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“If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent,” Isaac Newton. "He that have patience can have what he will," Ben Franklin. "A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else," George Savile. "How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?" William Shakespeare. "I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures," Lao Tzu

I sometimes find risk-arbitrage plays at this site, although I don't look at it as often as I should http://www.mergerspread.com

Ahahah!!!! Great quote!! ;D Cheers, Gio “The most expensive sex is free sex,” Woody Allen. "I don't pay prostitutes for sex, I pay them to leave," Charlie Sheen.

The NFL might be sending a message to the Patriots that repeat dishonest behavior by anyone in your organization will be met with increasing severity of punishment.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/11/us/nfl-deflategate-response/index.html Edit: His first game back will be against the Colts in Lucas Oil Stadium.

Not till I see commercials like these,

“The key to tennis is to win the last point,” Jim Courier.

I usually put my option orders in as a limit at the bid and get better pricing, especially from IB. One thing to not do is put your limit order in as "all or none," because I have never gotten better than the bid when doing that. Here I am referring to my Schwab account.

We once found a dead mouse in a bag of dog food. I don't recall the brand, but we likely switched brands! Our dogs probably would have eaten the mouse if we hadn't spotted it, lol.

Yes, that is how I enter all my positions. It is rare that I miss out because a stock never trades below my target price and I don't get put to. The one I recall was MCD at a strike price of $55 about 5 years ago.

I've read most of Jared Diamond's books and they are very, very good. It has been a while since I read any of his books, so I don't recall if this was true with all his books, but I feel depressed after reading his stuff and I am typically a pretty up beat person.

“It’s not getting any smarter out there. You have to come to terms with stupidity and make it work for you,” Frank Zappa.

I wrote some April 40-strike puts on FAST today. In a week I'll either have a starter position in FAST at a basis of $39.15 or $0.85 per share profit. Im watching fast too, do you think the multiple premium is still justified at these prices? I can't tell for sure if they're going to keep growing like in the past but I do like that insiders are buying and the shares buyback. I am prepared to buy more if it does go down a lot. I do not know if the high multiple is justified. I'll get more serious about looking into FAST if I get put to on Friday! In the FAST thread Phaceliacapital points out that FAST has always been priced at a high multiple. Of course that is no justification unless the growth is still there. I also noticed the insiders were buying and that helped pushed me to go ahead and write some puts. Edit: FAST is by far the highest multiple stock I have looked at in a long time. Don't you think the predictability of the business deserves a higher multiple than average? Regarding growth, their investor presentation points to a very long runway ....so I am not concerned abt the growth as such (it will happen, just a matter of when). I recently swapped some of my long held AIG position to FAST - moving up the quality of business chain. I can sleep better with my entire net worth invested in FAST as opposed to AIG even though the multiple on AIG is paltry. That's good to hear about FAST as FAST is now below the strike price on my put options! I don't know much about FAST, so I do not know how to judge the multiple. A predictable business that pays a 2.8% dividend with a long runway sounds like the sort of company I would like to own. If put to it would just be a small position for me, but incentive to get going with my research!

I wrote some April 40-strike puts on FAST today. In a week I'll either have a starter position in FAST at a basis of $39.15 or $0.85 per share profit. Im watching fast too, do you think the multiple premium is still justified at these prices? I can't tell for sure if they're going to keep growing like in the past but I do like that insiders are buying and the shares buyback. I am prepared to buy more if it does go down a lot. I do not know if the high multiple is justified. I'll get more serious about looking into FAST if I get put to on Friday! In the FAST thread Phaceliacapital points out that FAST has always been priced at a high multiple. Of course that is no justification unless the growth is still there. I also noticed the insiders were buying and that helped pushed me to go ahead and write some puts. Edit: FAST is by far the highest multiple stock I have looked at in a long time.

Not me! Running is not a big part of my workouts, I worry about the toll it might take on my legs. I will run a couple of times a week for 5 minutes at the end of my 60 minute workouts. That is mainly so if I really had to run I might be able to!

It's better she never finds out.. ;)

“More than any time in history mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness, the other to total extinction. Let us pray that we have the wisdom to choose correctly,” Woody Allen.

I wrote some April 40-strike puts on FAST today. In a week I'll either have a starter position in FAST at a basis of $39.15 or $0.85 per share profit.

That's awesome. I never could get into exercising much because I tend to find it boring, and I also don't like team sports or activities that need me to leave the house (I know, that rules out a lot of things). I tend to end up doing mostly bodyweight stuff (push ups, pull ups) and I work at a standing desk, so at least I'm up and walking around all day, and I do try to take walks outside when it's not too cold. But I wish I had the kind of habit that you have, as I know it would be great for me. All this introduction to ask: Do you just naturally like exercising, or have you found tricks to make it more fun? I suppose I could try to do it while listening to podcasts or audiobooks or something like that... I've always found it to be fun. I never got much of my exercise from team sports, just individual workouts. My basement is essentially a gym. I have a Nordic Track, an elliptical, treadmill, concept II rower, free weights, and a kicking bag. Yes I also have a TV and some headphones. So I mix it up a lot. I also do Tae Kwon Do a few days a week and in the summer bike on a trail system, I hate riding on the road. I had a versa climber and used it so much it wore out. I haven't replaced it because they are now ridiculously expensive. Well, maybe a new one wouldn't wear out! I don't know how old my Nordic Track is, but more than 30 years. Just today I had to order new Driverollers (one-way roller clutch bearing) for it.

I've always exercised, a lot, so I don't know what would happen to my sleep if I did not work out. I work out an hour 6 days most weeks, used to only miss a couple of times a year. I'm 62. I don't know what 62 is suppose to feel like, but I don't think I feel anywhere near 62. My guess is I probably feel not much different than I did at 40 other than it sometimes bothers my shoulders a little to do shoulder presses. But I think that is from our 65 pound dogs jerking my arms when I walk them!

I used to need 8 hours otherwise I was worthless the next day. As I have aged that has decreased. After about 7 hours I just wake up, usually no need for an alarm. If I have to I can now easily get by on much less, at least for one day. I did know someone who only needed about 4 hours of sleep. He claimed after 4 hours he would just wake up and be fine. That would be nice, essentially adding 3-4 hours to my life every day!

Maybe because BRK shareholders are happy while there are plenty of ex-DELL shareholders who got screwed when Dell took DELL private!

Whenever I am purchasing something, I always go to AMZN to check if it is there (usually is) and at what price. Is AMZN selling cars yet? LOL

The Disappearing Spoon. about 30% though it. I like learning the history behind scientific discoveries and that is what makes this book an enjoyable read.

Ditto