About Me
I’m a trader who loves his job. I’ll trade any market that moves, and have been trading since I was a 17 year old kid who caught the huge 1973 soybean move and was hooked. I trade a lot of futures, stocks, financials, currencies, options, equities, and bonds. I generally am in a market for a short time, however, I will stay in a spread for months if need be.
My downtime from trading allows me to surf, play poker, add to my extensive art collection, and just have fun. I am an Objectivist, and like to check out political blogs. Some of them are pretty good…even if they are rather misguided. I’m an avid reader, seeking seemingly obscure literature that makes life more interesting.
I’m dispassionate about my trading and money in general, never fall in love with a position, and am willing to change my mind 400 times a day. I tend to go for the doubles, and not the home runs, which is my biggest character flaw. The purpose of this blog is to chronicle my trading days, good and bad. I might throw in a little politics here and there, a little Objectivism, and I might give y’all a sneak peek at my art collection.
I hope you enjoy my musings. I like to discuss common sense, as common sense will make you money in the markets, and might help limit your losses. All of the information needed to make money in the market is contained in the tale of the tape and in scientific analysis. Making money is simple, but over-analyzing a market will kill you and cost you money in the long run.
I never take stock tips, nor will I ever give them, for obvious reasons. If you develop your own thinking about the market, use common sense, and don’t take tips, you’ll probably make money. If you buy and hold stocks, you’ll probably make money in the long run.
Remember that you don’t make money in the futures market from fundamental and technical analysis, you make money by actively buying and selling, and being right. One can have a position that’s profitable and still be wrong.
I live in sunny Florida, in a funky little beach house. I’m in the slow process of moving to New York.
My lovely wife recently died from cancer at the tender age of 49. She was the my best friend, and words cannot describe my loss.
My son is starting his third year of college at Trinity College, Cambridge Univ. He went to Yale for two years, and before that had a successful four years at Phillips Exeter Academy. He’s majoring in Latin and Classic Greek.
I sometimes write articles over at Victor Niederhoffer’s website, Daily Speculations.
I am a Freemason and am active in both Scottish Rite, York Rite, and am a Shriner. One purpose of Freemasonry is not to rehabilitate men, but to make good men better.
I am an amateur radio operator.
I have a PhD in physical chemistry.
The objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand is the guiding moral force in my life.
When I’m not doing anything else, you’ll usually find me surfing at our local break, or traveling over to the other coast for some waves.
Art is my passion, and we’ve built an extensive collection over the past 27 years. Although we mainly collect drawings from masters, I’ve been hitting the auctions at Sotheby’s recently, and have been adding some paintings. Currently, we have a great collection, getting better all the time, and I’ve posted pictures of some of the works throughout this blog.
I used to play a pretty mean guitar.
I’m a family kind of guy, and put family over all.
I have had a very interesting life, and at age 53, feel better than I did at 30.
Jeff
For a translator, this is nice to read. It is full of these little wordies that the American language creates every day. It is a pity that I cannot take an interest in markets. However, for years now I have been trying, trying and trying to get a better idea of how the US currency works in the world. Would you know of a good page about that? I did find an excellent place at http://wfhummel.net/. His name is Hummel and he is a former NASA engineer who studied money matters on the side. But he says alwmost nothing on the international picture. I would be very thankful for a hint. I don’t know anybody in this field. –
cantueso
December 7, 2007 at 3:06 pm
Dude, keep surfing til the day you die. Keeps you young. Geezers rule! Many a lesson for trading in the waves as well.
Jim Sogi
December 19, 2007 at 2:59 am
Jeff,
You would be a welcome addition to the group that is the genesis of the Daily Speculations website. We’d like to invite you to join us. If you liked the website, then you’ll love the group. Drop me an email if you’re interested.
Scott
Scott Brooks
December 21, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Base hits versus home runs – you described my style of trading. Thanks for the link and I’ll link back. After reading your “about me” page I see mine needs some more detail.
H
HighPlains Trader
December 25, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Jeff, I’ve added you to my blogroll.
