Is There Anything Financial In This Blog

Sorry about the lack of financial stuff on the blog lately but I have just not been in the financial mood. Most of my trades have been going the wrong way early so I haven't been trading much. When the stops come quick. the trading doesn't last very long. After watching my portfolio shrink a bit this summer and fall I decided to put half of my trading account into long term stocks. Long term is always great for me. There isn't a stock I've held over 5 years that isn't up over 100% and most much more than that. The success of last year's option trading was an anomaly, I realize that, but it is hard to be more conservative after you've experienced the incredible highs of successful options trading. The great run we've had this fall was nice but I didn't reap the rewards I should have because I was very cautious. I am even more cautious this week after the big run ups. Matter of fact, I am buy and long term hold in all my stocks but short term I hold all puts, especially in the market stocks, ISE, CME. In short, sorry for the lack of financial posts. I promise to be more funny money soon and less just funny. Although funny seems to bring in more readers. I might be a better comedian than financial advisor.

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Happy Halloween: My Favorite Halloween Costumes of All Time

Some of these are extremely funny but may not be safe for work. A couple may even offend. So enjoy my best of the best.

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Happy Birthday Libby

Happy Birthday Libby
My Beautiful Daughter turns 7 today

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Too Funny 2

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Too Funny

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Know Where to Plant Tulips?

This guy is doing what I've always wanted to do. Check out the credit card experiment.

Some of the best photoshopping I've seen. Remove the person contest.

Looking for more books to read on investing or just a good source for sources. Stop by
the Steven's Valueblog.

Great Game. Play Chainletter. Top Score for me was 2510 What was yours? Put in comments

Get your daily MoveTheMarkets' "Stocks to DayTrade"

The .mobi ending is worthless. It only cost people money to fight off squatters.

And for the guys. Coleen is as beautiful as a girl can get.

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Bill Maher is an Idiot

Classless and no taste.

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Fake Boarding Passes Printed Here

This should make things easier. They've officially blown up every car in the Middle East. Great part of article is "blast kills one". Hopefully that was just the bomber.

The most obvious headline of the day. "Alchohol poisoning sweep Russia" . Next headline "French don't like to work"

Thanks Skoopy.com for the thousands of hits. My fun posts seems to be more popular than my financial posts. That is because I suck at picking stocks short term.

I'm not even sure what language this site is but watch the video. Those poles are ruthless.

The Halloween parties I go to don't have costumes like these.

Drunk Avril Lavigne shows us her panties.

Guaranteed way to turn $1 into $12.

That Geeky calculator watch is more valuable than you think.

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A Toast of Champagne to My Friends, A Toast of Pain to my Sham Friends

Ron Wise Has the Coolest Website. He has scans of paper money from every country in the world. It is as complete as I'd ever seen.

Thanks uniquedaily.com for all the referrals. Funny stuff over there.

I was reading through the stats of Tale of the Tape (sorry I read other people's sitemeter to find other good blogs) and I came across FlyOnTheWall. He has my sense of humor. I especially liked one of his disclaimers. "If you buy this stock you probably will lose money and get a flat tire" Definitely worth a click.

Try this game. Very Very Hard. At first in french. Just hit Big Button to start.

Don't smoke dope and go to this site. Better yet just don't smoke dope.

I have to admit Second Life looks kind of fun. If I was 20 years younger and fat.

Guy intentionally spends $500 penny to get people interested in collecting money
and of course for free publicity. Why didn't I think of that.

And of course for the perverts. One Hot Sexy Woman

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Links for Fun and Learning

Sony is just another company down in the dumps. Value investment or falling knife?

Forget YouTube and MySpace. This was the best buy of the decade.

Top 5 Manliest Female Celebrities. Not sure I agree but Hillary Swank is an easy one.

Went to Niketown and Chicago Marathon and Nike comes across as cool and fresh. These pictures might show you otherwise.

Here's a fun page that makes you think...or hack.

Leverage with options a good article from Forbes.

Stacey Keilbler could have the longest sexiest legs I've ever seen.

Get back to trading and making money

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Bush Uses "The Google"

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Bears 16-0 and Other Great Links

24 Things You Need to Know about the Playstation PS3

Nike to quit manufacturing shoes to concentrate on award winning advertisements.

