STOP…PANICKING AND BUY

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

January 28, 2009

Unemployment is through the roof and the market is…up?

Yeah, you read that right. It’s not a typo.

WALL STREET IS ON FIRE THIS MORNING!

Third straight positive session but we’ll see what happens toward closing time when things can get a little hectic and very bizarre. But, all in all, it’s up and looks to be having a damn fine week so far.

Then again, Thursday and Friday are still up on the schedule so you never know.

Point is, shouldn’t the market be TANKING REALLY REALLY BAD RIGHT NOW?

It should, but it’s not. 

Of course it’s not.

Why, if it was tanking, that would just be a little too obvious and easy for investors now wouldn’t it?

So guess what: today I officially begin my investing/finance blog here:

And you know what? I don’t give a crap if I don’t credible resources to prove I know what I’m talking about because guess what?

THE EXPERTS DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT!

I may not be some licensed, certified, investment guru trader extraordinaire or whatever they may call themselves but I do know this: since the last week of December and beginning of January, I’ve purchased a few thousand bucks worth of stocks…

THEY’VE ALL GONE UP

Did you get that?

THEY’VE ALL GONE UP

That’s right. Up. Up. UP!

Remember that little line from Warren Buffett I referenced in my STOP BEING SCARED blog a week back?

“Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.” -Warren Buffett

Well, that’s what I went out and did. 

I got greedy.

I got greedy when the rest of you were shaking in your boots, shitting in your pants and scared as hell. 

Not that I blame you or anything. I felt the same way. I still kind of do. But, I like doing something about it, not letting my fear do something to me. 

So here’s my advice:

BUY!

Buy what?

Buy crap. Buy things. Buy stuff.

But…what if we’re broke?

FIND MONEY!

Be a beggar for a day. Work as a nanny. Tutor. Do whatever it takes to make a little dough and then…

BUY STOCKS!

Stocks?

Damn right!

STOCKS STOCKS STOCKS

But isn’t the market terrible right now?

You’re damn skippy, it is. That’s why now’s the time to jump in and have a little fun. Because…

…it’s starting to move up!

So…which ones should you buy, you ask?

I will give you 3 that I think are no-brainers:

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3. MICROSOFT

Yes, the recession hit this company and they had to lay people off (5000 people) for the first time in their corporation’s history however, IT’S STILL MICROSOFT. Guess which company won’t be going bankrupt any time soon? Microsoft. Guess what company will be releasing its brand new Windows 7 this year? Microsoft. Guess what company’s stock is SUPER CHEAP ($18) right now and NEEDS to be bought? Microsoft.

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2. BAIDU 

Guess what country has the most internet users in the world? U.S.A.? Nope. China. By a long shot. Baidu is basically the Google of China although Google is trying to compete with them and take over their market. Probably won’t happen because Baidu was first and seems to be the people’s choice. Think China will be decreasing in population anytime soon? Exactly. Buy BAIDU.

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1. ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

My number one choice is this well known video game designer. This company’s ready to BLOW UP. I mean, it already has or did for a number of years and is a good company with good financial numbers but check out this product list: Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, Diablo, Crash Bandicoot, and World of Warcraft, the highest selling online game in the world. Their earnings report for the last quarter is on Febuary 11th. Hopefully I’m right.

STOP SMOKING CRACK

Monday, January 26th, 2009

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*medical marijuana

Ever seen a crackhead?

I mean one of those real twitchy, spazzy, shady looking characters crouched in the alleyways behind apartment buildings smoking rock out of an old, filthy, contaminated pipe.

They’re nasty. Despicable. Horrid. A threat to society. Someone I don’t want living in the alley behind my apartment building.

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*just say NO to crack unless you find these people above attractive

Think anybody on medical marijuana is kneeling down behind dumpsters to get a taste of that piney herb?

Not a chance.

Why?

Marijuana doesn’t operate that way. It chills you out.

Medical marijuana helps someone who’s got anxiety. Depression. Anger. ADHD.

It calms them down.

Medical crack would still put the twitchy, spazzy, shady crack heads in your neighborhoods.

California’s got it down.

But what about everywhere else?

Apparently, in Massachusetts, anything under an ounce of weed is considered the least punishable crime in the state. Same goes for Washington. So it’s getting better.

My prediction is that eventually, and we’re looking at the next few years, Washington and Oregon will legalize marijuana for medical use.

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*kush

Want to see if it works? Come to Los Angeles and spend an hour in a “collective” any where in town and record how many customers come and go. Then, go back two days later and watch how many routine customers come so frequently.

All of these collectives are taxed, allowing the government to take a piece of the pie.