Formerly ADD Trader
addtrader
January 21, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Jeff,
Hope you are managing to surf the difficult markets. I have added you to my fledgling blogroll
TCF.
thecityfarmer
February 6, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Jeff,
Thanks for the comment at my blog and the link on your blog roll; much appreciated. I, honestly, am not that knowledgeable about commodities. I have a couple of pieces on commodities on my blog, but really elementary stuff. I look forward to following you and learning a thing or two.
Interestingly, it seems that we are both in Florida and are surfers. You’re the first person that I’ve heard echo my love for surfing at night. I get grief over it from everyone – ‘that’s when the sharks feed’ they say….I ran into a few manatees in the surf, but no sharks.
-Rich.
Rich Money Million
February 20, 2008 at 5:19 am
Hey Rich,
Where are you located in Florida? Where do you surf?
Surfing’s far more important than trading…..I’d blow good trading session if the waves were a 6′glassy ground swell.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
February 26, 2008 at 6:11 am
Jeff,
I’m very sorry to hear about your wife. My thoughts are with you and your family.
I’d love to see in more detail what and how you are trading. I have been working for over 2 years in a web startup called Covestor (http://www.covestor.com). I think you should look at it.
Stefano
Stefano Buliani
March 19, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Hi Jeff,
Seen you posting on HumbleMoney and have resonated with your views.
Came over for a squiz at your blog…..some points i note:
- you’re a baby boomer skeg head (Aussie for surfer).
I grew up in Brisbane, and surfed from 12 to 28. Don’t get out anymore, but lived and loved it and my heaven will have a great goofy point break.
Here’s a link to surf cams across Australia.
http://www.coastalwatch.com (click the states on the left hand side to get specific beaches. Qld is north east coast where I live)
Also has stuff of Bali and Fiji. We’re coming into Winter and swell is generally small <4ft but clean offshores.
- conservative Freemason. interesting. Not popular in Australia for the last 30 years but I sense that’ll change in the commodities wars ahead. Australia would have benefited from a bunch of Freemasons drafting up a Declaration of Independence too.
- PhD in physical chemistry…..now there’s some synchronicity….was just reading the trader blog http://www.jesse-livermore.com/ last night and he is a PhD in physical chemistry too.
- art collection? hmmmmm…..never got into it….it’s a very personal thing….and what appeals one month might not the next. lots of collective unconscious driving what one appreciates from month to month year to year, methinks….besides, I’d rather look out the window at rainforest and surf
Will have a look around your website. you have an oblique combination of interests there…..I am always curious to see how the unconventional think.
Bruce
April 15, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Bruce,
Thanks for stopping by my little quadrant of cyberspace, and thanks for the links.
Hope you can get out and catch a few waves in the future.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
April 15, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Thx for responding Jeff…..If I may be so bold as to offer my 2 cents worth on the harsher side of life on planet earth, I can speak highly (personally and professionally) of the benefits of weight lifting. It is often the trick to up testosterone and adrenalin enough to help the mind courageously forge a way forwards, towards a distant light, no matter how faint….especiallt when you accentuate pushing away rather than pulling towards….(you’ll get what I mean) Rolfing and Reiki have commercialized this stuff but it is still fundamental truth.
The real corker is to find some psychic ‘weight lifters’ to hang out with. Few and far between. But don’t underestimate…gets your head, heart and gut sorted out quicker than most things.
Onwards and Upwards
Bruce
April 16, 2008 at 9:09 am
Hey Jeff , I was wondering if you’d like to exchange links with my investment site http://www.bullringer.com
keep up the good work
Hayden
Hayden
June 10, 2008 at 1:38 am
Hayden,
Liked your blog and added you to my blogroll.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
June 10, 2008 at 1:57 am
Hello Jeff,
I’ve gone quite far back in your postings. My heartfelt sympathies for your loss of your wife. It’s terrible when someone young dies, someone so very close to you.
