Archive for September, 2011

Diversify, I say!

Posted: September 16, 2011 in Uncategorized
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My investment advisor promised that a diverse portfolio would protect me from market swings.  He was wrong.  

Interscope Records apparently thought diversity was a good idea, too. A manager of some Interscope rap guy named The Game ( I never listen to rap–life is too short for self-inflicted pain) was shipping tons of cocaine in road cases.  The cases were delivered and picked up at Interscope. Diversity, indeed!

Here’s the story: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/interscope-records-cocaine-shipments-654820

Don’t get me wrong–I love clean air, water, and diapers.  But I grow weary of much of the “green” crowd who preach legislation and taxation but practice gluttony.  I’m not naming names–you know who you are.

ChicoBag markets “environmentally friendly” grocery bags.  It made allegedly false statements about the  negative environmental impact of traditional plastic bags.  Now, the plastic bag manufacturers have their polymers in a wad and are suing for lost sales.  Here’s the complaint:  Hilex.