tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84694502011-07-31T01:59:44.791-04:00A rationale discussion of all things that interest or irritate me - HatchHatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09775901478599555563noreply@blogger.comBlogger651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469450.post-51497844642062792702009-10-04T20:10:00.004-04:002009-10-04T20:30:16.605-04:00

Well my predictions last week were so so. After Miami's premature Backulation they did take it to Oklahoma in a very entertaining Saturday night game. Good for Miami and ACC. Wake's win against Stanford also looks better now in hindsight. The Hokies slept walked thru the Duke game. Thad Lewis and Vince Oghobaase played like great players( I think we have now played the three top DT prospects in

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Well the month of September has come and gone (at least as far as college football is concerned). My Hokies survived a gauntlet early schedule playing Alabama, Marshall (ok not so gauntlet), Nebraska, and Miami. 3-1 is what I would have hoped. The Nebraska Miracle and the Miami Monsoon were both memorable. As to the national media's obsession with Miami's backness, I quote the great Rock

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In an outcome that was totally predictable the great missing dunk caper of 2009 continues to fester and now reaches beyond the sports media to things like CNBC. Either this is the next great PR move by NIKE and King James or it is the equivalent of Hickory firing Coach Dale. The only question is who plays Jimmy? Anyone, anyone, Bueller? Maybe a new puppet commercial is in the works with Jordan

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Sincerely The USA Football Team

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Enough already with the Michael Jackson hysteria. Great singer, great dancer, no significant albums in 18 years, a debacle of a private life whatever you want to think about his issues (or not) with children. He is roughly a contempory of mine so I have seen the whole thing - cute Michael and the Jackson 5, confident Michael breaking out of the R&B genre with Off the Wall and Thriller and finally

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Thus far the IFAF World Junior Football Championship has been an azz kicking for the ages. Through two games the stats are US 133 points, opponents 0. In addition we have gained 1043 yards to our opponents 42. Future Hokie David Wilson is leading the O for the US with 327 yards on 23 carries and 7 touchdowns. I thought Mexico might give us a better game. Wow.Understatement of the Year Award

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No one does NBA and Movies quite like Bill Simmons

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Exhibit 1Exhibit 2to quote John McEnroe - "you have got to be kidding me!"

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Been awhile since I posted. We have stared at the abyss of financial Armageddon, the govt has taken over GM and Chrysler (don't you lose this game of duck duck goose once tapped twice??) and pushed purchases of MBS and Treasuries (monetizing debt) in order to lower rates to get home purchases back up. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again but expecting a different result

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The new all inclusive holiday. To quote Kramer, " it's a Festivus for the rest of us"

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Let’s review the week that was shall we.After closing last Friday at 870.8 the S&P took the down elevator to Floor -14.4% thru yesterday and was stuck there until the announcement that Prez Elect Obama was going to select NY Fed Prez Geithner as his Treas Sec. The market proceeded to rally $400 Billion (talk about your executive pay package). Here’s looking at you Timmmmmy ! So for the week

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You have to ask yourself where the failure point is. If $36B in preferred is so important to the banking system then the officials charged with supervision have totally blown it. Since the Brothers Linebacker have set the over/under on bank failure I will set the over/under on FN/FRE getting a sweet hit on Mother Treasury's Hooka Pipe - September 15 (my man in Havana says take the under)The

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Jason Whitlock is one of the better sports writers going because he has not totally sold out to the Four Letter.Click on the link above for the article

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First word out of Paulson's mouth had to start with S and end with it.S&P Lowers Some Fannie,Freddie Securities Ratings By JAMES R. HAGERTYAugust 11, 2008 5:13 p.m. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered ratings on certain securities of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a move that may further complicate their efforts to raise capital. The ratings agency cut ratings on preferred stock and

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Best freaking race - EVER!

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Check out Long or Short Capital for a good hoot!

