Lyresa & Cheryl along Highway 1
Monday, May 23, 2005
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Rivendell Reader #35
The ultimate destiny of outdoor gear manufacturers is to be bought out, and end up selling women's clothing and accessories. Burberry outfitted the Shackleton expedition in 1914, and now its biggest market is women in Japan. Eddie Bauer used to be an expedition outfitter. Bean, Orvis, and Patagonia are going that way too.
The ultimate destiny of outdoor gear manufacturers is to be bought out, and end up selling women's clothing and accessories. Burberry outfitted the Shackleton expedition in 1914, and now its biggest market is women in Japan. Eddie Bauer used to be an expedition outfitter. Bean, Orvis, and Patagonia are going that way too.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
I don't believe it
If you're rich, you can afford advisors who can get you fantastic rates and good advice. Heck, you could pay me for similar advice. It's us middle income folks who have to scrounge around for every penny...
If you're rich, you can afford advisors who can get you fantastic rates and good advice. Heck, you could pay me for similar advice. It's us middle income folks who have to scrounge around for every penny...
Scott Burns endorses my position on I Bonds
If you haven't invested in I Savings Bonds before now, this is the time.... To put that 4.8 percent yield in perspective, Bloomberg.com tells us the yield on 30-year Treasuries is only 4.51 percent. It's 4.19 percent on 10-year Treasuries and 3.88 percent on five-year Treasuries. While we can hold I Savings Bonds for as long as 30 years with interest tax deferred, we can't redeem them before five years without a penalty of three months' interest. The long-term yield may be uncertain, but these securities currently offer more yield with less risk.
I've been putting my money where my mouth is. It's only May and I've already maxed out my $30k a year allocation in I bonds.
If you haven't invested in I Savings Bonds before now, this is the time.... To put that 4.8 percent yield in perspective, Bloomberg.com tells us the yield on 30-year Treasuries is only 4.51 percent. It's 4.19 percent on 10-year Treasuries and 3.88 percent on five-year Treasuries. While we can hold I Savings Bonds for as long as 30 years with interest tax deferred, we can't redeem them before five years without a penalty of three months' interest. The long-term yield may be uncertain, but these securities currently offer more yield with less risk.
I've been putting my money where my mouth is. It's only May and I've already maxed out my $30k a year allocation in I bonds.
Monday, May 09, 2005
Why we buy, by Paco Underhill
A great book on the science of retailing and product placement.
There are two main strategies for coping with the presence of men in places where serious shopping is being done.
The first one is passive restraint, which is not to say handcuffs. Stores that sell mainly to women should all be figuring out some way to engage the interest of men. If I owned The Limited or Victoria's Secret, I'd have a place where a woman could check her husband---like a coat... If I were opening a brand-new store where women could shop comfortably, I'd find a location right next to an emporium devoted ot male desire---a computer store, for instance, somewhere he would happily kill half an hour...
A great book on the science of retailing and product placement.
There are two main strategies for coping with the presence of men in places where serious shopping is being done.
The first one is passive restraint, which is not to say handcuffs. Stores that sell mainly to women should all be figuring out some way to engage the interest of men. If I owned The Limited or Victoria's Secret, I'd have a place where a woman could check her husband---like a coat... If I were opening a brand-new store where women could shop comfortably, I'd find a location right next to an emporium devoted ot male desire---a computer store, for instance, somewhere he would happily kill half an hour...
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