Nothing much has happened since October, I wanted to wait out the market volatility for awhile before buying more positions throughout my portfolio. I did sell a lot of the stocks that didn't move to my liking last month (DEEP, SSW, RVBD, GS). It's a good thing I did too, both RVBD and GS plummeted soon after reporting so I definitely breathed a sigh of relieve that I was able to lock a small short-term profit.
*Although I am for the most part long term, if a stock is stagnant through market upswings, it tells me that either investors are seeing something that I'm not, or it's just not popular right now and it may be a good idea to invest your money elsewhere for now. DEFINITELY keep it on your watchlist.
I also place some trailing stops on Cleveland Biolabs (CBLI) since they were supposed to report the DoD contract award by the end of the year, and still has yet to happen. And then they went ahead and cancelled their year-end meeting. This raised a red flag with me and other investors, and the stock dropped 22% in a week! It's not looking too good for the company, I have a bad feeling that delay means denial. I did repurchase the stock after the dip, but at about 1/6 the amount I was previously invested in. This is money that I'm willing to lose so I don't advise anyone to be heavily invested. Like I said before, this was a purely speculative short-term play. Ah well, you win some and you lose some.
I do have a new member recently added to my portfolio, the company is called Amedisys Inc (AMED). Amedisys specializes in home health care/hospice services and is a one of the largest in the U.S. They were recently featured by The Motley Fool Stock Advisor, but i waited awhile since the market was going negatively sour at the time. BIG MISTAKE. AMED jumped 20% during the down days, which shows to me that this could be a great U.S. economic hedge. I think similar to FSLR, the competitive advantage for this company is it's HUGE size, they're over twice the market cap of it's closest competitor. With a 5 year PEG ratio of 1.18, the stock is still looking quite enticing. Again, buy in thirds and especially since the PEG is a little higher after the recent run-up.
*When looking for undervalued companies, first examine their balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow. Low debt is a definite must for me. Once you've decided that you would like to purchase the company, a great indicator of WHEN to purchase is by its PEG ratio (0.50 or less is undervalued, 0.50 - 1.00 is fairly valued, 1.00-1.30 is richly valued, and 1.30 and up is overvalued).
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
hmm
Eww, I haven't posted anything in awhile. But in my defense, nothing new has really happened. I did total my car (fortunately no one was hurt) and have since bought a new one in one month's time!
Stock wise, I have increased positions in both Garmin (GRMN) and Cleveland Biolabs (CBLI).
Garmin recently suffered a huge hit when it was announced that Navteq (NVT) was being bought out by cellular phone giant Nokia. So how does this affect GRMN you might ask? Well, Navteq is the sole provider of GPS mapping information for GRMN's GPS navigation equipment. By having a company like Nokia at the reigns, this will most likely mean GRMN will not have the premium pricing it once used to enjoy for NVT's services. Investors were really scared by this an a stampede-like bear run ensued. This is where I jumped in an almost caught it at the low point (@ $96.45) which was really sweet timing. In the long term a few cents doesn't matter, it's just icing on the cake. Since Oct 3, GRMN has been up quite nicely and almost back to it's 52-week high.
And now the poor trading on my part. I went against my rule and bought CBLI on a the tail-end of a huge bull run. I thought the institutions might have known something that wasn't released yet, possibly the announcement of DoD Contract award. So, in a panic i bought. And I bought at PEAK. So now I'm down about 12% on that position. Remember, NEVER buy Biotechs on no-news! I should have known better, but I'm holding firm on that position. I still believe CBLI has plenty of room to run, especially when the DoD contract award is announced (supposed to have been end of summer, but it's looking like it won't be till end of this year).
Stock wise, I have increased positions in both Garmin (GRMN) and Cleveland Biolabs (CBLI).
Garmin recently suffered a huge hit when it was announced that Navteq (NVT) was being bought out by cellular phone giant Nokia. So how does this affect GRMN you might ask? Well, Navteq is the sole provider of GPS mapping information for GRMN's GPS navigation equipment. By having a company like Nokia at the reigns, this will most likely mean GRMN will not have the premium pricing it once used to enjoy for NVT's services. Investors were really scared by this an a stampede-like bear run ensued. This is where I jumped in an almost caught it at the low point (@ $96.45) which was really sweet timing. In the long term a few cents doesn't matter, it's just icing on the cake. Since Oct 3, GRMN has been up quite nicely and almost back to it's 52-week high.
