tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32519174475998753502011-04-21T15:27:36.168-05:00Life as a Texas Tech fan, CPA, and Dad to 2 boysAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15885520051023853597noreply@blogger.comBlogger451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251917447599875350.post-85316480576100379702008-09-22T21:10:00.003-05:002008-09-22T21:21:19.594-05:00

Lets see. The current secretary of the treasury is a former CEO of Goldman Sachs. Therefore it makes perfect sense that he wait to announce the all time biggest public bailout of an industry until after one of Goldman's rivals declares bankruptcy. Yep, perfect sense. Lets disrupt the lives of 25,000 people so they can have their lives thrown into uncertainty. Next, lets go ahead and bailout

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Alright, went 2 for 3 on the weekend. Tech and Texas did as I expected while the aggies had a little difficulty. Season 4-6 (.400)w

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John Baucum has the preview of the UMASS game.UMASS +56 at Texas TechI think with the new clock rules and several starters out of this game that Tech will not cover the spread against UMASS. There are 2 weeks to get ready for the start of Big 12 play, so a lot of players will get some rest this week. Leach may play Harrell and Crabtree a lot as he is not happy with the QBs and WRs so far this

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I picked Tech at -38 so I missed it by 2...Season 2-5 (.286)

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I am going out on a limb and saying that Texas Tech is the only team playing this weekend:SMU +38 at TechJune Jones was an excellent hire for the Mustangs and eventually he will do great things for the program. He is biting the bullet and going with a true freshman starting at QB this year over 2 year starter Justin Willis. Long term this will really pay off for him.Graham Harrell has had 2

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Wow, I am on a roll. Texas covering was my only correct pick this week.1-2 for the week2-4 for the season.

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Nevada Preview

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Texas Tech -10.5 at NevadaThis game scares me, especially after the way we played last weekend. We have always struggled on the road and also struggled stopping the run. Nevada had a really good offensive game last week although it was against Grambling, but their Pistol offense puts up a lot of yards (ranked #4 in NCAA after week 1)Offensive and Defensive lines need to play a lot better. Tech

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Friend of mine, Josh invited me to play basketball a two weeks ago on Monday's and Wednesday's at 6am. We play at First Baptist Garland which is not far from where I catch the train on the way to work every morning. They have a really nice gym and activity center in downtown Garland by the way.I only have to get up about 10 minutes earlier than I used to in order to make it there in time so

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From today's DMNI don't know how you can't be a fan of this guy.

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From RedRaiders.com

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1 for 3 only getting Texas right.Aggies lose straight up and Tech doesn't get close to covering...

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Tip of the cap to Mr. John Baucum.Each week this season I will pick against the spread for Tech, A&M, and Texas.Spread: Tech -35 at home against Eastern WashingtonMy prediction:Tech 62EWU 7Texas A&M -19.5 at home against Arkansas StateMy prediction:A&M 24Arkansas State 10Texas -24 at home against Florida AtlanticMy Prediction:Texas 50FAU 17

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I am a little late posting this, but on August 16th I took Westin to his first Major League game. The Texas Rangers against the Tampa Bay Rays. Final score was 3-0, but I think I came out the winner. I remember my dad and Uncle John taking me to my first baseball game and it made me a Houston Astros fan for life. I just remember my dad chanting Jooooosssssseeeeee Cruuuuuuuuuzzzzz every time

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Came across a good article today in the Wall Street Journal. I must confess as a person who always has voted primarily republican in the past, I did vote in the Democratic primary this past spring and I am intrigued by Barack Obama. I am not a big fan of John McCain either, so I am basically still undecided at this point before the November election. Throughout this whole process I could see

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Good article I came across today on RedRaiderSports.com by Joe Yeager. Pretty much sums up how I feel about the coming season:For a great many Americans, this is the best time of the year. True, most of us love Thanksgiving, and some of us persevere through the hurly and the burly of December with our love of Christmas intact. And the young and the superhuman may even revel in the coming of the

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So I am in Dick's sporting goods last night and I just loved their selection of Under Armour gear. I am a huge fan of everything that they put out. Clothing, shoes, backpacks, hoodies, you name it. It doesn't hurt that they are the official outfitter of Texas Tech either.Everything I have from Under Armour right now is probably my favorite article of clothing that I have. Work out shorts,

