [i]the bottom[/i]: [Heart Attacks, Cancer and strokes. Prev 05/03/2013 09:51:26 PM
I enjoy reading your POV. A lot of short-term players think NOK is a POS, similNokia (NOK)305/03/2013 02:03:51 PM
NFLX was a POS last year. The sh#t being said here on SI was borderline troll tNokia (NOK)305/03/2013 10:57:08 AM
Want a side of fries with that poop burger? By jennifer-wadsworth@bloSioux Nation 05/01/2013 09:31:36 PM
Obama is a combination of a chess player who thinks about his moves in advance, Sioux Nation 04/29/2013 11:55:50 AM
Just to be fair, I edited and added a line simultaneously; so you can withdraw ySioux Nation 04/25/2013 06:56:54 PM
Cheney was not a Neocon. He was/is a Machiavellian who became uber wealthySioux Nation104/25/2013 06:48:25 PM
Dead Boston Bomber ‘Took An Interest’ In Infowars, Alex Jones Website Sioux Nation 04/24/2013 02:55:32 AM
When the cat's head is faster than the iphone camera! When a bad picture is actPhotography, Digital including Point and 04/24/2013 02:23:31 AM
Just more of our democracy and values... for sale. If they can't buy the PoliSioux Nation104/22/2013 12:04:43 PM
Lindsay Graham appears very very afraid, very quick to pee America's pants and rSioux Nation204/22/2013 08:39:08 AM
What specifically has Matt Taibi written that would make you assume he is biasedMr. Pink's Picks: selected event-driven 04/21/2013 06:49:32 PM
Conservative radio host: Families of Newtown shooting victims can ‘go to hell’ View from the Center and Left  04/18/2013 09:07:36 PM
He has a first amendment right to say it, I have a right to call him out for hisMajor League Baseball (MLB)104/18/2013 07:13:42 PM
All as RBC cuts the price target from $5 to $4.50/share... Someone "contrariaNokia (NOK) 04/17/2013 02:16:12 PM
Mr. P$nk, if you are here, and could spare a few minutes, it would be helpful ifMr. Pink's Picks: selected event-driven 04/17/2013 10:33:18 AM
The backpack bombs in Spokane at the Martin Luther King Day parade a couple yearView from the Center and Left  04/16/2013 01:59:45 AM
Apple Agrees To $53 Million Settlement Over Water Damaged iPhoApple Tankwatch 104/15/2013 10:21:13 AM
Officer accused of having Trayvon Martin targets Yamiche Alcindor, USA TODAY9View from the Center and Left  04/13/2013 10:39:41 PM
Or let every pitcher and hitter have a designated body guard to duke it out, likMajor League Baseball (MLB) 04/12/2013 04:46:55 PM
Now that you mention it, shouldn't Quentin produce his birth certificate?? He sMajor League Baseball (MLB) 04/12/2013 03:31:28 PM
Hypothetically, Would it be a suspension with or without pay for Quentin?? Major League Baseball (MLB)104/12/2013 02:35:06 PM
I'm feeling good accumulating at these levels for this long-term turn around in Nokia Corp. (NOK) 04/12/2013 01:57:00 PM
In my opinion this was an abuse of the ballplayer's code... The pitch was at wasMajor League Baseball (MLB) 04/12/2013 11:41:35 AM
Yes. We need a gun debate; just like the frustrating arguments regarding the View from the Center and Left  04/09/2013 12:25:24 PM

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