And now the poor trading on my part. I went against my rule and bought CBLI on a the tail-end of a huge bull run. I thought the institutions might have known something that wasn't released yet, possibly the announcement of DoD Contract award. So, in a panic i bought. And I bought at PEAK. So now I'm down about 12% on that position. Remember, NEVER buy Biotechs on no-news! I should have known better, but I'm holding firm on that position. I still believe CBLI has plenty of room to run, especially when the DoD contract award is announced (supposed to have been end of summer, but it's looking like it won't be till end of this year).
Thursday, July 19, 2007
An Update...RVBD, FSLR, PCAR
Recently, I initiated small positions in Riverbed Technology Inc (RVBD) and First Solar, Inc (FSLR) for my high-risk high-yield account, and Paccar Inc (PCAR) for my long-term Roth IRA account. I just realize that at this moment I'm actually averaging a better return in my Roth IRA (+19%) than my high-risk account (+14%)! This is mainly due to building positions in DEEP, SSW, RVBD, and FSLR, but I'm still impressed at the short-term gains on my long-term IRA stocks (+5 years).
So a little insight on my three new positions...
1) RVBD is a technology company, who specializes in WAN acceleration products for enterprise level (mid to large sized) organizations in need of high speed interconnectivity. They one several awards since 2005 for their WAN accelerator, and will probably keep winning with their ingenuity of their products. So far RVBD has blown away competitor Cisco (CSCO) and have such a huge edge, that it'll be some time until other companies can begin to recapture the huge WAN market share that RVBD has bitten a chunk into. RVBD has beat estimates the last two earnings reports, but that's about all the reports they have made since they are a recent IPO. I look forward to more great things as this company expands with the U.S. and Internationally with their proprietary WAN acceleration product (competitive moat!).
2) My second pick, FSLR, is a solar company (alternative energy). The company develops a proprietary solar panel that uses SIGNIFICANTLY less silicon than other manufacturers. They do take up a little more space since they are less efficient, however, they do see reaching solar grid parity (where it is the same price to have a solar plant vs. a coal/oil plant) in as early as 2010, depending on oil prices.
I'm really late in the game for this stock, i've been watching it ever since it killed me in CAPS and hit 40 points (almost 100% gain from when i first underperformed it). Since then i've seen it rise higher and higher, and all the time i kept thinking to myself, "ok i'll buy on the next dip," and then "no wait, it might go back down more" after it did dip. After the last rally I told myself, "screw it," and bought a third* intending to place more positions later, pending a huge drop or increase in price (which i should have done from the start!). Let's hope that the steam hasn't run out in this engine and we'll hopefully see it hit even higher highs with the next earnings report (which looks promising since they just landed 5 huge contracts worth over a billion dollars).
*Always buy in thirds when going long term, it's less risky and allows you manage swings and obtain a good average price level. For me I like to purchase on 8% or more swings (negatively) or when a stock hits its 50-day Moving Average (don't forget to pay no less than 2% commission for each position, it's just not worth it otherwise!).
Lately (this and last qtr), a lot of companies whose reported excellent revenue and growth have been PUNISHED with extreme prejudice because they've lowered future outlook/estimates (fear of a weakening U.S. economy).
A solution to this is to look for companies that are taking advantage of the U.S. economic slowdown such as PRAA (who buys defaulted loans at a huge discount and collects the debt themselves for a hefty profit) or international companies not heavily affected by the U.S. Economy such as FSLR , PCU, or my next stock pick, Paccar Inc.
3) Not only is PCAR an international company and won top awards in their industry, they've also started development of improving their trucks to be 30% more fuel efficient within the next seven years using hybrid technology. This is a HUGE selling point for these gas-guzzling beasts and shows potential for greater growth in the future. Bottom line, the company has great fundamentals, best overall ranking in its group, and not very well known. Most importantly for me from a long-term standpoint, they give a very generous special dividend at the end of the year on top of their quarterly dividend (which is almost as wonderful as a stock repurchase plan!).