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I have been looking forward to the 2008 Texas Tech football season since the day Graham Harrell committed to Tech in the fall of 2003. All signs pointed then that this was to be the season that everything came together. A highly recruited quarterback who would be a senior sets the stage for high hopes when Mike Leach is your QB coach. Anyway, I went and saw Graham play in the Texas HS football

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Step 1: Get college scholarship by being pretty darn good wide receiver.Step 2: Sign with college of choice, in this case the University of Oklahoma.Step 3: Carry gun to high school.Step 4: Get kicked out of high school but still graduate by obtaining GED.Step 5: Rap about guns and post on youtube.Step 6: Lose College Scholarship.If you answered they are already in the correct order, you

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OK, the upcoming football season is less than a month away. 2008 is set up to be the most anticipated season for me in a very long time. Will the Raiders do it this year? I don't want to get my hopes up, but its now or never. 10 starters on offense return, 8 on defense. To me that is one of the biggest stats in evaluating prospects for the coming season when I look at teams in college

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Sorry it has been a while since I have had a chance to write. Had another example last week of the inefficiency from the Wall Street Investment Bank that I work for. The past couple of weeks myself and others on the team have been working on a management fee calculation and the related notices that are sent to the partners in the fund. We calculate this fee by taking a percentage of the

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Ok, so I am somewhat delayed in posting this, but we had a great time on our trip to Chicago. I have been 2 times before, but never had spent any extended time there. Each time before it had been for training at a Chicago suburb. St. Charles, IL for Arthur Andersen and Rosemont, IL for KPMG. This time I really got to explore the city and see what it had to offer.After taking the DART here in

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There are several things about my job that I think are incredibly inefficient. One example happened today and I think its extremely comical when you think about it and also an example of the mentality and inefficiency of some New York/Wall Street/Corporate counterparts I work with. First some background: I work for a firm that was acquired by a Wall Street Investment Bank about 4 or so years

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Lets take a moment to review the activity since November 30, 2007. This was the day I was granted restricted shares in the firm for my year end bonus. Mind you that was only 5% of my 20% bonus so good for 1% of my annual compensation for 2007. Pretty immaterial in the grand scheme of things, but none the less...I was granted these shares with a strike price $15 less than the closing price on

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Almost time for the highlight of the summer, Kristy and my trip to Chicago. We are flying out on Saturday morning on American (right before the baggage fee is implemented) and returning Tuesday night (right after the baggage fee is implemented). Should be a lot of fun. We are staying at Swissotel for 2 nights and the Hotel Sofitel for one night.Planned dinners include Kristy's choice of Geja's

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I can't help but feel sorry for my old employer, Lone Star Funds/Hudson Advisors. They have been trying to sell their interest in KEB for some time now. If you read the article, know that this is at least the 2nd major buyer they have found for the bank, but regulators in Korea either never want foreign investment in their country again or are incredibly stupid. They have been grasping at

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Hope you enjoy your new crock pot. It was only $3 to begin with. I am sure it will be used well in your home. Surely, you could have at least offered half price before stealing it. I hope your pot roasts come out like boots, your queso burns, and your chicken is extra dry. Don't come back to Sachse anymore!

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So far we have made we have made $236 selling baby stuff, a TV, clothes, a stroller, car seat, shoes and other odds and ends. Not bad I must say. Our neighborhood allows 2 garage sales a year and they do all the promoting of it. Yesterday we had a ton of traffic out here in Sachse, and a good time hanging out in the sun. We combined our sale with our friends the Wehrli's and they made about

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The new Nike commercial featuring Michael Jordan. I am a big fan so I thought it was worth posting.

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Don't know if you caught the game today, but just let it be known that Dirk is one of the toughest athletes in the NBA. He is recovering nicely from that horrible fall a couple weeks ago and I am hoping for more in the playoffs,

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are doomed to repeat it. The Bear Stearns story reminds me a lot of Enron's final days in a way. Both have executives saying everything was OK but seemed oblivious to market conditions and other issues surrounding their firms. Both faced liquidity issues and had lenders seem to lose confidence causing their stock price to have huge drops in short time frames. The government became a big

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Sike! Guess everyone else in the metroplex gets snow except for us. Sure have lots of rain, but it is funny to watch the news and see everyone freak out and leave work early. Funny stuff.

