Archive for the 'Shiny New Things' Category

And The Winner Of The Starbucks Gift Card Is…

…hopefully a hell of a lot warmer than I am right now . In fact, I recommend that this individual buy a couple Frappuccinoes instead of a hot mug. Russell from Hawaii is the winner. Congratulations Russell. Russell may contact me using the “contact me” link on the left so I can verify his identity […]

Why 281 People Should Sign Up For My Starbucks Card Giveaway

(At the end of this article is an update)
So far only two people have signed up and it ends tonight. The next person who signs up has a 33% chance of winning. Which brings me to a good point: “is it worth signing up?” A little surprised that more people haven’t signed up for it […]

It’s Time To Give Away Another $10 Starbucks Gift Card

Everyone knows by now about my fondness for C. Arabica beverages. But because I couldn’t be so selfish so as to captivate my love for coffee-related drinks to myself exclusively, it’s time me thinks to export some of that indulgence. Well, I’ll provide the cash anyways, you can do the indulging. Unlike last time which […]

The Best Stock Trading In The World Is Hijacked

As promised here and here, the winner of the Starbucks gift card contest has elected to hijack a blog post.
[Wait! Wait! Please…no…not in the trunk! (muffled sounds follow)]
Is it fair, when given the opportunity to hijack another person’s blog for a brief moment, to offer him a block of text which gives praise to the […]

Completed Trades And Open Positions Spreadsheet Now Available

There has been some degree of interest in, besides my showing completed stock trades, my showing open positions as well. For instance here. And here (this one was the tipping point —“difficulty”?— more like “impossibility” — wow, I felt bad; hope this remedies the labor lost looking WintrOn). Also (as though I should be surprised) […]

And There Is A Winner, Caffeinated

The Starbucks Card giveaway is now over. To read the post that introduced the idea, click here.
Deborah, from Indianapolis, Indiana won by courageously attempting to drag her friends over to this site. She has yet to determine whether or not she would like to hijack my blog for a single post. If she decides to, […]

Why I’m Going To Give Away A Starbucks Gift Card

To date, I have received more of the warmest, most sincere, and gracious feedback as a result of this website, than I have from almost anything I’ve done in my life. The prospect of having a site where some of the best people can come and talk about new ways to look at old and […]

So What Exactly IS, The Best Stock Trading In The World…?

This site, in truth, began with the dawning sensation that for some people, the world can be a very lonely place. Besides the emotionally stricken, socially stricken, and selfishly stricken (to name just a few), there is at least one more subset in possession of extreme rarity: the emotionally sound, socially competent, selfless, but intelligence […]

Introducing Query From The Queue

I often receive terrific questions, via e-mail, regarding a variety of topics often relevant to many of the things I enjoy discussing on this blog. Truly thoughtful stuff. When answering them, I often encourage the inquirers to post questions such as the ones they asked in the blog itself in an effort to facilitate more […]

What My Chart Measures

I decided I better write something about the chart at the top of my blog before some prudent reader of mine points out that the completed stock trades I’ve recently begun posting near the top don’t seem to correspond to the erratic line of that chart. I’ve been fortunate enough as of the time of […]