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Source: The Wall Street JournalAugust 6, 2008, 1:20 pm Housing Market Deals With Reality Gap By any measure, 2008 has been tough on home prices and most economists expect further declines, but it appears somebody forget to tell homeowners. A survey by real-estate Web site Zillow.com found that 40% of homeowners think that the value of their house increased in the past year and 22% think it

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One point for JM Source: Bloomberg McCain Embraces Deficit Critic Walker as Truth Teller (Update1) 2008-08-06 15:28:43.650 (New York) (Adds Walker comments starting in third paragraph. For a special report on the campaign, see {ELEC }.) By Lorraine Woellert Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain said that if elected president he would tap former U.S. Comptroller David Walker to

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Article from the WSJ which details rising problems with option arms which just so happens to be the main product from the Golden West portfolio.FirstFed Grapples With FalloutFrom Payment Option Mortgages By RUTH SIMONAugust 6, 2008 LOS ANGELES -- Like many mortgage lenders, FirstFed Financial Corp. is struggling with rising losses. The bank posted a loss of nearly $70 million in the first

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Is it just me but is anyone else wishing that Brett Favre wins the starting job in Greenbay and gets tattooed by Jared Allen in Week 1? Missing the next game(s) and killing the starting streak as karmic payback would be classic. It would be like scene from The Natural (the book) if he is goes out like he came in (replaced on injury just like he replaced the Majic Man).Ok I'm a bad person.

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If you want to add another culprit to housing's woes don't forget the Congress of these United States. Housing was as sacred as motherhood and apple pie and almost as sacred as earmarks. Look no further than the line in the article about the congressman screaming at the official to get a sense of the incentive system operating through all of this.Think about this as all the bailouts add up.

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Check this out. (click title for link and see links on right)

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Every citizen should read these. STUNNING!(click on title for link)

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Preach on Brother Buffett(click on title for link)

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Excellent example of disciplined and multi-disciplinary thinking. Munger would be proud.(click on title for link)

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Hope everyone has a happy 2007. It is said resolutions/goals written down are more likely to be achieved and so I will write my 2007 goals for public consumption in hope that it spurs me to change.1. Decrease my weight. I think my ideal weight is about 155-165 but staying there has meant being extremely careful about what I eat, exercising a lot and being hungry a lot. Not good for the long

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That is the only word to describe last nights Chik-Fil-A Bowl performance. The Oline got manhandled and QB looked like a deer in the headlights. Hats off to UGA.

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Great article by Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post. Shows what a tool Dick Pound of WADA is. I don't support doping but his convict first, no appeal methods smack of the Gestapo.

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Well the college football season is at an end with the exception of the bowl games. What have we learned this year?1. A BSC crisis and discussion in October is worthless. One vote matters, the last vote. I think that is why Florida jumped Michigan in the last week. The voters assessed the whole season with some thought versus the normal weekly robotic voting they normally do and determined a

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Excellent draft of a book by Martin. Start on the link above and then follow the chapter links on the right side.

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For all the BCS bashers out there, think about this. Oral Roberts beating #1 Kansas would matter in college football A LOT. As it is no one is paying attention to college basketball this time of year and it barely gets mentioned. Is that what you want September and October to become in college football. A big ho hum until November and then the start of a December playoff?Oh, and the loser of

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Officially at the halfway point and the cream is rising! PAC 10 – Da’ Bears are back baby! After getting the beat down on Rocky Top in Week 1 Cal has come sneaking back into the PAC 10 and National pictures. The beat down of a very good Oregon team served notice to a somewhat struggling USC to get ready to play on November 18. The Cardinal met their defensive standard for the year by

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Here we are coming up on the halfway pole and the picture gets ever clearer. Here is ole Hatcher’s view of the world. Big 10 – In a tip of the cap to former colleague Cable the Big 10 seems to be the class of the conference buffet this year. Throw in honorary member number 12 Notre Dame and they appear to have the best team and the best group of the top 4. Iowa tried in vain to stop the

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A ho hum week but we still managed to learn a little about players and teams. Here are my thoughts.Notre Dame - When the term Luck of the Irish is used look up Notre Dame vs. Michigan State 9/23/2006. How can a team that looked that crappy for so long against a team that is pounding them into submission somehow comeback and win? I don't know but don't believe the Charlie Weiss is great and he

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Separation Saturday and the pretenders from the contenders gets a little more focused. USC– Hard to argue with someone that keeps knocking down whatever team is put in front of them. Nebraska has made progress though and Callahan gets a pass. Michigan – Good game Lloyd. Saved the country much angst and your program’s pride. Special helpings of good vibes for doing it under the gaze of

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We are now settling into the college football season. The 1-AA patsies are behind us and we start to get a feel for team’s have real potential. USC-East – Keep recruiting Visor Boy because you still don’t have the horses in Columbia just yet. All those SEC taunts you threw out at UF are coming back to haunt. Notre Dame – Good game Charlie. Not sure how good Joe Pa's gang is just yet but an

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Great weekend for George. After a bizarre year which saw him possibly lose Paris-Roubaix with a broken fork and lose the Tour of Benelux in a super bizarre crash in the final 100m on the final day you have to feel good for one of the good guys of the peloton.

