August 2007

08/31/07

August 31, 2007

8:55 a.m.George Clooney is transmogrifying into Billy Joel: And we all know where that leads . . . 9:08 a.m.Bernanke Says Fed Will Do What’s Needed “It is not the responsibility of the Federal Reserve — nor would it be appropriate — to protect lenders and investors from the consequences of their financial decisions,” Bernanke [...]

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08/29/07

August 29, 2007

2:43 p.m.If you’re anything like me, you’ll understand my obsession with finding the perfect computer/book bag. I want to lug my computer, several books, pens, magazines, keys, phone, extra paper, power cords, sunglasses, iPod, camera and more with me wherever I go, be it to the coffee shop around the corner or half way around [...]

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08/27/07

August 27, 2007

6:04 p.m.I just finished reading Husband’s and Chadha’s “The Cult of the Luxury Brand: Inside Asia’s Love Affair with Luxury” — absolutely fascinating summation of why brand name luxury groups are so successful throughout Asia, and how China is poised to rock the luxury consuming world in the next decade. If you’ve ever wondered why [...]

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08/26/07

August 26, 2007

10:36 a.m.When I was growing up, I had an Aunt Nancy who was always at me about getting a haircut. “When are you going to get a haircut?” she would complain, often the first thing she would say when she saw me — and while I generally considered her to be a harmless though mildly [...]

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08/23/07

August 23, 2007

4:16 p.m.Just ran across a video clip that details how one of my favorite watches is made — the Corum Classical Vanitas: I dragged Brian through nearly every watch shop in Las Vegas when we were last there, and I couldn’t find the version I wanted of this watch anywhere — it was either the [...]

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08/22/07

August 22, 2007

5:13 p.m.I wasn’t even aware that Arm Wrestling Machines existed: Arm-wrestling machine pulled after breaking 3 players’ arms “Distributor Atlus Co. said yesterday it will remove all 150 “Arm Spirit” arm wrestling machines from Japanese arcades after three players broke their arms grappling with the machine’s mechanized arm.” Japan . . . of course! 5:22 [...]

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08/21/07

August 21, 2007

6:01 p.m.The BF’s been shedding some poundage lately and his wardrobe is beginning to look less than flattering, so we headed out to find him some shirts that might actually fit his newly slenderized torso. Wanting to try for a more “One Stop” solution rather than jumping in and out of the car on a [...]

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08/20/07

August 20, 2007

7:59 a.m.I switched over to a newer version of Movable Type yesterday, so pardon what may have been an awkward transition. I’m still not certain if everything has been sorted out properly, and I think I lost the links to other blogs in the sidebar, but I’ll eventually get myself dusted off and running. It’s [...]

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08/17/07

August 17, 2007

3:07 p.m.I thought this article’s headline was apropos considering what happened this morning when the Fed stepped in and cut interest rates, sending shorts scrambling and essentially propping up financial companies who’ve leveraged themselves to the hilt in their mad dash for easy cash. Why does Wall Street always get bailed out? “Wall Street loves [...]

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08/16/07

August 16, 2007

7:55 p.m.Watching CNBC today was like a thriller movie — or Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, I can’t quite decide. “Sell! Buy! Sell! Buy!” There was a point in the on-going analysis where one of the many financial talking heads described the panicked currency trading in progress as “a knife fight” — things leveled out by [...]

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