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One of the reasons I got out of public accounting was the horrible law passed by Congress after the Enron debacle and other financial collapses in the late 90's/early 00's. This post on Dealbook I thought was pretty interesting regarding the decision of one company to delist its shares in order to attempt to avoid compliance with the law. It was by the company's estimate an attempt to save

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...oh yeah, we just beat the number 5 team in the country. 83-80. Don't you love being a fan of the most consistent team in the country?A&M scored 10 points in the first half against OU on Saturday after blowing Tech out by 50. Weird.

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Congrats to the Aggies on finally beating Tech in basketball or football. Man was that embarrassing. I expected to lose by 50 this weekend to Kansas, but not to A&M.I must say I have been pleasantly surprised by Pat Knight so far. I think the players have really responded to him and played very hard. It is obvious that this team has been devoid of talent this season, but I see potential for

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You play. To win. The game.Win now. With this trade the Mavs have made a decision to worry about the future later and start worrying about the present. I loved Devin Harris' game, but him being the next Kevin Johnson someday will never be the same as having a 35 year old Jason Kidd today. I think this is a good move for the Mavs, but I wish they could somehow keep Diop. I think he was very

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Reid is now 4 months old, but taking care of him recently is more like he is 4 days old. He is still getting up a couple times a night and the second time he basically gets up for the day. I try to help the most on the weekends but that doesn't mean I am not up during the week too. I don't know how Kristy does it but you have to respect her ability to balance everything. She really does a

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I got to play golf today for the first time in about nine months. Prior to that I maybe only played 2 other times in the year before that. It is extremely humbling to go out there and try to look like you have actually played before. I have to admit I stink. I really wish I could play more, but my life just won't allow for at this time. When I am able to play again regularly, I need to invest

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Sometimes I really love my job. I love the people that work for and with me. I love working in private equity and especially in real estate. I find it extremely interesting and challenging. At other times I wonder if I made the wrong choice 10 years ago when I thought accounting would be a good career option. When deciding what to major in, I thought about picking finance because my Dad

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While in Lubbock for Christmas, I got to hang out with for a couple of hours with my big brother from Farmhouse, Randy Smith. I had not seen Randy in person for about 5 years and seeing him was one of the highlights of the trip. Randy got me threw some difficult times when I was trying to figure out where my life was going. He was a sounding board and someone I could really relate to during

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With yesterday being Christmas Eve, tradition has been recently that we go to my parents house for opening presents and dinner. Gran Gran and Gran Fran join my parents, Emily and Daniel, and Mikey and Erika, along with Westin, Reid, Kristy, and myself. Yesterday was no different. We had food, beverages, and opened presents. Michael had his great new camera snapping tons of pictures of everything,

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I recently finished reading Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell. It is the true story of a Navy Seal team dropped in Afghanistan to scout and kill a Taliban leader. Shortly after they are dropped, a couple of young Afghan goat herders discover them. The Seals are then faced with the moral and ethical question of do

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Michael Crabtree was named to all 5 All American teams today. He is one of only 4 players to be on all 5 lists. Too bad the Dallas Morning News could not see fit to name him Freshman of the Year for the Big 12. Jeremy Maclin of Missouri was named by Dallas' only daily instead. Now Maclin is a terrific player and a former Tech target, but for him to win this honor over Crabtree was a complete

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Roy Williams = Awful. I was really excited when the Cowboys drafted him as I got to see first hand as a Tech fan how good this guy was in college. He would literally take over a game in college from the safety position which I feel is extremely hard to do. When he first entered the league I thought he was pretty good and was a good tackler, but how much of that was due to Darren Woodson back

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OK, thought I might give this whole blog thing a try. Sure have had an interesting week in that my youngest son was hospitalized for 4 days with RSV. Pretty scary stuff in that he had a lot of trouble breathing and getting oxygen. He had to keep those tubes off and on all week!I also happened to turn 29 on Thursday. Not a great birthday to be spending most of it at the hospital. I was

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