Systemic Failures Still in Markets

The NYTimes had a great op-ed piece today on the financial markets and the systemic problems that still exist. Read on below:

As a start, the best-compensated executives at the top of these big banks, hedge funds and private-equity firms should be treated like general partners of yore. If a firm takes prudent risks that pay off, this top layer of management should be well compensated.… read more “Systemic Failures Still in Markets”

Darkness Returns…

A deep, suffocating evil is about to be unleashed upon America. A monstrosity is returning to the land that has not been seen in years. People everywhere are in serious danger. The legendary Black Rooster is preparing his next dirty invasion. Fathers guard your daughters, daughters guard your puppies, and puppies guard your buttholes.

The mighty Department of Homeland Security is training it’s crack deportation teams to get rid of this evil, but it looks far overmatched for the greasy Persian hair and giant diamond earrings.… read more “Darkness Returns…”

Flayvors of Washington Recipe Contest: Food Network

My sister-in-law has entered the “Flayvors of Washington Recipe Contest” through the Food Network. She came up with a very interesting lasagna recipe using Columbia Crest Pinot Grigio, pears, nutmeg, and lots of other tasty sounding ingredients. The two top finalists in the contest get flown out to New York to be on Bobby Flay’s cooking show.… read more “Flayvors of Washington Recipe Contest: Food Network”

Certified Advanced Web Application Developer

Just passed my final project for my Advanced Web Application Development course I took through the University of Washington. The course lasted for a whole school year (3 quarters) and dug deep into ASP.NET, web services, C# and SQL server. Fascinating information and I have actually taken a lot of time to learn stuff on the side as well.… read more “Certified Advanced Web Application Developer”