How the rich get richer. Interesting facts and data.

Another blogger I'm faster than. Lifehacker has a bit more readers. Maybe he should run more.

Tony Emerson writes like a J. Peterman catalog. To me that is a good thing. I wish I had his vernacular and flow.

And Back by Popular Demand a Very Naked Kirsten. Ms. WallstreetFighter

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Nutrisystems Blows Away Earnings

Much better than I imagined. Beat earnings, raised guidance, and actually has a plan to improve and increase sales. Will be upgraded several times over the next week. 46% of the shares short and a great opportunity to join the ride up. Keep it in your radar.


ORSHAM, Pa. (AP) -- NutriSystem Inc., an operator of weight-loss programs and fitness centers, said Tuesday its third-quarter profit and sales skyrocketed, easily beating Wall Street estimates.

NutriSystem earned $23.4 million, or 63 cents per share, compared with $7.2 million, or 19 cents per share, last year.

Revenue grew to $155.3 million compared with $64.5 million in the year-ago period.

Analysts polled by Thomson Financial, on average, expected a profit of 52 cents per share on $142.2 million in revenue.

Direct channel revenue was $143.5 million up from $57.7 million last year, and the company added 235,000 new customers, up from 115,000 a year earlier.

Looking ahead, NutriSystem said it expects fourth-quarter earnings of 45 cents to 48 cents per share, including 1 cent per share in stock-option expenses, on revenue of between $123 million and $128 million.

Analysts, on average, expect fourth-quarter earnings of 44 cents per share, on $120.9 million in revenue.

For the full year 2006, NutriSystem expects a profit of between $2.21 and $2.24 per share, including 9 cents per share in stock-option expenses, on revenue of $558 million to $563 million.

Analysts, on average, expect full-year profit of $2.09 per share on sales of $542.9 million.

"Our plans for 2007 include the introduction of a variety of new foods, a soon-to-be launched seniors marketing campaign and incessant focus on growing our women's and men's business," Michael J. Hagan, Chairman, president and CEO, said in a release.

Shares of NutriSystem added $1.30 to $69.28 in after-hours trading on the INET electronic stock exchange after gaining $1.05 to end at $67.98 on the Nasdaq.

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Know Where to Plant Tulips?

You can plant your two lips on these links

Hillarious video game. From the slaughter to marketing. Build your own McDonalds.

Take the cool test. See how you rate.

Here's a timeline of most major inventions. Test on Friday

Great Options Trading Article

Dave Johnson's blog always gives me new stocks to think of.

The Experts Way in on the Dow. Which way do they think it's headed?

And Last but Not Least. Naked Women

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Fastest Money Blog Writer on the Internet

I believe I am the fastest finisher this year in the Financial Blog World but this can't be verified. I beat last years' time by 15 minutes. I'm going to train a bit harder after a three week rest as I need to run 3:15 to qualify for Boston and I have a 34 mile race coming up next summer. I am going to eat as much ice cream as I can until that time.

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Money Origami

I watched a guy do some origami the other day and was amazed at what could a simple piece of paper could be turned in to (see other post). I decided I like money much more so I prefer money origami. Here are some reasons why money origami is better. (I borrowed some of this from another site on the net and can't find the link where I got it. Sorry protectors of all content as I am a thief and can not give credit to the original writer)


1. Paper money is always (well, sometimes) readily available especially at parties and in bars

2. It is already cut to shape.

3, The paper is of excellent quality for folding.

4. The rectangular shape of banknotes is a challenge for creative folding.

5. Folded money makes excellent tips.

6. Banknotes carry a printed pattern and words, so that it is a challenge to create a fold which makes use of the word and pattern in meaningful

7. People watching are simply amazed.

8. It allays boredom.

9. Bravado, especially if the banknote is of high value.

10. If a banknote is folded and given away, it presents the recipient with the exquisite dilemma of saving the fold and effectively losing the value of the money or of unfolding the model and losing the model itself.

