Archive for February, 2010

Feb 28 2010

No, that’s not a green onion…it’s a sprouting onion

Published by The Fake Engineer at 3:06 pm under Stupid Stuff

I saw this in my kitchen today and I thought it was a green onion. And then I thought, no that does not look right. That ain’t a green onion! That’s a sprouting onion!

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Feb 27 2010

Who’s your banker? – The unified view of money

Published by The Fake Engineer at 1:03 am under Stocks

If you read my blog, you know I hate bankers because the bankers of this world are truly the ones who are in power.
Give me control of a nation’s money supply, and I care not who makes its laws.
-Mayer Amschel Rothschild
If you haven’t noticed already, a small number of bankers not only control the money [...]

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Feb 20 2010

I just blew up on a Democratic fundraiser, and it felt good

Published by The Fake Engineer at 12:09 am under Politics

I gave Democrats $25 6 years ago and since then they’ve been hunting me down for money. When they call and ask for money, I typically politely decline. However, this time I let the poor guy who called me really have it.
DCCC: Hello, I am looking for [my name].
Me: Yup, that’s me.
DCCC: Hi, this is [...]

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Feb 18 2010

USD goes flying

Published by The Fake Engineer at 11:12 pm under Stocks

5 min chart

Daily

81 was supposedly the last area of significant resistance. We also have a 50 MA/200 MA cross on deck if that means anything to you. I’ll be buying more Treasuries tomorrow. I’d gladly take 3.8% for 10 years.
The move supposedly came on this news release.
If you plan on going long equities for a [...]

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Feb 18 2010

I’m impressed. FlexPickers are crazy.

Published by The Fake Engineer at 10:25 pm under Stupid Stuff

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Feb 16 2010

Signs of age

Published by The Fake Engineer at 9:08 pm under Stupid Stuff

I went to the barber today and I noticed that the barber spent a whole minute looking for white hair to cut. Must have found five or six. This is the first time a barber has done that to me.
Comb comb comb, silence, snip…comb comb, silence, snip…comb comb comb comb, long silence, snip…

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Feb 12 2010

I am going to Disneyland

Published by The Fake Engineer at 11:47 pm under Research

You know how athletes after a big win proclaim that they are going to Disneyland?
I just had my conference paper accepted and I am going to Disneyland.
No kidding…I really am going to Disneyland…because the conference is at the Anaheim Convention Center which is right next to Disneyland, and after my talk, I will go to [...]

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Feb 10 2010

The bottom of the megaphone is holding…for now

Published by The Fake Engineer at 9:55 pm under Stocks

The megaphone on the S&P 500 last mentioned last week is still holding up.

And the big thick line is of course the bear market trendline.

Today I scaled into intermediate term and long term treasuries with some of the proceeds from the TIPS sale yesterday and last week. When this megaphone pattern breaks to the downside, [...]

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Feb 09 2010

Borderline crazy

Published by The Fake Engineer at 8:34 pm under Stupid Stuff

It started snowing Friday afternoon.
On Saturday the entire town was shut down because of snow. Other than a brief visit to campus, I stayed at home.
On Sunday the morning church meeting was cancelled so I stayed home. I made a visit to a Subway for lunch and the supermarket to pick up a few things [...]

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Feb 09 2010

Dumping the entire TIPS position

Published by The Fake Engineer at 10:14 am under Stocks

I am dumping the entire TIPS position today. Rather than waiting to get out when it falls too far or when it rises to a better price, I am simply pulling the entire position now. With this sale, a full 50% of my retirement account will be in cash. I will deploy this cash when [...]

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