Prohibition Homebrew

26Jun09

Check out my friend Alex Foley’s latest venture -  http://prohibitionhomebrew.com.
Prohibition Homebrew is an e-commerce site specializing in homebrewing supplies, ingredients, etc.  They’re doing some smart stuff through Facebook Connect to cultivate a community of homebrewers.
From their site:
Prohibition Homebrew is the world’s first fully integrated online community where homebrewers can share their recipes as well as [...]

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Who Is John Galt?

16Jan09

I have a deeply held belief that the primary reason that most people go to the ballet is so that they can say that they went to the ballet.
Until recently, I thought the same thing about reading “Atlas Shrugged” – a beast of a book that is admittedly good, important, etc. – but amazingly redundant [...]

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Time To Buy…I Think?

29Sep08

After getting Kelly’s permission via IM, I just bought GOOG at 393 and AAPL at 104.  Yes – I ignored my own advice and used more of my student loan to finance the (laughably small) transactions.  Why?
GOOG
- Advertising budgets will shrink during a recession, but direct marketing budgets should remain strong.  Companies still have to [...]

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Put. That Coffee. Down.

29Sep08

I caught up with my friend Brad last night as a part of church small group that Kelly and I plan to begin attending on a regular basis.*
As we talked about the mixed bag of good/bad stuff we’re dealing with, Brad brought up the dreaded end of the quarter/month.  He’s in sales and – as [...]

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A Quick Tip

09Sep08

Think twice before investing a sizable chunk of your student loan in the stock market.*
Ugh.  Such a bad past 9 months.  At least I wasn’t in Lehman, et al.
*Unless I guess you’re a new student now.  AAPL, GOOG, and CRM are great long-term buys, IMO.

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