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All Made from One Sheet of Paper

I am not easily impressed when it comes to art. This impresses me. Thanks
Rusty for the sending it to me. Truly incredible. Each piece of art was made from one sheet of paper. All the cut-outs you see were used to make the objects in each photo. The artist is Peter Callessen

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Earnings Gambling

Here are my quick opinions on the earnings over the next few days that I think will be positive. No analysis just a quick opinion.

Nutrisystem (NTRI) Good with a big jump in share price (options pretty expensive)

Encore Wire (WIRE) Good earnings too much expectations so lower share price after earnings

Honda (HMC) Great quarter. Just need to make more cars to meet demand

Taser (TASR) Good with a big jump in share price (Nov 10's a big gamble but could pay off huge)

Akami (AKAM) Monster results Load the Boat

Pure speculation and gambling. Don't do anything based on these guesses. Leave that to me.

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Team Shane

One day until the Marathon. Drink and peeing like a racehorse trying to hydrate for the race. I don't think that will be as much a big deal as all my other marathons as it is only going to be 35 degrees or so. Taking the video camera to get some footage for the site and maybe something for Wallstrip. We'll see how I feel. My shirt says

Team Shane

1 in 1

One marathon in only on day

It's a little play on my buddy Dean.

PS The Kenyans are behind me in the photo above. I may look like a short legged white man
but I run like a 6 foot 132 pound African. You can track me online under my first name Terrance Cultra

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What Made Me Laugh and Learn Today

How much money will this movie make? A billion worldwide easy. Invest in whowever gets
to profit from this one.

We can all learn around from my "Blog O the Day" One Bad Trade.

Borat causing quite a stir. He IS pretty funny.

My daughter is always wanting me to put a link to her favorite site. Enjoy

Now in complete contrast to that here is a little something for the adults
I don't put nudity on my site but I can point you to this with the best of them. All I have to say about her is ...... Wow

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Tale of the Tape Ladies

Recently some of the fine girls from TOTT had a wrestling match. Didn't turn out quite as hot as I thought it would.

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Still Not Taking Apple Seriously

Traders are still not taking Apple seriously. Chartist are looking at the technicals and saying it can't move up much more but they need to take their eyes off the screen and go outside and look around. Apple has reached the tipping point. The tipping point is where something spreads like an epidemic. A social virus. Apple is there as a company and has been there for a year with ipods. They have tipped in computers and might even add phones and pdas here very soon. Yes PDAs. I'll give the scoop on that soon as well in a few weeks . With a 2007 PE of 27 this is still an incredible buy. I couldn't believe on another blog that some couldn't find a near term catalyst to make the stock go higher. They also said this 3 days before earnings so if they couldn't see this catalyst I don't expect them to see very far in the future either. The only, and I mean the only thing that is holding this stock under 100 is the options backdating. As soon as that is released and we get it out, this stock is going to take a quick ride up. I am not saying that the options problem won't knock it down a bit but as soon as it does, I'm going to scoop up some cheap shares and average down.

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I've Got To Run.....26.2 Miles

Just got back from Cleveland and off to run the Chicago Marathon. I'm not going to win but I bet I'm still faster than any of the Wallstrip cartel. Enjoy the links and have a expiration day. Maybe I'll post tomorrow.

When I buy my properties I like to shop at a the site that lists the most expensive things in the world.

I love creative advertising and this one is definitely different. Anything it takes to sell.

I can build you a plantwall if you'd like. Here's a picture of someone else's. Very cool.

Apple added a little cash to the portfolio today as expected. Apple is up to 6.1% marketshare and will be to 25% or more soon mark my words.

Found a new blog I think I'm going to enjoy. Stop on by. "D"igital Breakfast

I like when people do a little legwork and find good tools and reference . Steven does a great
job and the ValueBlogReview

How bad did this hurt?

