Author Archives: Berto
About Berto
Hi! This is my blog!Good Riddance Smart Money Magazine – A Smart Money Review
Dear Smart Money Magazine Editors,
For three years, I’ve been a loyal subscriber and reader of Smart Money Magazine. It was always a well-written magazine with solid advice. The articles and stock picks were often winners, and the writers always gave compelling arguments and entertaining insight.
However, over these years, I’ve come to watch your magazine turn into a pile of non-technical financial fluff with egregious amounts of cardboard inserts, advertisement-fueled centerfolds, and consumer-driven spending … Read the rest →
Berto’s Pre-Surfing Workout For Lon
This weekend, Lon will be visiting me after doing some work in San Diego. On Saturday, we will go surfing, which will be Lon’s first time. Depending on surf conditions, hangovers, and the weather, we will be going to either Seal Beach or El Porto.
In order to get Lon ready for the surf, I am proposing Berto’s Pre-Surfing Workout. Lon will have two grueling days to prepare for the time of his … Read the rest →
I Turned 26 Today…
… and I feel great!… Read the rest →
Ohio State to Exorcise Its Demons (and LSU) in the BCS National Championship Game
I’m not the kind of fanboy to say something like “the implications of this game are monumental”… but… the implications of this game MONUMENTAL.
This game means everything for Ohio State, the Big Ten, and the Midwest. Another humiliating defeat and we will forever go down as a second-rate team and conference. Only a victory, and nothing less, will bring status and relevance back to the conference.
While I’m not going to guarantee victory, … Read the rest →
On Strike With the Writer’s Guild of America
Early this morning, I participated in an event I never would have imagined myself taking part in: I went on strike with a labor union.
Specifically, I was a guest picketer for the Writers Guild of America (WGA), joining my dear friend Sarah Watson, writer on NBC’s forthcoming primetime show, Lipstick Jungle.
For those of you unaware, the WGA is a union which represents TV, film, and radio writers. The WGA is … Read the rest →
Starbucks Investors Enroll in Business 101
Higher prices means greater profit but less customers. You don’t say!
Starbucks can say goodbye to the casual shopper. Joe Sixpack is in debt up to his eyeballs and can’t afford the mortgage, let alone a $5 latte. I think it’s safe to say he’ll be switching to Folgers in his cup this year.
I haven’t liked SBUX for years. See you in the mid-teens by mid-2008, Folgers is in aisle 5.… Read the rest →