Dear Ms. Ann White

Okay so this was going to be about position trading but I couldn't find a decent video on YouTube where an idiot wasn't manipulating his data. Saying one thing and only showing us scenarios when it works. I've just started reading "Trade Your Way To Financial Freedom" and hopefully I'll remember to write a review when I'm done, but so far so good. His ideas center around setting and understanding your objectives, creating a REALISTIC system that works for your objectives and cutting your losses short and lettings your profits run. Seriously come talk to me about it. I'm 2 seconds short from moving to NY to work on Wall Street.

So... instead I'm reflecting on my life today. (Boring! You can stop reading now.)

Well Monday night, I went to see Mos Def at the 9:30 Club and thanks to Continental Airlines the show was delayed 3 hours (Yes you suck! Fly Southwest). The 6:30 show started at 9 and my 9:30 show started at 11:30. Minus the cold weather it was going to be an unusual night.

Well since I hate going to shows by myself, I invited the biggest Mos Def fan I knew. She'll be Ann White for today. She's the girl from your first year in college who you spent all your time with but nothing ever really happened. You were inspired by her, you were captivated by her and some could say you were in love with her but nothing ever happened. You just lost touch over the years.

Anyways, it's always good to catch up with old friends. It helps you see what's really important in life and how you have grown over the years. It's a fruit salad of mixed emotions, feelings, dreams and truths. Overall, it was a fun night. We grabbed a couple of drinks at the Velvet Lounge as we waited for the show to start. We were on the floor for the show and Mos Def even performed an extra hour. Unfortunately since it was a Monday night, the metro closed early and there are few cabs driving around DC at 3:30am, so I went back to Ann's place down the street. She heated Celeste's Vegetarian pizza and we chatted about our current relationships and college. I took a nap on the couch with the cats until 5:30 when I took the metro home. Yes, I did die the next day but it was a trip into a past life.

So what do I have to say about all of this? Life is good. That's why I'm writing this letter of encouragement! Ann, you have a job and a sweet pad with clean roommates. Your life interests and passions may have shifted and how you spend your time has changed but that's a part of growing up. There's a quote (I'm going to get this wrong) that says, "the dream of young men are not the same goals of old men." Time changes things and what you want to do changes. If you really want to reconnect with your college self, at the very least you can pick something that you were into back then and hold on tight. I think auditioning for plays is a great thing to do and if you get into one. I'll come see it.

So keep your head up and stay young. Stay beautiful.

A Grand Design

WALLPAPER sliding house


"The brief was simple: to build a house to retire to in order to grow food, entertain and enjoy the East Anglia landscape."

I'm not one who goes crazy for architect but this house is amazing. Who would come up with such a thing? I wonder if there's a safety release somewhere just in case if you get caught in the motor or if the house catches on fire.

Story is King: King Arthur & The Witch

King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur's youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no answer; he would be put to death.

The question? What do women really want? Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end.

He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: the princess, the priests, the wise men and even the court jester. He spoke with every one, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer.

Many people advised him to consult the old witch, for only she would have the answer.

But the price would be high; as the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged.

The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree to her price first.

The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend!

Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises, etc He had never encountered such a repugnant creature in all his life.

He refused to force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible burden; but Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur.

He said nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the preservation of the Round Table.

Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered Arthur's question thus:

What a woman really wants, she answered ... is to be in charge of her own life.

Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur's life would be spared.

And so it was, the neighboring monarch granted Arthur his freedom and Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding.

The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling himself for a horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But, what a sight awaited him. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen lay before him on the bed The astounded Lancelot asked what had happened

The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she appeared as a witch, she would henceforth, be her horrible deformed self only half the time and the beautiful maiden the other half.

Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the day ... or night?

Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day, a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his castle, an old witch? Or, would he prefer having a hideous witch during the day, but by night, a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous intimate moments?

What would YOU do?

What Lancelot chose is below. BUT.... make YOUR choice before you scroll down below. OKAY?





Noble Lancelot said that he would allow HER to make the choice herself.

Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time because he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own life.

Now ... what is the moral to this story?


If you don't let a woman have her own way...
Things are going to get ugly.

Keep It Short: The Black Hole

The Black Hole


What would you do?