And Last but Not Least for the Perverts. A Big Boob Slot Machine

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Funny Funny

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Wallstrip Will Get Better

Give Wallstrip a chance. It seems that every blog I read is somehow connected or at least fans of the bloggers that contribute to the show. They of course, love it but others have been more critical. What we must remember is that everyone involved is new to this form of media. Most of us hide behind our blogs and it is going to take a while to come out from behind them. Also, not all the bloggers are funny. There are a few that are going to take a while to come out of their shell (or their computer) and develop into an on air personality. You could tell from the first day there were some that were trying to have a good time and others that couldn't break from the overboard analysis. That's cool because they need both. Eventually the show will be entertaining and informative. It is just going to take time for the show to find its style. It WILL develop and there will be changes and the end result will be something you'll stop by each day to see. How do I know all this? I work on two TV shows now and have seen both develop over the years and watched how each one found an audience in due time. The talent learned their roles and also felt more comfortable in front of the camera or writing the script. Cast developed a routine which helped them to get more done in the same amount of time. Most importantly, the shows eventually picked up some advertisers that helped ease the financial constraints. One big thing that will make this show a successm, Howard seems to have a magic touch with his projects. At least the ones he talks about.

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Steve Wynn Puts Elbow Through $138 Million Picasso

From the Las Vegas Review Journal

Pablo Picasso's "dream" painting has turned into a $139 million nightmare for Steve Wynn.

In an accident witnessed by a group that included Barbara Walters and screenwriters Nora Ephron and Nicholas Pileggi, Wynn accidentally poked a hole in Picasso's 74-year-old painting, "Le Reve," French for "The Dream."

A day earlier, Wynn had finalized a record $139 million deal for the painting of Picasso's mistress, Wynn told The New Yorker magazine

The accident occurred as a gesturing Wynn, who suffers from retinitis pigmentosa, an eye disease that affects peripheral vision, struck the painting with his right elbow, leaving a hole the size of a silver dollar in the left forearm of Marie-Theresa Walter, Picasso's 21-year-old mistress.

"Oh shit, look what I've done," Wynn said, according to Ephron, who gave her account in a blog published on Monday.

Wynn paid $48.4 million for the Picasso in 1997 and had agreed to sell it to art collector Steven Cohen. The $139 million would have been $4 million higher than the previous high for a work of art, according to The New Yorker. to continue reading story

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The Top 20 Science Myths

1. Chickens can live without a head

2. A dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's

3. Water drains backwards in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Earth's rotation

4. Hair and fingernails continue growing after death

5. There is no gravity in space

6. A falling cat will always land on its feet

7. Humans use only 10 percent of their brains

8. Men think about sex every seven seconds

9. Eating a poppy seed bagel mimics opium use

10. You get less wet by running in the rain

11. A penny dropped from the top of a tall building could kill a pedestrian

12. The five second rule

13. Adults don't grow new brain cells

14. Animals can predict natural disasters

15. Chicken soup can cure the common cold

16. Seasons are caused by the Earth's proximity to the sun

17. Yawning is "contagious"

18. The Great Wall of China is the only manmade structure visible from space

19. Lightning never strikes the same place twice

20. It takes seven years to digest gum

Answers to the myths.

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The Best Investment on the Internet....The Internet

It's right in front of out eyes, the best investments on the Internet are the domain names we use on a daily basis. Yes, many call it squatting and resent the people holding the domain names hostage or putting paid parking on the domains. As long as the name is a generic name and not a trademarked name or a typo, I see no reason why this should be viewed as negative. It is no different that buying a piece of property in hopes that it will go up in value... and it WILL go up in value. Much like the old saying "God doesn't make more land, he only makes more people" . The same goes, he doesn't make more dot coms. You can add as many endings as you like but the dot coms are drying up at an amazing rate and finding a common name is impossible. They are now all in the secondary market and increasing in value every day. Again holding trademarks and typos should be illegal but owning imtoofat.com (and I do and park on it) is a great investment. The DNJournal always list domain name sale prices for the week and they are astonishing. This week alone FunGames sold for $350,000. How well do you have to trade to make $350,000? Parking alone pays for most of the cost of a good domain and this is often a determining factor of a generic name domain. They usually sell for 10 years revenue. Again, how many investments do you get a 10% plus return rate? I've been buying names that I think are easy to remember or generic. I deal in plants so I tend to buy names that are in that industry. I've purchased easyg.com, coleus.com, coneflower.com, coneflower.net, macgoogle.com (some trademark issues here but love the name) stepable.com, overmatched.com, carribet.com carripoker.com (always wanted a gambling site) bogame.com, coffeseeds.com, marathonfinder.com, keepyoulegal.com, nurserycatalog.com, thaq.com, but most importantly I have wallstreetfighter.net and .org as well. I won't let any steal off my traffic. The traffic alone (typeins mostly) pay the $6 a year it costs and I am always buying more that would fit my catalog. Folks, this is oceanfront property going for Kansas prices right in front of our eyes. My advice would be to put some of that trading profit into some great generics. It may get you that new Ferrari you want so badly a bit sooner that you thought. Mark this post and check it in 10 years and see if I am not right. Too bad I didn't write this same post 10 years ago.