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Week 1 of the college football season is in with the exception of Miami vs. FSU. What have we learned? Cal – Thanks for playing the national championship game. The consolation prize is an autographed copy of Rocky Top. Notre Dame – You won Charlie but you better buck up the troops because while Ga. Tech is game, Michigan and USC have better talent. Who knew Brady Quinn could run??

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Just a plug for Martin Dugard's new blog. If you are into endurance sports he covers them all and is a great writer. His blog during the Tour de France was awesome. I attached the link over in the links section as well. Happy reading!

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I know I am. No super teams this year (Texas and USC) and a bunch that could win it all. The Hokies look shaky especially on O-line, QB (11 snaps total experience) and TE (zero experience from three guys and I mean they have never ever been on the field during a college game). This will be a season of Beamerball at its finest. The Defense looks set to roll again this year after finishing #1 in

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I really hope you get proven innocent.

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Floyd Landis put in one of the most memorable comebacks in sports history yesterday. After getting destroyed and losing the Tour De France on Wednesday after he bonked and lost 10 minutes on the final mountain climb he had the guts, fortitude, and quite frankly the balls and insanity to try a solo 150km breakaway yesterday over four mountains in stifling heat. That does not work for someone

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On the eve of the second rest day this year's Tour de France continues to deliver surprises. Of course nothing matches the Day O bombshell about potential doping and the suspension of Ullrich and Basso. Two weeks into the race, Le Tour is on pace to set a record for the number of different yellow jersey holders. Discovery Channel has not had much success either especially Hincapie (after his

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Now that the Tournament is over (congrats to my nephew's Gators!) I have to reflect on its continuing diminuation of the college basketball season overall. In my opinion March Madness threatens to make the rest of the season obsolete. I listen to two hours of sports talk radio a day during my commute and I would wager the average amount of weekly time spent dicussing college basketball prior

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Support the Men's soccer team at Va. Tech.

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Head on over to this new blog put together by a consortium of VT fans. Get insights into the Olympic Sports programs at VT. If you have something to offer on any sport...well you know the old saying...be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

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Great article by John Wilcockson on early pro races in the Va, Md, DC area.

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On this Thanksgiving I believe the world's glass is more than half-full. I am thankful for:My FamilyMy FriendsMy JobMy BikeMy ParentsMy SistersThe United StatesThe Men and Women in the Armed ForcesPolice and FirefightersGood BeerGreat WineGood FoodThe ACCHokie SportsLaptopsMy IpodThis BlogGood People EverywhereMy ChurchTurkeyWarren BuffettOLNParis RoubaixFlandersTour De FranceHappy Holidays to

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MLB - White Sox win impressively and continue the invert the "reverse the curse" timeline. We now stand at 1917 and Shoeless Joe Jackson and friends can now sleep. Any widespread stories of Cubs fans leaping from tall buildings? We are only 9 years from 1908 guys, hang on, your day is coming.NBA - Guys, buy a suit (or five). It is not a big deal. Call me in April when the playoffs start.NFL -

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Time to get the update on the college football season as we make the turn for home. Here is the Top 10 thoughts (in one man's opinion).1. USC - defense is a little suspect but the offense is scary, scary. Way to beat them is to really be able to run the ball and control the clock yet be able to pass if you get behind a little. Not many teams fit that bill.2. Texas - Vince Young is a physical

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This is a letter from Eddie Lampert the CEO of Sears Holding and hedge fund manager extraordinaire. It is a clear example of a manager focused on the correct things and with his own money on the line. CEOs of America - take notes

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Incredible. Let the Ronald Curry, Iverson debates begin!Sorry you want to go out of state Percy. You could have been great at a Va. School

Hatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09775901478599555563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469450.post-1117139757108371482005-05-26T16:33:00.000-04:002005-05-26T16:35:57.113-04:00

I am either Pa or corporate clueless but could not agree more. In fact totally eliminate the PC and go to a web centric model for computing. Let the white coats at Google take care of the latest registry violation, trojancondumviruswormofthemonth problem etc. They already give me tons of disk space for email etc. Slap a spreadsheet and word processor to that puppy and sign me up for a

Hatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09775901478599555563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469450.post-1115228752598855842005-05-04T13:45:00.000-04:002005-05-04T13:50:33.240-04:00

Finally getting back on the bike a year after starting a business. Also need to drop some lbs as well. 2005 Bike Virginia is just around the corner. If you have never attended it is well worth it. Back to training on the trainer during the week or catching some miles courtesy of my light after work. While riding the trainer I managed to catch the 2004 TDF on DVD. Good stuff even if you

Hatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09775901478599555563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469450.post-1114546710591557982005-04-26T16:02:00.000-04:002005-04-26T16:18:30.593-04:00

Jeez, has it been since early January since my last update? So sorry to all my loyal readers (thanks honey). College Basketball has come and gone. Congrats to the Tarheels and Roy Williams for an awesome run. Somehow that azz kicking you gave my Hokies in their inaugural ACC contest way back in December does not seem so bad after all. Speaking of the Hokies they had a fine season and surprised

Hatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09775901478599555563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469450.post-1105571383086129142005-01-12T16:36:00.000-05:002005-01-14T16:02:43.393-05:00

Now that the hubbub of the bowl season has died down and the glow of USC's blowout of OU has dimmed somewhat let's look back and see what we learned, what to look forward to and finally defend, yes, defend, the BCS. Here it goes... From the first kickoff on August 26th with Arkansas Monticello vs. Bethel Tenn it was a great year. Like Goldilocks and the Three Bears, we had hype lived up to,

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Hatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09775901478599555563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469450.post-1100550153346249102004-11-15T12:02:00.000-05:002004-11-15T15:57:38.946-05:00

Since the last report a few things have happened. The Red Sox won the World Series (read that again and ponder it for a while), we elected (see I am doing the bring the country together thing) a president, Michael Moore is doing Farenheit 911 -1/2 (oh boy), half the original Bush cabinet is going, going, gone and the Cavaliers of HooVA go O for Florida (Sorry TTB I had to rub it in a little). I

Hatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09775901478599555563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469450.post-1098309027837704222004-10-20T17:36:00.000-04:002004-10-20T17:50:27.836-04:00

First great game last night (Game 6). Props to the Red Sox for doing what no team has ever done before - come back from 0-3 to force a Game 7. It was the first baseball game I have watched all year. Very enjoyable. I always think at this time of year - "Why don't I watch more baseball"? I like sports but then I always realize why. It is called April through August. I am a busy American. I

Hatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09775901478599555563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469450.post-1098123757433160632004-10-18T14:21:00.000-04:002004-10-18T14:22:37.433-04:00

My mind is made up after reading this. I admire the man's faith but this is a little scary.

Hatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09775901478599555563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469450.post-1097871050791990952004-10-15T16:09:00.000-04:002004-10-15T16:45:50.116-04:00

Bill has it exactly right. http://www.pimco.com/LeftNav/Late+Breaking+Commentary/IO/2004/IO_Oct_2004.htm http://www.pimco.com/LeftNav/HomePageAnnouncements/IO+Con+job+redux+04.htm Part II is especially rich although his analogy is off in my opinion. The price of a bag has risen but the time the bag lasts has increased. However, if the same analogy was applied to cars I think it works better.

Hatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09775901478599555563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469450.post-1096567077636926762004-09-30T13:17:00.000-04:002004-09-30T13:57:57.636-04:00

As we approach the first of three presidential debates I don't think I have ever been as tired of an election as this one. It is also the most conflicted I have ever been going into an election. While I consider myself an independent and have no affiliation with political parties (I abhor them actually) I will admit to voting Republicanesque most of the time. That said I have become somewhat

Hatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09775901478599555563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469450.post-1096142075900968652004-09-25T16:51:00.000-04:002004-09-25T15:54:35.900-04:00

If you get a chance, amble over to Terry Tate Buffett's blog (The Investment Linebacker). He will blitz you until you become an unrepentent value investing disciple. None of this relative value crapola for TTB, he is an in your face, absolute value head hunter.

Hatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09775901478599555563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8469450.post-1096122109997355622004-09-25T10:20:00.000-04:002004-09-28T16:34:25.990-04:00

This blog will discuss anything that interests or irritates me - not limited to sports, taxes, current events and trash TV

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