Irene Eng The Kibbitzer

Wasili is the Chinese translation of Vladimir, the Russian name we are so familiar with.  Well Lenin for one, and Putin for another.  The current Vladimir had just urged financial powershift yesterday at his hometown Leningrad, oppps, it’s St. Petersburg now.  I’m not sure he’s in the right position to call such change.  Don’t you have to build [...]

Once in a while, I’d hear from him: got 2 tickets in the mail from the Donald and his pretty daughter, inviting me to attend a getting rich or famous sort of seminar, or what so ever.  Being so accommodating, he didn’t forget to invite Golfer and a guest too.  Why anyone in their right mind [...]

The most famous drop out is getting his degree, from the best known university.  In this Time interview, Lev Grossman wrote about his subject’s social skills, and ”There are tales, probably true, of his brutally breaking down employees in meetings.” … Last time we were in Seattle with my Uncle Jimmy and his family, my kids [...]

     
Bush got the warmest welcome in Albania, the treatment usually bestows to the rock star.  Or maybe he IS the rock star to this enthusiastically pro-American Muslim country.  The first picture is on the front page of the FT, high fiving with the crowds.  The second is fm the NYT, ducking under the hands.  [...]

Uncle Bob - my father-in-law’s youngest bro just turned 70.  It’s great to see everyone (almost) at the dinner, good food and wine.  More later on the party.  It’s a typical banquet menu, similar to the one we had two Saturdays ago, the difference is the company.  On diet anyone?  Not me.  Enjoy eating so [...]

A very fruity morning so far … but I didn’t stay the course with the gold, instead I took a small lose on it, my bad.  Move on.  What makes one successful is not the single spectacular trade that occurres (or able to spot) once in a while.  It’s the consistency.