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I was rocket-sledding down Annapurna the other day. Sunglasses on, tie flapping in the wind, stereo blasting Richard Wagner‘s Flight of the Valkyries on a Maxell XLII90 noise-reducing cassette tape. Got my heart racing and reminded me of earlier days when I would jet-pack through shark tanks. Suddenly a Himalayan mountain coyote jumped directly into my path. It’s hard to tell how you will react to a situation until i

What a relief. 155 Greek lawmakers approved the E78bln Trojan Horse (a mere 136 voted against, 9 took the day off). Of course not one of Greece’s 300 leaders believes they’ll ever repay debts, but this vote wasn’t about that. It was about giving German politicians what they need so they can pretend the 2nd bailout won’t disappear as fast as the 1st. The few Greeks with jobs left work, took to the streets in celebrati

Summertime. Sun. Surf. Friends. Family. Bonfires and books. Glorious books. Got an email Sunday morning. Asked for my list. He wasn’t looking for comics (I love those too), “Which books influenced how effective you are in mkts, business, human psychology, fund mgmt, life generally?” There are lots of ways to answer a question. And ya know, if you want to get to know someone, you gotta first give something of yourself

Hope all goes well. Summertime. Off to Paris, Zurich, Geneva, Chamonix. Bringing Mara, Jackson, Olivia. The Karamazov brothers are tagging along too, we go way back. In Mont Blanc’s shadow my old climbing partner and I will watch our kiddies hop from boulder to boulder. We’ll recall our adventures, near misses – hoping they’ll someday share that kind of bond, explore the edge, survive, Live. You won’t hear from me ag