I’m just about a year away from my Mother’s death. I know it’s very different because she was elderly (95), but I had been looking after her in her last 12 declining years. It was a privilege to be there for her but so difficult.
I don’t understand your trading comments but I am interested in your art collection comments so I find that a curious mis. I have enjoyed seeing what you have posted from your art collection. You have a fine appreciation of drawing and it’s interesting to see your riskier choices (visually speaking) of elliptically spare drawings (the Toulouse Lautrec, the Matisse). It was hard to tell which artist painted your recent Impressionist acquisition because the picture on the post was too small to see well. Ditto for the two drawings in pencil or graphite, looking a lot more classic.
I shall check back in to your post one of these days.
K
lookingforbeauty
June 16, 2008 at 9:07 am
Hi Jeff-
I just found your blog via your comment on Snickollet (I lost my husband 10 months ago unexpectedly). I had no history of mental illness or depression, but definitely still found myself thinking suicidal thoughts. I did know, however, that I would never, ever act on them. If you find yourself thinking of HOW you would actively kill yourself, PLEASE tell someone and get some help. If you are just hoping to not wake up, things along those lines, know that these thoughts are (unfortunately) fairly common with widow(er)hood. I hope that this is at least marginally helpful for you.
I’m so sorry to hear about your wife. I wish your son the best at Yale- the years we spent in New Haven were some of my favorite.
L
django's mommy
July 13, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Jeff, this seems to be the catch-all thread, so I thought I’d share a link to a site I found. It’s not on your blogroll and I think you’ll enjoy it.
http://quantifiableedges.blogspot.com
We Are...Penn State email list
July 24, 2008 at 11:40 pm
Thanks…..I added it. Good site.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
July 25, 2008 at 2:35 am
I am happy to see that you are here again, because last time I looked WordPress said that “the authors have decided to delete this blog”, and so I knew that you were having a hard time.
Now I was wondering what to think of that new ’s in the header, considering that all-American dilemma of “its”, “it’s” and recently, as a new way out, “its’”. Did you put in that ’s at your boy’s suggestion?
I am really glad you are back, because all this time I would have liked to see how the US dollar circus would be reflected on your blog.
cantueso
July 29, 2008 at 7:03 am
No. Sorry. Now I see, it is the same problem as before : I cannot see your header complete. It is partly hidden by your sidebar. So normally I see “Master of the Univer”.
Last time I saw “Master of the Universe’s”, which I thought was an erroneous analogy to a “a car of Peter’s” genitive.
But now, today, I see “Master of the Universe’s W” with “W” meaning probably “web”.
Maybe your header is for large-screen monitors.
cantueso
August 13, 2008 at 4:26 pm
sorry to hear about the loss of your wife at such a young age.
Living off dividends & passive income
August 22, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Jeff,
This is my first time checking out your site. I must say, it’s a pleasure to see other profitable traders on the web.
Have a great one!
Chris Dunn
Chris Dunn
October 2, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Chris,
Thanks for stopping by.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
October 2, 2008 at 5:42 pm
I really love all the great material that you have on your site.It seems
like we have the same ideas on what we want to accomplish with our sites. I
would love to speak with you about possibly working together to help us both
be more successful. If you are interested in speaking please give me a call
so that we can get this show on the road. Do you work with any strategic
partnership? If you have a chance you could send me over your ad rates as well as some traffic statistics.
I know you are busy but if you have a chance take a look at our site http://www.ino.com and let me know what you think.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Michelle Boswell
Partner Relations
http://www.ino.com
1800-538-7424 ext-128
Michelle Boswell
October 9, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Jeff,
Many,many common thoughts and views (though am a runner not surfer)
.. pleasure to read and experience.
As usual am shocked by the caliber of traders/thinkers *not* calling out Niederhoffer’s inane, loser dribble.. he may be nice guy..
Good trading to you and pls keep posting.. you don’t know where all we reading you
ludus
October 17, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Ludus,
Thanks for stopping by.
