He may be dead but he is still funky!

I am back. Oh yeah, here are a couple of thoughts and memories for y'all. It is my father in law's 80th birthday to him. I would send a shout out to him, but he is busy staring at the red LED dot on his television, or the masking tape covering it up so he does not focus on it. He fumbles with the remote and cannot read the numbers on it without looking over his glasses, but he is unduly distracted by a red light. I just cannot fathom what goes on his head. He tuned out most of life around him, especially if there was any conflict or human confrontation involved, but he cannot ignore a red light on the television. Then again, given he watches all the good stuff that Spike TV has to offer (if it was in syndication, he loves it. I guess it is that there is no thought involved) I can understand how the red light may be more entertaining.

As I said, I would give him a shout out in this but he is no way able to understand how to use a computer. He has no interest as it may connect him with humanity and he has become VERY disconnected and that was and is of his own volition. Anyway he is 80 today so happy birthday to him.

It was on this date, ten years ago, that on my way down to the office, in the cold of winter, I lost my keys on the subway. I got to the office only to find that I could not get upstairs because I had no keys to unlock the elevator or get in the office. I was trading at the time. I thought that it did not bode well for that trading day, a Friday. Oddly enough, I was wrong. I traded well for the morning, after calling a friend and other trader with keys to get himself down to the office quickly. It worked out well. I made some decent coin by about eleven and then coasted for the remainder of the day. I know it is kind of a banal memory but it had significance to me as it was the final Friday before I had to deal with birth and baby issues.

On a final note, I was reading that there was some issues regarding James Brown's estate, so he has not been buried yet. See even in death the Godfather of Soul remains funky.

That is all, ciao!