I've already hit my 10 position limit* for my high-risk portfolio, but I'll be ending my position in FCFS very soon so i'll have some room for something else. I thought the poor economy would have a little better effect on FCFS's financials, but it's been a sloppy roller coaster ride for this stock for a year now and i think it will be some time before it will be able to break out of its base. I'll probably be watching from the sidelines by then, but ah well, NO REGRETS!
*It's a good idea to limit the amount of stocks you have in your portfolio at one time, having more than that will be just way too hard to keep up with! Especially for high-risk volatile stocks (although it's the slow decliners that tend to sneak by my radar and kill me the most!).
So a little insight on my three new positions...
1) RVBD is a technology company, who specializes in WAN acceleration products for enterprise level (mid to large sized) organizations in need of high speed interconnectivity. They one several awards since 2005 for their WAN accelerator, and will probably keep winning with their ingenuity of their products. So far RVBD has blown away competitor Cisco (CSCO) and have such a huge edge, that it'll be some time until other companies can begin to recapture the huge WAN market share that RVBD has bitten a chunk into. RVBD has beat estimates the last two earnings reports, but that's about all the reports they have made since they are a recent IPO. I look forward to more great things as this company expands with the U.S. and Internationally with their proprietary WAN acceleration product (competitive moat!).
2) My second pick, FSLR, is a solar company (alternative energy). The company develops a proprietary solar panel that uses SIGNIFICANTLY less silicon than other manufacturers. They do take up a little more space since they are less efficient, however, they do see reaching solar grid parity (where it is the same price to have a solar plant vs. a coal/oil plant) in as early as 2010, depending on oil prices.
I'm really late in the game for this stock, i've been watching it ever since it killed me in CAPS and hit 40 points (almost 100% gain from when i first underperformed it). Since then i've seen it rise higher and higher, and all the time i kept thinking to myself, "ok i'll buy on the next dip," and then "no wait, it might go back down more" after it did dip. After the last rally I told myself, "screw it," and bought a third* intending to place more positions later, pending a huge drop or increase in price (which i should have done from the start!). Let's hope that the steam hasn't run out in this engine and we'll hopefully see it hit even higher highs with the next earnings report (which looks promising since they just landed 5 huge contracts worth over a billion dollars).
*Always buy in thirds when going long term, it's less risky and allows you manage swings and obtain a good average price level. For me I like to purchase on 8% or more swings (negatively) or when a stock hits its 50-day Moving Average (don't forget to pay no less than 2% commission for each position, it's just not worth it otherwise!).
Lately (this and last qtr), a lot of companies whose reported excellent revenue and growth have been PUNISHED with extreme prejudice because they've lowered future outlook/estimates (fear of a weakening U.S. economy).
A solution to this is to look for companies that are taking advantage of the U.S. economic slowdown such as PRAA (who buys defaulted loans at a huge discount and collects the debt themselves for a hefty profit) or international companies not heavily affected by the U.S. Economy such as FSLR , PCU, or my next stock pick, Paccar Inc.
3) Not only is PCAR an international company and won top awards in their industry, they've also started development of improving their trucks to be 30% more fuel efficient within the next seven years using hybrid technology. This is a HUGE selling point for these gas-guzzling beasts and shows potential for greater growth in the future. Bottom line, the company has great fundamentals, best overall ranking in its group, and not very well known. Most importantly for me from a long-term standpoint, they give a very generous special dividend at the end of the year on top of their quarterly dividend (which is almost as wonderful as a stock repurchase plan!).
I've already hit my 10 position limit* for my high-risk portfolio, but I'll be ending my position in FCFS very soon so i'll have some room for something else. I thought the poor economy would have a little better effect on FCFS's financials, but it's been a sloppy roller coaster ride for this stock for a year now and i think it will be some time before it will be able to break out of its base. I'll probably be watching from the sidelines by then, but ah well, NO REGRETS!
*It's a good idea to limit the amount of stocks you have in your portfolio at one time, having more than that will be just way too hard to keep up with! Especially for high-risk volatile stocks (although it's the slow decliners that tend to sneak by my radar and kill me the most!).
Thursday, July 05, 2007
ACk!
