Daily Archives: December 23, 2008
175 Round Hill Road is starting to look available
Tomorrow’s WSJ (on line tonight, obviously) has a short article explaining why Madoff’s trading “strategy” couldn’t work. This neither hurts nor helps Bernie because the feds have figured out that he wasn’t trading anything at all, but he said he was, … Continue reading
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The amazing thing is that we’re killing ourselves voluntarily
Seattle’s refusal to use salt leaves roads icebound. Wait until we ban coal and nuclear power plants in the coming years and we’re stuck with wearing propeller beanies in the dark cold. The Chinese will thank us.
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What we’ve lost
New York Social Diary blog has an interesting article, with plenty of pictures, about an overnight stay in “the country”, as New Yorkers insist on calling Greenwich, including a visit to the Delamar Hotel, that new place on the water. … Continue reading
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Bah, humbug!
The Noel’s family foundation wasn’t all that generous, according to its tax returns. But they did give some money to those public schools Monica sent her kids to, Greenwich Country Day ($5,000) and Greenwich Academy ($15,0000). “Charity begins at home,” … Continue reading
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Madoff – a Perculiarly Jewish scandal?
Interesting article in tomorrow’s Times concerning the betrayal and anguish the Jewish community is feeling because of Madoff’s swindle. While I understand, sort of, how it might feel, we goys just accept that we have crooks among our ranks and get … Continue reading
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Round Hill Update
“Happily Retired Litigator” has posted a comment casting doubt on this fine club’s having hosted a good round of fisticuffs between Walter Noel and Marc Fisher. Fisher, our litigator points out, is garment money and that sort of NOCD type … Continue reading
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Okay, last Noel post until after Christmas
Unless something else breaks before then, of course. That same blog I linked to below, Guest of a Guest .com has kindly sent me its latest gossip; Vanity Fair, having granted Mama Noel the publicity she sought for herself and … Continue reading
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Listen to the rhythm of the falling shoes
I previously speculated in this space that Greenwich’s Marc Fisher, son of Nine West founder Jerome Fisher and shoe peddler in his own right, might have followed his father’s investment advice and sunk his own money in with bernie Madoff … Continue reading
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Hedge fund founder invested with Madoff commits suicide
In NYC, according to the New York Time’s Deal Book. It’s not all that much worse than what Madoff did to his least sophisticated investors, but it’s nasty enough.
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The natives are getting angry
Well, maybe not the natives – they’ve been here long enough to take quite a whallop on the prices of their houses and still be ahead of the game, but there’s an angry commentator down below (on the “Chritmas in … Continue reading
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Heck, we already knew this!
WSJ: Sales of existing and new homes plunged in November.
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Yesterday’s news but tomorrow’s story
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that real estate developers are the latest group of beggars lining up, hands outstretched, on the Capitol steps. They may get money, too, despite the fact that the country managed to survive a 10% delinquency … Continue reading
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Wait’ll next year!
With the month winding down and new contract activity not likely to appear, let’s look at what we had this December: 6 single family homes went to contract, with asking prices (selling prices are usually lower) ranging from $375,000 to … Continue reading
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This suit half off after Christmas
Some disgruntled Madoff investor is suing the SEC for its failure to catch the rat at his game. She has my sympathies, but you can’t sue the king unless he allows you to and that bit of common law was carried … Continue reading
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