As for Dr. Niederhoffer, we’ll have to agree to disagree.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
October 17, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Jeff:
REALLY enjoy your site (which I only discovered yesterday)
My condolences on your great loss.
I have only traded directionally (since 2003)….I would be very appreciative of any comments or recommended books on spread trading.
Also any info on spreads with grains would be most welcome.
Please keep writing and the best of luck to you!
David
YMTrader
October 22, 2008 at 12:22 pm
YM,
Thanks for stopping by. I will be posting more on spreads as I put them on. This recent volatility has delayed my spread season, as I’m not suicidal. When the volatility goes down, I will spread a lot more and will write about them. An ability to spread can be a trader’s bread and butter.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
October 23, 2008 at 12:42 am
your surfing clip just made my day! i grew up surfing in st. augustine florida, a teenager in the 1980s. i’m a prop trader for dahlman rose & co. in NYC. i came to your site via the Daily Speculations site. i still get out on the longboard when ever i go home to Fl. your clip really helped beat the dreary manhattan weather today.
chris parker
October 28, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Chris,
Thanks for stopping by. I used to take my kid up to skim over in Vilano Beach, and he used to hit all of the skim contests up there. Now, he goes to Yale and plays the cold water up there. He’ll wear a 5/4 with hoodie, gloves, and boots and surf when it’s 20 degrees out if the swell is good. I don’t to that anymore, preferring warmer climes.
There’s many a trading lesson in the waves.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
October 28, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Jeff,
I find we are likely to disagree on a great many points as I believe more in a subjectivist way of thinking, yet you strike me as an interesting individual and I look forward to following your blog.
Eric
Eric Bosen
November 6, 2008 at 5:34 am
Eric,
Thanks for stopping by. I enjoy hearty debate, in the spirit of Benjamin Franklin, with any Subjectivist.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
November 7, 2008 at 12:40 am
Will WordPress allow me to use HTML like bold or italics?
We Are...Penn State email list
November 14, 2008 at 4:30 pm
OK, that worked, what about links?
We Are...Penn State email list
November 14, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Jeff, do you have the ability to add to “Preview” button next to the “Submit Comment” button? It would be very helpful. Thanks in advance!
We Are...Penn State email list
November 14, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Penn State,
I can barely get WordPress to work. I’ll ask my kid for some tricks the next time he comes home. He has a WordPress blog and probably knows more than I do. I’m not very computer literate….when I need help with my computer system, I have a guy that I pay to keep it running.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
November 15, 2008 at 1:22 am
Hey Jeff, always good to find another surfer/trader/philosopher in the World. I’ve been trading for about two years now and surfing regularly (I first surfed probably 15 years ago) for about 3 years — ever since I moved to San Diego. The parallels between the two arenas are uncanny. Rule 1 = Never turn your back on the Ocean/Market! Anyways, sounds like you’re catching some good rides in both worlds. Let me know if you ever come out to Sunny SD.
Mark
Mark
November 22, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Mark, Thanks for stopping by. Where do you surf in SD? I used to spend every summer in SD as a kid, and hung out at PB Pier, Tourmaline, Mission Beach, and sometimes we’d go up to Windansea. I’ve always had a very soft place in my heart for San Diego, and still try to get back every year or so.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
November 22, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Hi Jeff, compliments on your nice blog. Are you a scalper when not trading spreads? If so, how do you decide when to double-up and when to fold it? I was also wondering what software do you use to run analysis on the prices. Thanks, and have a healthy Thanksgiving!
Xox Ma
November 25, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Xox Ma: I was also wondering what software do you use to run analysis on the prices.
Xox, I can’t speak for Jeff, but I can tell you that all of the non-institutional quants I know use TradeStation.
We Are...Penn State email list
November 27, 2008 at 5:01 am
Jeff,
As a surfer,musician,father, fund manager, and full time futures trader (also an objectivist – but that seems to go with the territory), I really enjoyed finding your blog. There are not too many people on this planet who have the same qualities/qualifications!
I’d love to catch up with you on a surf trip some day, I know some nice spots in Nicaragua if you’re into it. Or come visit on the west coast.