I guess I got confused and should've re-researched DEEP a little more. DEEP was NOT featured on IBD New America, but it has been a stock that I've been watching for awhile so I shall keep it. Again I'm long on this so I'll probably hold for a few years. Unless it tanks 20% or more, then i might consider selling (my tolerance level since it is an IPO) or probably buy a second position since I feel this is a decent company.
Recently, the Transportation Industry sector, primarily Shipping has been hot within the last month or so. I've decided to put some money in there and bought a small position in Seaspan Corporation (SSW) today after watching it go up 20% in the last month. SSW is a dry bulk carrier, similar to Dryships Inc (DRYS). I really like Seaspan's business plan, where they purchase ships and lease them out to companies (long-term) who can't necessarily afford to buy an entire ship or have the necessity to.
The Hong Kong-based company today has a fleet of 21 specially built cargo ships in the water, with 26 more on order. By 2010, the company expects to have 100 to 120 ships, all leased out to shipping companies. This could mean HUGE growth potential for this recent IPO (I know, this is the second IPO company that I've purchased as of recent, but hey, I'm young and you should always be a little more riskier than if you were closer to retirement).
Oh and their fundamentals are not too shabby either (only the BEST in their group!). I'm surprised that there hasn't been more Wall Street coverage (Fund Investment) on this firm, which is good for us because eventually they'll start being recognized (after a few good earnings reports) and will hopefully BLOW UP!
Recently, the Transportation Industry sector, primarily Shipping has been hot within the last month or so. I've decided to put some money in there and bought a small position in Seaspan Corporation (SSW) today after watching it go up 20% in the last month. SSW is a dry bulk carrier, similar to Dryships Inc (DRYS). I really like Seaspan's business plan, where they purchase ships and lease them out to companies (long-term) who can't necessarily afford to buy an entire ship or have the necessity to.
The Hong Kong-based company today has a fleet of 21 specially built cargo ships in the water, with 26 more on order. By 2010, the company expects to have 100 to 120 ships, all leased out to shipping companies. This could mean HUGE growth potential for this recent IPO (I know, this is the second IPO company that I've purchased as of recent, but hey, I'm young and you should always be a little more riskier than if you were closer to retirement).
Oh and their fundamentals are not too shabby either (only the BEST in their group!). I'm surprised that there hasn't been more Wall Street coverage (Fund Investment) on this firm, which is good for us because eventually they'll start being recognized (after a few good earnings reports) and will hopefully BLOW UP!
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Go DEEP!
Just bought a small position in Superior Offshore International INC (DEEP) last Friday @ $18.25 per share. DEEP is still very small (Mkt Cap $475 mil) and only recently IPO'd. I really do NOT like to invest in companies that have IPO'd in less than 1 year since volatility can be rampant in these stages (takes a few earning reports to smooth things out). But in this case I've been keeping a close eye on this stock since it was featured in IBD's New America (great source for new/underexposed companies).
DEEP specializes in subsea construction and diving services for off-shore platforms and drilling operations (oil and gas exploration) in the Gulf of Mexico. This sector is already quite hot, and with land-based oil reserves dwindling you can only expect it to get hotter. This will require a lot of construction and maintenance work and this is where DEEP comes into play. Oh and hurricanes in the region only helps DEEP since repair work is their forte as well.
Long-term growth and global expansion prospects only make this company that much more appealing for me (since I am a long-term investor), let's wait and see if this one pays off.
DEEP specializes in subsea construction and diving services for off-shore platforms and drilling operations (oil and gas exploration) in the Gulf of Mexico. This sector is already quite hot, and with land-based oil reserves dwindling you can only expect it to get hotter. This will require a lot of construction and maintenance work and this is where DEEP comes into play. Oh and hurricanes in the region only helps DEEP since repair work is their forte as well.
Long-term growth and global expansion prospects only make this company that much more appealing for me (since I am a long-term investor), let's wait and see if this one pays off.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Saturday, May 19, 2007
ARGHH!!!
Ok i took a risk and did some short term trading, which you should NEVER do with money you aren't willing to lose! Cause boy did I lose!!!