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Earthquake in Kona Hawaii Now On to the Links

Great article in the New York Times "You Can Complain, Or You Can Make Money"

40 Ways to Make Money on the Internet. Great little compilation of all the ways to make money on your site.

From Croc Hunter to Brian Hunter, America loves Risk takers or hates them.

Evangeline Lilly in Rolling Stone Mag. Real Real Nice.... Even if she IS Canadian

It's a bit embarassing but Pink is the New Blog picked up an old picture of me and posted it on his blog. Need to scroll down to see it. I knew it would come back to haunt me.

It's amazing that on Google you get 17 results for typing in
" Jim cramer is a worthless overhyped wannabe who couldn't pick a stock to save his own life"

Last but not least. No link but guess. Apple=good earnings

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I Need Steve Jobs Autograph

After my post yesterday I started thinking I better get started now. My Dad has been an avid Apple users since 1978, and I can say I knew I wanted to be in business from the first time I started playing Lemonade Stand on the Apple II. My Dad is the kind of guy that buys everything he needs and is almost impossible to buy for. The ultimate gift for my Dad would a photo or a letter from Steve to my Dad (Terry). It would make up for the thousands of socks and flannel shirts I have bought for him over the years. I made the same request for Fats Domino 10 years back and he sent a photo to my Dad before he passed (Fats that is). If anyone has an inside to Steve or can pass this on please email me. I promise this would never make it to ebay or auction but only into the office of my Father. Thanks for everyone's help in advance. By the way his birthday is in August but I figured I better get a jump.

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It's Official It's a Bull Market and I Can Prove It

Here's how I prove it. I believe that Google can be used to search for trends in certain things using their GOOGLETRENDS analyzer. I like at retail stores growth using this by seeing if their searches have gone up or down. I use it for a million different things. I recently typed in the two queries "bull market vs. bear market" and the graph is too the left. It's more than ironic that ther queries are related to the actual sentiment of the market. Look at how many more searches were done during the bear market summer and look how bull market rose to take over the searches in Sept. More than fun in games, it shows real trends. Go to Google Trends to See a LARGE graph or use the trends. Guarantee you'll start using it. Let me know how it goes.

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The Ultimate Steve Jobs Autograph

Man would I love to have this. My father is probably the biggest Apple fan of all time. This would be the best gift I could ever give to him and autographed ROM chip by Steve Jobs. Picture better if clicked. more about the chip and how he got it at ComputerHistory.

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Your Brain Can't Do This : Count the F's

HOW MANY F'S DOES THE FOLOWING PASSAGE CONTAIN?
press here to see the answer.

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I Have UTube.com for Sale

Don't I wish. The website's owner Universal Tube is getting crushed with traffic. They have 17 employees and $12 million in sales but also had 68 million hits in August. They feel the crashing server is getting in the way of sales and have decided to sell the web site. I bid $1000. More on the story here.

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Sunday Linkalicious

Click here, click here , click here ,click here, click here , click here , click here, click here, click here, click here, click here, click here, click here , click here ,click here, click here , click here , click here, click here, click here. Don't tell me how to link


45 Percent of All Computers Purchased at Princeton were Macs. (why I'm long AAPL)

Party Poker says that new ban on gambling does not apply to them as poker is a game of skill


It's time for Ernie's House Of WhipAss Best Breast 2006 contest.

If this comes with the X-box I'm going to get one. Hot stuff inside.

Add El Mercado to your daily reads. It's not en espanol

I don't know if I believe this or not but there are some pictures going around of a snake that was opened up and inside was a man. You decide .

I am buying some of these tiles for my new bathroom. Expensive but gives me another reason to stay in the show for and hour.

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Where Do You Plant Tulips on Saturday?