Sam(please email rather than responding to post)
Sam
December 2, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Sam,
I’ll get back to you.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
December 3, 2008 at 12:36 am
Xox Ma
I will scalp if the opportunity presents itself, but prefer to day/week trade on positions that aren’t spread. I do like to protect winning trades with options, and frequently go into the options market to hedge my risk. As for software, I use multivariate analysis that gives me good indications of direction in the short term. The rest is money management.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
December 3, 2008 at 12:39 am
Jeff, I live at Tourmaline and Mission and walk down the hill to surf as much as possible! Some days I go up to Swami’s or meet on of my LA buddies at San O.
Mark
December 13, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Mark,
Do you live at Casa del Sur? I love Tourmaline, and used to hit that place a lot when I was younger.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
December 14, 2008 at 12:01 am
Jeff,
Can you provide resources for understanding spreads and why they move? I am trying to understand the fundamental drivers of spreads but cannot find any comprehensive resources to study.
For example, why is now a bad time to place a bear spread in wheat (WN9/WH9) right now? At least that is my feeling.
Michael
Michael
December 22, 2008 at 12:50 am
Michael: Can you provide resources for understanding spreads and why they move?
Michael, see this post.
Penn State football email list
December 22, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Hey Jeff,
You seem like a terrific guy and well connected with traders. I work with the casting office of Strickman-Ripps in New York City. We are looking for stock traders who are interested in being in a TV Commercial.
Do you know anyone that would be interested?? PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SPREAD THE WORD, FORWARD THIS MESSAGE, OR POST ON ANY TRADER MESSAGE BOARDS!
They must be an independent stock trader NOT currently affiliated with a particular firm. The commercial will be showing a group of traders gathered to discuss trading strategies. We are looking for men and women of all ethnicities between the ages of 30-45 As great as you are Jeff you are just out of our demographic.
The auditions/interviews for the commercial will be Tuesday Jan. 6 or Wednesday Jan. 7 in New York City.
The commercial will shoot in the NY area the week of Jan. 19 (most likey one, possibly two days).
Payment: approximately $500 for each shoot day with the possibility of residuals
Any interested parties can email their professional resume and a photo ASAP to strickmanrippscasting@gmail.com.
If you have any questions, suggestions or recommendations you can email me or call.
Many thanks,
Nadette Stasa
Strickman-Ripps Casting
Nadette
December 30, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Here’s my number 212-966-3211
Nadette
December 30, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Remember that you don’t make money in the futures market from fundamental and technical analysis, you make money by actively buying and selling and being right.
Jeff, I hope you understand the foolishness of this pursuit. There’s no such thing as an edge because the markets are too efficient.
There’s little doubt that your 30+ year record of trading success is a classic example of suvivorship bias.
Please repent and bow to the Efficient Market Hypothesis!
Penn State football email list
January 4, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Penn State. In the immortal words of Kenny Rogers, “You gotta know when to hold em and when to fold em”
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
January 4, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Hey Jeff,
Here is a set of lobby cards for “Pocket Money”. I haven’t seen any one or half sheets yet.
http://cgi.ebay.com/POCKET-MONEY-LOBBY-CARD-SET-72-LEE-MARVIN_W0QQitemZ320054343690QQihZ011QQcategoryZ198QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247
Acetrader
January 9, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Acetrader,
Thanks, I got it.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
January 10, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Hi Jeff, I have been trading for two years on the dot as of this past Monday. It has been quite a roller coaster ride in terms of my skills/actions and the underlying markets. I have a question I like to ask of people who appear to be successful traders — Was there one thing that changed when you “got it”? I am very curious but also respect your privacy.
Many thanks,
Mark
Mark
January 31, 2009 at 12:34 am
Jeff, I loved Lessons From a Life Well Lived. Thanks!