So with the last few weeks, i took up positions in AVNR, MTOX, GRMN, SPN, BWLD, CMG, NOV, CRDN, JSDA, ROCM, VOLC, all on whims, either earnings or speculative. AVNR, MTOX both had huge breakouts which I tried to ride to capture some profits. The problem was i entered before a dip and my trailing stops kept hitting, when I'd rebuy, the stock would swing back to it's original position! I didn't lose much for each, maybe 8% total.
The real killers were my long-term prospects, ROCM and JSDA. both of which were STUPID plays, JSDA was an attempt to gamble earnings and ROCM was a hope that it would flip since the stock was taking at least a 40% drop in price from peak. Basically i got greedy and both stocks plummeted horribly, both losing me well over 18% each!
Ironically, it wasn't the losses that was the problem, it was the gains prior to ROCM and JSDA that did me in. I speculated good earnings reports from CMG, BWLD and SPN, which turned out to be all spectacular, CMG and BWLD both posted HUGE increases, almost 20-30% each. This gain fogged my rationale with greed, and the mistake i made was increased my positions in JSDA and ROCM once i discovered the so-called weakness in price... *sigh*
My play portfolio is now trashed and i am now hanging around even for overall return (from being 20% up). The slight market correction last week and earlier this week did NOT help at all either. Ah well, live and learn, and glad that i was rational enough not to do the same with my Roth IRA (which is still up a nice 12% return so far).
Lesson RE-learned from last month: Don't fcuk around with day-trading type activities, do your homework on a stock WELL and THOROUGHLY before making a rash decision and buying! Once a decision is made to purchase....buy in THIRDS in case of market fluctuations, definitely spaced between 10-15% differences in share price. A good idea is to always determine an exit point for the stock as well. Timing exit is equally important as entry!
More to come later...
So with the last few weeks, i took up positions in AVNR, MTOX, GRMN, SPN, BWLD, CMG, NOV, CRDN, JSDA, ROCM, VOLC, all on whims, either earnings or speculative. AVNR, MTOX both had huge breakouts which I tried to ride to capture some profits. The problem was i entered before a dip and my trailing stops kept hitting, when I'd rebuy, the stock would swing back to it's original position! I didn't lose much for each, maybe 8% total.
The real killers were my long-term prospects, ROCM and JSDA. both of which were STUPID plays, JSDA was an attempt to gamble earnings and ROCM was a hope that it would flip since the stock was taking at least a 40% drop in price from peak. Basically i got greedy and both stocks plummeted horribly, both losing me well over 18% each!
Ironically, it wasn't the losses that was the problem, it was the gains prior to ROCM and JSDA that did me in. I speculated good earnings reports from CMG, BWLD and SPN, which turned out to be all spectacular, CMG and BWLD both posted HUGE increases, almost 20-30% each. This gain fogged my rationale with greed, and the mistake i made was increased my positions in JSDA and ROCM once i discovered the so-called weakness in price... *sigh*
My play portfolio is now trashed and i am now hanging around even for overall return (from being 20% up). The slight market correction last week and earlier this week did NOT help at all either. Ah well, live and learn, and glad that i was rational enough not to do the same with my Roth IRA (which is still up a nice 12% return so far).
Lesson RE-learned from last month: Don't fcuk around with day-trading type activities, do your homework on a stock WELL and THOROUGHLY before making a rash decision and buying! Once a decision is made to purchase....buy in THIRDS in case of market fluctuations, definitely spaced between 10-15% differences in share price. A good idea is to always determine an exit point for the stock as well. Timing exit is equally important as entry!
More to come later...
Monday, April 30, 2007
The Market...
is my new girlfriend. I spend half my work day and hours before bed digesting and absorbing anything I possibly can about the stocks, trends and anything else related to it. A couple of great FREE sites to check out:
http://www.fool.com/
http://www.thestreet.com/
http://www.reuters.com/
I also love reading The Investor's Business Daily, however, this is a pay site so I recommend having some friends share the monthly fees with you. Online brokerages also provide a plethora of stock research information, and some even offer real-time stock quotes for FREE!
I personally use Scottrade, which is excellent and provides a lot of FREE benefits that a lot of online brokerages usually charge for. Also, you can setup an account with no minimum balance and there's no annual/monthly fees! They also have a local offices everywhere, so you have someone to ask dumb trading questions (I do it ALL the time!) to or help you with any account problems, which is much better than waiting on hold FOREVER.