Are their illegal shops?

Of course. But you don’t go to those. It’s stupid. They’re usually not even good and sell lower grade pot for higher prices because they know they can get away with it.

What’s good about these collectives is that most of the time the clerks know what they’re talking about. When they tell you what they’re best stuff is, they’re not jerking you off. It’s probably their best stuff or at least as good as they’ve got.

So, this wave of collectives would do our country’s economy a hell of a favor if it was legal to operate them in all fifty states.

Would crime go up?

Probably not.

Would the GDP rise?

You’re damn skippy.

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*the bomb shit

STOP…FORGETTING THE CHILD STARS

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

For all you filthy, disgusting, crude pigs (like me) who sit around wondering what some of those adorable little child stars look like nowadays don’t sweat it. The Sage has done all the work for you.

So, in honor of those adorable little kiddies who blossomed into smoking hot ladies, a list…

BUT FIRST, THE CHILD STARS WHO GET WAY TOO MUCH LOVE

drew-barrymore-firestarter from Firestarter to… drew-barrymore-grown-up BAD MOVIES

DREW BARRYMORE (Firestarter, ET) - Look, I’m not dissing Drew. She’s a good looking broad. Seems nice too unlike some truly bitchy Hollywood ladies. However, the publicity she gets for being a hot former child star is, simply put, RIDICULOUS! Besides, not be a dick here (even though I am being a dick) but Drew also hasn’t made a good movie as an adult…ever! CHARLIE’S ANGELS IS NOT A GOOD MOVIE. To be honest, Barrymore is still worthy and can look sexy, but on my incredibly credible list here, she’s overrated. ‘Nuff said, dammit!

lindsey-lohan-kid from The Parent Trap to…

lindsey-lohan-woman REHAB? PARTY GIRL? LESBIAN?

LINDSEY LOHAN (Freaky Friday, Parent Trap) - Before you think about killing me for this one in the OVERRATED segment, give me a second to explain. Our pretty little Lindsey is now not only grown up but VERY confused. First she’s an addict (of what, who knows?), then she’s Miss Party Girl and now, lo and behold, she’s Lindsey Lohan the Lesbian. Is she pretty? Of course. Smokin’ hot? Nope. Overrated. The most.

kirsten-dunst-kid from LITTLE WOMEN to… 

kirsten-dunst-grown-up CUTE BUT NOT SMOKING HOT

KIRSTEN DUNST (Little Women, Interview With A Vampire) - Good actress. And, she’s been in some good movies. But compared to some of the other “child actresses” that I chose for my brilliant list, K.D. fails to make the cut because, well because I tend to think she’s a bit overrated. When she started posing for sex shots on all the men’s magazine I kind of lost it for her. She’s cute, not pretty. And definitely not smokin’ hot. However, not as overrated as Lohan or Barrymore.

fergie-kids-incorporated from Kids Incorporated to… 

fergie-grown-up WETTING YOUR PANTS?!

FERGIE (Kids Incorporated) - It never ceases to amaze me how many dudes go coo-coo for Fergie every time she’s on television, in the magazines or on some poster for her godforsaken clothing line. Overrated? You betcha. Look closer at Fergie. I’m talking REAL close. She’s got a lot of “man” in that face and I’m not hip to that. The body’s slamming so I have to give credit where it’s due but, too bad for Fergie, she pissed herself on stage and I’m just not feeling that. 

NOW, FOR THE REAL LIST

jodie-sweeten-full-house from Stephanie to… jodie-sweeten-grown-up M.I.L.F.

JODIE SWEETEN (Stephanie Tanner – Full House) – Our little Stephanie has grown up. A LOT. I mean, a lot. Like, a lot in the top-heavy way if you know what I mean. By the way, Jodie, good for you not letting Hollywood turn you into a stick figure. You look like a normal woman who actually eats three meals a day. Keep it up and please, with a cherry on top, keep being HOT. In fact, I think Mrs. Sweeten is officially a M.I.L.F now. But please, Jodie, stay off the meth. Don’t want you to lose all your teeth in a year.

kknightp-as-rudy from Rudy to… kknighpulliam-posing W-O-W!!!

KEISHA KNIGHT PULLIAM (Rudy Huxtable – The Cosby Show) - Wow. W-O-W. WOW! Can’t really say much more than that after seeing this stunning beauty give Theo, Vanessa, Denise, Sondra, Mrs. Huxtable and the Cos trouble as a elementary school girl only to grow up into SHE BANGS!!! Keisha, you have now achieved the status of a goddess. We kneel before you. Yes, gentlemen, kneel down and show some love.

punky-brewster from Punky to… punky-brewster-grown-up HOT DAMN!