Penn State football email list
February 9, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Hey Jeff,
A friend led me to your blog, I used to be on the Speclist but was kicked off (in the Franklinian spirit) for a joke that was misconstrued. Nevertheless been a full time trader since 2000 and, as it turns out I’m not terribly far from you (I live in Lutz) drop me a line if you’re so inclined.
All the Best
C
Craig M.
February 24, 2009 at 1:53 am
Dear Jeff,
Thanks for this great page. I ended up here after searching some blogs on Objectivism and just looked up at the clock to realize an hour has gone by. I spent some time at the Gutenberg Project reading Lincoln, quite a while viewing, with jaw dropped in awe, your fantastic collection of drawings and paintings and I have concluded that, well, I’m a fan.
Regarding Objectivism, it has been the ‘guiding moral force in my life’ as well since I began studying Ayn Rand’s work in my early twenties. Now, a decade later, I find I’ve not spent as much time considering the points of opposition to her philosophy as I’d have liked to.
If you find you have a free moment and the inclination, I would be interested to know what persons you think make the strongest arguments against Objectivism. I’m just trying to play devil’s advocate with myself and would appreciate the suggestions of someone like you.
Anyway, thanks for all the great resources here. I’ll be visiting again soon.
Regards,
Andrew Swensen
Andrew Swensen
February 27, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Jeff,
Thank you for sharing so much on this site. I check in regularly and very much enjoy your observations and writing.
When you were trading in the Chicago pits, did you ever come across a trader named Richard Titzer? I think he traded grains for Cargill. He was my uncle and a fan of Ayn Rand.
Regards, Joe
Joe Titzer
March 9, 2009 at 11:47 am
Jeff,
Do you know the date of Tom Snyder’s interview of Ayn Rand?
If yes, please send me a reference.
Thanks,
Rush
Rush
March 10, 2009 at 12:29 am
Rush, I haven’t a clue, but judging from his clothes put it around 76-77 or earlier.
Jeff
masteroftheuniverse
March 10, 2009 at 12:38 am
Hey Jeff, Check out these cool “bikes”…saw this guy in Vanity Fair this month…
http://www.derringercycles.com/
I hear they are $3500…nice toy to cruise around on though…
Acetrader
March 25, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Sir, I too am a MM, Shriner, and Scottish Rite. I’d like to compile a global list of surfers who are lodge members in the spirt of Duke K.; a Royal Arch Mason and Knight Templar.
ron swan
June 9, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Hello,
Not sure what section to place this question. Can you provide any insight as to why the beans spreads, like X9 / N0 or H0 / K0, are moving the way they are currently moving? Do they tend to revert back to a carrying market at some point since they are the same calendar year?
Michael
Michael
August 1, 2009 at 4:03 am
Hey!
Fantastic blog. Nice that you get to live on the warm coast. I have added you to my daily reads and look forward to learning more about the trading market and surfing.
Peace
Colleen
colleen
October 1, 2009 at 12:12 am
Hi Jeff,
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James Stafford
October 5, 2009 at 10:50 pm
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October 7, 2009 at 2:36 am
Sir, I contacted you before to get a copy of Professional Turf Bettors…what a great book.
I am a former investment banker in Calgary, Alberta (only surfed 2 times both at Waikki, but kick ass on a snowboard…). I dropped the biz last year to go to school to study geology. I met so many geo dudes in my money pumping days (ps I was futures licensed back in my ib days – hedged for some comps, and had the DMS – derivative mkt specialist – designation from our security school CSI, so please do not worry about difficult terms) so i trade my own acct these days to keep the same lifestyle I had as I study rocks…
Thats the background, the reason I contacted you is I have been asking people I view as successful traders 2 questions
1) whats your number 1 rule?
2) what is the one mistake (in the mkts) you wish you never made?
Sir I understand if you never want to divulge that info, but I appreciate any info.
Bradley James Parkes
Calgary, Alberta
Ps I started writing this blog to keep me in touch with stuff and expand my views.. I’d be thrilled if you viewed it at least once…
http://philosophyofnonintervention.blogspot.com/
Bradley Parkes
October 18, 2009 at 5:50 am