Wall Street Financier: Notes from High Altitude©
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
The best part of starting the News and Resources from the readers…to the readers series is getting so many of them already. I don’t have a standing desk, but after receiving this tip from reader Chuck I am seriously looking at buying myself one. If a standing adjustable desk is …
Golf in the Kingdom by Michael Murphy is an older book (fist Ed.: 1972) written by Michael Murphy, one of the founders of The Esalen Institute. Why I first looked at the title, I said to myself: What is this, is it about golf in Saudi Arabia or something ? …
In the previous post I came up with the Free Resources for the Free Mind recommendations, where the recommendations come from the readers…for the readers, and guess what ? Readers have been writing back in doves. I got 10 emails with 48 hours. My readers are tired of the online garbage out …
Perhaps you’re a poker player. Perhaps not. Bloomberg news yesterday wrote a piece on the study called Hedge Fund Hold’Em. ” Academics Yan Lu, Sandra Mortal and Sugata Ray try to answer the question in a new paper titled “Hedge Fund Hold’em.” This is part of an emerging academic interest in correlating …
Sam Walker, former reporter and editor at the WSJ and author of The Captain’s Class: The Hidden Force That Creates the World’s Greatest Teams had an article with same title I chose for the post in this weekend journal (link) Sam starts with a narrative description of Sen. Amy Klobuchar …
Last night on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel they featured a man by the name of Ashrita Furman. Ashrita is a remarkable individual who since 1979 has set 628 world records, of which 205 are still standing. He is featured in the Guinness Book of World Records. Happiness is progress …