SOLEIL MOON FRYE (Punky Brewster – Punky Brewster) – That quirky, bubblym little outcast, Punky Brewster, sure was a hit with television audiences across the nation back in the ’80′s but, did you know what ever happened to sweet Punky? Well, sweet Punky became SUPER SEXY PUNKY and, I guess, never looked back. You know what else is awesome about her? She didn’t wind up on crack, or robbing a store, or OD’ing like so many of our child stars of the past. Rock on, Punky. Rock on.

hillary-duff-lizzie-mcguire from Lizzie McGuire to… 

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HILLARY DUFF (Lizzie McGuire - Lizzie McGuire) – Lizzie McGuire is all grown up! Though this is of the more recent generation of child stars, who cares? Being a traditional guy (even though I’m fucked up in the head), I’ve always had this little crush on Miss Duff. Why? Well, I LOVE the fact that she’s not a little skank like some of her peers. Seems to have a good head on her shoulders. Never, EVER, gets in trouble and, after all of that, she’s truly just a beautiful woman. Yes, adolescent Lizzie McGuire is now gorgeous entertainer, HILLARY DUFF. 

lacey-chabert-kid from Claudia to… 

lacey-chabert-party-of-5 YOU’RE CERTAINLY ALL GROWN UP. BOTH OF YOU.

LACEY CHABERT (Claudia Salinger – Party of Five) – Seems Lacey has gone from a Party of Five to a BIG party of two (wink, wink). This lady took her sex appeal to a new dimension as an adult, her pictures barely recognizable if matched against her un-developed pictures of yesteryear. Best thing is, it doesn’t matter. I’m saluting her. A toast for each breast.

mtrachtenberg-kid from Harriett… mtrachtenberg KNOCKOUT

MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG (Harriett – Harriett The Spy) – Even though she didn’t have a role on a hit tv show like many other child stars, Trachtenberg was still in Hollywood as a very young girl and continues to work there to this day, getting more popular each year. She’s another one of my secret crushes since she looks so damn cute and so damn “girl-next-door” that I’d like her to be living next door but unfortunately I don’t pull in the kind of loot that she does. Maybe one day. Anyhow, she’s become a very pretty lady and keep an eye out for her in the future since I do believe she’ll blow up. And here’s hoping she does a nude pic somewhere down the road. Or at least takes one for me.

tatyana-ali-fresh-prince from Ashley to… tatyana-ali-grown-up FOXY LADY

TATYANA ALI (Ashley Banks – Fresh Prince of Bel Air) – Ashley Banks was always such a sweet, innocent pre-teen on Fresh Prince that you fell in love with her just because she was so damn adorable. Then, as she became a teenager, as a teenage boy you were starting to think little Ashley would be nice to go on a date with. When she turned into a blossoming woman, you just settled for the fact that little Ashley was now Tatyana Ali and had a few REALLY SEXY pics up on the web. So you got some. And used them. For this particular section. Not that I know who this person would be. 

alyssa-milano-kid from Samantha to…alyssa-milano-bw-sex-shot YOU’VE GOT TO alyssa-milano-sexy-shot BE KIDDING ME

ALYSSA MILANO (Samantha Miceli – Who’s The Boss?) – I think, and this is only an estimate, I’ve watched Who’s The Boss? maybe five times in my life. But I know who Alyssa Milano is. More than I know who Tony friggin’ Danza is. Guess why? One of them later became one of the finest women in Hollywood. Any guy who doesn’t think Alyssa Milano is a knockout is either a) gay, b) blind, or c) dead. This is also the reason Alyssa, unlike any of the other honey’s above, got three pictures up. Miss Milano, you win. Praise the Lord!

STOP…CALLING THEM “FAT”

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

 GUESS WHAT ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN HAVE IN COMMON?

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plus-size-blond-lingerie adna-aust-model plus-size-pretty

thick-black-chick thick-girl-in-water1 thick-white-girl1 jessica-h-austr laura-austr

laura-coleman-too-fatraylee-austr1 2-big-2-b-model

stephane-austr lenka-austr

ALL ARE CONSIDERED “TOO FAT” TO BE MODELS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I SAY TO THAT?

“KISS MY FAT ASS!!!”

STOP CALLING THEM FAT!

Monday, January 19th, 2009

*an ongoing section dedicated to the unrealistic women pop culture loves to pour on us. Guess what? I’m sick of it and so is every other real guy. The guys who drool over the hotties in Playboy and Maxim are delusional…or they never get laid.

