ajit verghese
11/04/2008
Jonathan Klein - CNN’s President re: smaller brands aligning themselves with larger players
Quote posted at 10:39
10/22/2008
Oh the sisters of mercy, they are not departed or gone.
They were waiting for me when I thought that I just can’t go on.
And they brought me their comfort and later they brought me this song.
Oh I hope you run into them, you who’ve been travelling so long.
Yes you who must leave everything that you cannot control.
It begins with your family, but soon it comes around to your soul.
Well I’ve been where you’re hanging, I think I can see how you’re pinned:
When you’re not feeling holy, your loneliness says that you’ve sinned.
Well they lay down beside me, I made my confession to them.
They touched both my eyes and I touched the dew on their hem.
If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn
they will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem.
When I left they were sleeping, I hope you run into them soon.
Don’t turn on the lights, you can read their address by the moon.
And you won’t make me jealous if I hear that they sweetened your night:
We weren’t lovers like that and besides it would still be all right,
Leonard Cohen - Sisters of Mercy
I woke up with this song in my head. I’ll try and convert the audio to mp3 format. Perfect for the rainy day in Boston today.
Quote posted at 17:41
Chandrayaan-1 — which means “Moon Craft” in ancient Sanskrit — launched from the Sriharikota space center in southern India early Wednesday morning in a two-year mission aimed at laying the groundwork for further Indian space expeditions.
Way to go India!
Photo posted at 17:38
10/14/2008
Que Sera Sera.
Emphasis added by me.
“Real money is made at major market bottoms. So I am slowly accumulating a lot of these beaten-down non-financial companies in my long-term account, like Warren Buffett. The key is to stay disciplined, don’t bite off more risk than you can afford. You can profit in this market. But I can’t tell you what happens next. No one can. If the world is really coming to an end, it’s out of my hands and yours.”—
Ask a Trader - Serge Milman of Ronin Asset Management — New York Magazine
Text posted at 09:09
10/08/2008
Can lightning strike twice?
Photo posted at 19:24
09/24/2008
Samuel Beckett - Worstword Ho
Quote posted at 19:46
Prof. Mulvaney re: Strategic buyers in M&A
Quote posted at 19:20
09/06/2008
Many feel that Obama’s speeches contain an inherent beauty not seen since the days of JFK. I agree. The Wordle visualization of his speech at the Democratic National Convention (via Wired.com) is itself art.
This would make a great t-shirt.
Photo posted at 15:37
08/29/2008
Dan Black - “HYPNTZ” (via Listening Post)
For Friday’s trip down memory lane, a great Biggie cover by “a skinny white Englishman”.
Description from Listening Post:
Take a listen to Dan Black’s “HYPNTZ,” in which Black sings Biggie’s lyrics from “Hypnotize” over the beat from Rihanna’s ubiquitous “Umbrella” and bits of audio from Jack Nitzsche’s score for the movie Starman. His heartfelt presentation evades the usual ironic “indie guy covers rap hit” shtick by seeming actually to care about what he’s singing. You can hear the homage, but also the sound of something new and potentially “hott” in the parlance of our times.
Hott indeed.
Audio posted at 19:52
There Goes My Baby - The Walkmen
I was happy to see the Walkmen pop up on Tumblr via Fred Wilson. I went to high school many of them in DC and remember listening to them in their previous incarnatations. I think I may even have that tape lying around here somewhere! Love their sound and happy to see them continue to make good music. Rock on.
There Goes My Baby - The Walkmen
It’s cover day again. And I’m going with another song from the Stubbs The Zombie videogame soundtrack. I’ve never played the videogame, but I’ve played the soundtrack a bunch.
Audio posted at 17:18
