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I am a dinsosaur. I freely admit it. In the heady days of Dot Com Bubble I, it was often said that old foggies didn't "get it", when they stared open mouthed at insane valuations. A decade after that, I still don't "get it". Can somebody explain to me the valuation of $ 8.5 bn for Skype, which Microsoft announced buying a couple of days back. Skype  still makes no money after being around for a fair bit now. Make no mistake; its an excellent product - I am an unadulterated fan and user of Skype. Its just that most users, and there are millions of them,  use it for free and don't spend a nickel. Skype doesn't make a profit and there's nothing in sight as to how they might make one. A year and a half ago, Skype was sold for less than $ 3bn - what has happened in a year to almost triple that valuation ?? Or take Linked In - a so called business networking site that I abhor. At least it turns a profit. But its turnover is in the low millions. It has ...

I hope that you all had a wonderful Mother's Day.  S.R. has a sinus infection right now, so things have been a little off kilter around here. I still haven't been able to use my chalk paint yet, but I am really looking forward to it:o)  I did get the chance to finish a project that I have been working on. A couple of weeks ago the Pottery Barn catalog came in the mail. I always get excited when those things come because they have so many beautiful things in them.  When I saw the  Hadley Ruched Duvet Cover , I wanted it....badly. Isn't it beautiful? Photo Credit: Pottery Barn I really wanted it for MY bed, but the hubs and the color white aren't on good terms, so I knew that having it in our room was a no-go:o/ The guest room needs a makeover, so I decided to put it there. I knew that this was something that I could make. Pottery Barn sells this duvet cover for $179.00. That's just the cover...if you don't have a duvet, then there is another added cost. So after ...

Nature chooses to bless some people in an out of worldly way. It gives a gift so rare and so amazing that other mere mortals can only watch in awe and wonderment. One such recipient of nature's blessing is Sissel - the gift of the voice of an angel. This blogger is usually tone deaf and musical sensibilities do not invade his rather dour exterior. But occasionally he breaks out into a song , metaphorically that is, like he did here . Today is another such day, a tribute to the amazing voice of Sissel. Sissel is a Norwegian soprano, who isn't as well known or as classically feted as many others. She is somewhat like Andre Rieu, the subject of the other post referred to earlier. She tends towards the T20 side of classical music rather than the purity of a Test Match. But boy; can she sing- one of the usual comments that I see in her You Tube videos is that if you close your eyes and heard her, you probably would think that you are in the presence of an angel.  One of her amazing...

I have officially jumped on the bandwagon. I broke down and bought some chalk paint. It came in the mail yesterday, and I am so ready to open it up and start painting, but I have a little one who isn't feeling well right now. I have 2 tables that I am ready to tackle with it, that are screaming, "PAINT ME!" From everything I have read, this stuff is the bomb...we'll see:o) I have a knock-off I am working on right now. It's coming together nicely, so I can't wait to share that with you all:o) I hope that you all have a fantastic weekend!! Happy Mother's Day to you all:o)

Remember the Sarbanes Oxley Act ? The one that was promulgated in the aftermath of Enron. This was supposed to ensure that accounting scandals are greatly minimised. The Act that had every business chief howling that it was draconian , that compliance was putting a huge cost on business, etc etc. Well, it turns out that investors, whom the Act was supposed to protect, actually don't care all that much about accounting scandals. Take the case of the "success" of many of the Chinese IPOs in the US market. In the fine print , most of them have disclosed accounting deficiencies. But does the market care ?? Not one bit. Take Renren which IPOed yesterday. The stock rose some 50% above the issue price. Never mind that the Chair of the Audit Committee resigned on Tuesday, they changed a key growth figure, they disclosed a "material weakness" that they did not have enough people in their accounts department and a "significant deficiency" that they had no policy...

Just wanted to let everyone know that we are okay. There are a few of you who know that we live in North Alabama where all of the recent tornados hit.  There has been so much devastation. Thankfully we were not near the tornados. My husband's sisters were right in the thick of it, though. They had tonados hit a mile from their house and it is sickening to see the damge. We are so grateful that they were okay. They only had a few limbs down in their yard. We are still without power and I am borrowing a computer right now. I will be back soon, but I thought I would give you guys a heads up, especially since I can't update anyone on Facebook. Thanks for your concern!!

Readers of the blog are perhaps too young to have read George Orwell's 1984. Its a fictional novel about a totalitarian future state where every individual is completely monitored and controlled. In fact the term Big Brother, originated in this novel. Well, here's news for you. Big Brother has indeed arrived - just 27 years late. If you hadn't heard, both Apple and Google are accused of recording and monitoring cellphone locations. Since none of us would move 4 inches from our cellphone henceforth in our lives, surely BB knows where we are and what we are doing. Privacy advocates are up in arms. I come from a different point of view. Is Google and Apple mad enough to want to be tracking my colourful life. That I leave for office exactly at 8.04 in the morning. That I spend the whole day like an idiot in the office. And that I come straight back home. And then go nowhere else. Leading a totally colourless life.  Earth shattering information. Take Gils for instance. We don...