If you do decide to get a Scottrade account, I highly suggest you find someone who already has an account so that they can refer you, that way you'll get 3 free trades with a minimum $250 deposit. They'll get 3 free trades also so it's a win win situation! If you can't find a friend with an account, email me, and i'll gladly send you a referral!
Did I also mention that every trade is only $7?! 10 or 10,000 shares, buy or sell, it's always $7. You cannot find a better deal out there!
Anyway, I'll stop talking like a salesperson now! More posts to come about trading strategies (the good stuff)...
http://www.fool.com/
http://www.thestreet.com/
http://www.reuters.com/
I also love reading The Investor's Business Daily, however, this is a pay site so I recommend having some friends share the monthly fees with you. Online brokerages also provide a plethora of stock research information, and some even offer real-time stock quotes for FREE!
I personally use Scottrade, which is excellent and provides a lot of FREE benefits that a lot of online brokerages usually charge for. Also, you can setup an account with no minimum balance and there's no annual/monthly fees! They also have a local offices everywhere, so you have someone to ask dumb trading questions (I do it ALL the time!) to or help you with any account problems, which is much better than waiting on hold FOREVER.
If you do decide to get a Scottrade account, I highly suggest you find someone who already has an account so that they can refer you, that way you'll get 3 free trades with a minimum $250 deposit. They'll get 3 free trades also so it's a win win situation! If you can't find a friend with an account, email me, and i'll gladly send you a referral!
Did I also mention that every trade is only $7?! 10 or 10,000 shares, buy or sell, it's always $7. You cannot find a better deal out there!
Anyway, I'll stop talking like a salesperson now! More posts to come about trading strategies (the good stuff)...
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Whoa...
Crap, i just realized it's been MONTHS since i've made an entry! Anyway, it's prolly because i've been up to the SAME 'OL SHIZZO since the last post. Lots of drinking, lots of sleeping, and lots of SEX! Just kidding...I didn't sleep that much!
Honestly though, I've been really engrossed in the U.S. stock markets right now, and I've been exhorting ridiculous amounts of my free time studying charts, reading articles, and picking away at cash flow statements and balance sheets. Basically, I'm downright obsessed and found my true calling. Well, it's prolly just a phase and I'll lose interest as my stocks plummet into oblivion along with my life savings....lol.
I doubt that anyone's interested but here's a website that I've been using to test my theories, and basically compete with other peeps on how well I'd do if it were real life. Of course I do not or would ever have that many stocks in my real portfolio, but let me reiterate that it's just a GAME. The thing with this site is that you also compete with the S&P500, which let me tell you is TOUGH.
But I've been lucky, in the past 6 months I've managed to accumulate 900 points (or 900 percent better than the S&P500), majority of which was through shorting big stocks. For some reason I have this weird knack for calling crappy companies. BUT, I've yet to grow the testicles to try this in real life! However, with the encouragement of my coworkers, I've been monitoring my select picks, and so far with somewhat promising results. I guess the pessimism in me can actually be put to good use!
Maybe in a month or so I'll begin to try it out in real life. Hmm...this is both exciting and scary at the same time! Just like the first time you drove a car! You want to go faster, you know you can go faster, but you know you shouldn't go faster, and sometimes you find out the hard way! And by hard I mean a telephone pole or rock wall, or even worse another car!
Anywho, further posts to come, mainly for record keeping on my theories and certain picks that some of you all out there may consider...stay tuned!
Honestly though, I've been really engrossed in the U.S. stock markets right now, and I've been exhorting ridiculous amounts of my free time studying charts, reading articles, and picking away at cash flow statements and balance sheets. Basically, I'm downright obsessed and found my true calling. Well, it's prolly just a phase and I'll lose interest as my stocks plummet into oblivion along with my life savings....lol.
I doubt that anyone's interested but here's a website that I've been using to test my theories, and basically compete with other peeps on how well I'd do if it were real life. Of course I do not or would ever have that many stocks in my real portfolio, but let me reiterate that it's just a GAME. The thing with this site is that you also compete with the S&P500, which let me tell you is TOUGH.