So in honor of all you real women out there who get no love because pop culture seems to have a fantasy love relationship with size zero models, a list…

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SICKLY SKINNY MODELS AKA MODELS WHO WEAR SIZES O-4

Wanna be a super model? Ok, then get skinny. REAL skinny. Having problems? Don’t eat. Feel those skin and bones still make you look fat? Become an anorexic. Sure, some models may not be size zeroes but ALL super models are fake and completely unrealistic for just about every man. To you guys obsessed with models, get a life and stop thinking you can pull your dream girl one day. You know why? Because you can’t and shouldn’t even want to. They’re fake. And they don’t eat so how can you even go to dinner with a super model?

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SKINNY ACTRESSES – TOO SKINNY!

IN ORDER:Keira Knightley, Kate Hudson, Sienna Miller and Mary-Kate Olsen are your typical actresses these days, their heads pushed on top of a skeleton ripe for the cameras. Some dudes are in LOVE with these women but those dudes are also the same guys who think comic book and video game girls are hot too. Yes, otherwise known as losers. Lame ass losers.

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THE BULLSHIT SKINNY ADS

Look at these three broads up above. I feel like if the wind blows a little too much their tiny little figures will be swept away. You know what happens when real women see these chicks in ads for their favorite products? Their self-esteem drops. A LOT. You know what happens when most guys see chicks like this in ads? They have dreams of sleeping with them because they never will and probably don’t even know what a REAL WOMEN looks like. Hint: you usually can’t see every bone on a real girl’s body. Real women also don’t look emaciated.

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THE REAL WOMEN

IN ORDER: Beyonce, Rosario Dawson & Rose McGowan, Scarlett Johansson, Salma Hayek, Toccara Jones are all GREAT examples of curvier, more voluptuous REAL WOMEN. Sure they’re still smoking hot and have nice bodies but we’re much closer to the realm of normalcy with these beautiful women then we were with those female skeletons mentioned above. What’s greater is the fact that Toccara Jones is a plus size model and yes, those headlights ARE real. In fact, all of the beautiful ladies above don’t do silicon which is an ode to the greatest sex appeal women have to give men: natural beauty.

STOP MAKING ROCK ‘N ROLL ROCK ‘N GAY

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Alright, so wait a second, here. I kind of don’t understand something about music these days. Not just music though. I’m talking rock, alternative rock, grunge rock, whatever rock. Rock. Cool in the 80′s was big hair. Cool in the 90′s was the grunge look. Now, the late part of this decade, cool is…gay?

I have no problem with gay people. Proposition 8 passed and pissed me off in the same motion. Fuck all that. That gay people can’t legally be married is a crock of horseshit that makes about as much sense as Jesse Jackson.

But it’s not COOL to be gay. Look, the best thing about gay people is that they’re gay. They’re not pretending to be anything else. They’re proud to be gay and you know what, I’m proud of them for being proud. Be happy with who you are. At least, give it your best shot.

But to try to put the gay posture and act gay? That’s bizarre. All these teenage boys with this filthy, unappealing emo look equipped with the hair falling across their foreheads while they constantly try pulling up sagging butt-tight jeans. What?!

Our society has taken the man out of pop culture and replaced it with the metro-sexual douche bag who can’t figure out if he looks better in the mirror than the hot, big-chested girl next to him.

What the fuck happened to flannel shirts and tools? Guys working on cars? A bunch of dudes hanging out getting trashed and smoking cigars while they wait for a bunch of huge burgers and sausages to finish grilling on a gorgeous grill?

Have we been replaced with women posing as men? Do these pansies really have dicks? First off, if you want to have your pants hanging low, TIGHT JEANS DON’T WORK, JERK-OFF. Get baggy jeans. That’s what they were built for.

Second, GET A FUCKING HAIRCUT!!! The girls that think you’re hot with your hair covering your eyes and forehead are emo chicks that also like heroin and slitting their wrists. Emo is what most of all call BULLSHIT

Third, please clean yourselves up a little. You want to be a rebel because you’re a teenager? Fine, but take a god damn shower. It’s not hip to have greasy hair just like it’s not hip to play connect the dots on your face because you’re covered in zits. Also, most gay people are pretty clean. And they dress good too.

Last but not least: don’t think this is one of these generational gap complaints. I really pull for rebellion. Seriously. I like when people try to think independently. But don’t venture too far out of reality, stupid. There’s a price to be paid for that.

In closing, I’d like to note that we’ve all been teenagers before and had our quirky moments. But dumb is dumb and ugly is ugly. You don’t look at a roach and try to make it look beautiful. You know why? IT’S A FUCKING ROACH