But I've been lucky, in the past 6 months I've managed to accumulate 900 points (or 900 percent better than the S&P500), majority of which was through shorting big stocks. For some reason I have this weird knack for calling crappy companies. BUT, I've yet to grow the testicles to try this in real life! However, with the encouragement of my coworkers, I've been monitoring my select picks, and so far with somewhat promising results. I guess the pessimism in me can actually be put to good use!
Maybe in a month or so I'll begin to try it out in real life. Hmm...this is both exciting and scary at the same time! Just like the first time you drove a car! You want to go faster, you know you can go faster, but you know you shouldn't go faster, and sometimes you find out the hard way! And by hard I mean a telephone pole or rock wall, or even worse another car!
Anywho, further posts to come, mainly for record keeping on my theories and certain picks that some of you all out there may consider...stay tuned!
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
So I fired my secretary...
Why I fired my Secretary.
Last week was my birthday
and I didn't feel very well
waking up on that morning.
I went downstairs for breakfast
hoping my wife would be pleasant and say, "Happy Birthday!", and possibly have a small present for me.
As it turned out,
she barely said good morning,
let alone " Happy Birthday."
I thought...
Well, that's marriage for you,
but the kids.... They will remember.
My kids came bounding down stairs to breakfast and didn't say a word.
So when I left for the office,
I felt pretty low and somewhat despondent.
As I walked into my office,
my secretary Jane said,
"Good Morning Boss, and by the way
Happy Birthday !" It felt a little better that at least someone had remembered.
I worked until one o'clock ,when Jane knocked on my door and said, "You know, It's such a beautiful day outside,
and it is your Birthday,
what do you say we go out to lunch, just you and me."
I said, "Thanks, Jane, that's the greatest thing I've heard all day. Let's go !"
We went to lunch.
But we didn't go where we normally would go.
She chose instead a quite bistro with a private table.
We had two martinis each
and I enjoyed the meal tremendously.
On the way back to the office, Jane said, "You know, It's such a beautiful day...We don't need to go straight back to the office, Do We ?"
I responded,
"I guess not. What do you have in mind ?"
She said, "Let's drop by my apartment,
it's just around the corner."
After arriving at her apartment,
Jane turned to me and said, " Boss, if you don't mind, I'm going to step into the bedroom for just a moment. I'll be right back."
"Ok." I nervously replied.
She went into the bedroom and,
after a couple of minutes, she came out
carrying a huge birthday cake ... Followed by my wife, my kids, and dozens of my friends and co-workers, all singing "Happy Birthday".
And I just sat there on the couch...
Naked.
Last week was my birthday
and I didn't feel very well
waking up on that morning.
I went downstairs for breakfast
hoping my wife would be pleasant and say, "Happy Birthday!", and possibly have a small present for me.
As it turned out,
she barely said good morning,
let alone " Happy Birthday."
I thought...
Well, that's marriage for you,
but the kids.... They will remember.
My kids came bounding down stairs to breakfast and didn't say a word.
So when I left for the office,
I felt pretty low and somewhat despondent.
As I walked into my office,
my secretary Jane said,
"Good Morning Boss, and by the way
Happy Birthday !" It felt a little better that at least someone had remembered.
I worked until one o'clock ,when Jane knocked on my door and said, "You know, It's such a beautiful day outside,
and it is your Birthday,
what do you say we go out to lunch, just you and me."
I said, "Thanks, Jane, that's the greatest thing I've heard all day. Let's go !"
We went to lunch.
But we didn't go where we normally would go.
She chose instead a quite bistro with a private table.
We had two martinis each
and I enjoyed the meal tremendously.
On the way back to the office, Jane said, "You know, It's such a beautiful day...We don't need to go straight back to the office, Do We ?"
I responded,
"I guess not. What do you have in mind ?"
She said, "Let's drop by my apartment,
it's just around the corner."
After arriving at her apartment,
Jane turned to me and said, " Boss, if you don't mind, I'm going to step into the bedroom for just a moment. I'll be right back."
"Ok." I nervously replied.
She went into the bedroom and,
after a couple of minutes, she came out
carrying a huge birthday cake ... Followed by my wife, my kids, and dozens of my friends and co-workers, all singing "Happy Birthday".
And I just sat there on the couch...
Naked.
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