We are surely living in interesting times. I was about 1/4 mile out in the ocean this morning when thoughts of my equity portfolio and the recent unrest ran through my head. Good for my oil positions (US Texas onshore and Norway offshore). And potentially negative big time for my Israeli stock. Big time negative enough that if I had been thinking correctly – I would have dumped my position in Nice Systems. Today. Tomorrow might be too late. Nice Systems does intelligence analysis. So, I guess – they can put the whole company on a plane and leave.
Also spending time thinking about how to best use my charitable fund funds. I feel sort of kindly toward the shabby state college that I went to. I can not imagine that anyone would go there if they could afford to go anywhere else. And, that school was my ticket out of the barrio. Would an endowed scholarship or endowed chair do the most good?
Or maybe, I should spend the money in exciting downtown Arlington – send some deserving “first in family to go the college” kid “go to college”. We have lots of emigrant families who could use a hand. Even Community College is expensive in our area.
Suggestions anyone?
Disclaimer: I’m always more charitable with others money – to paraphrase Joe Cariola.
But as you have asked!
NPR and PBS. While they have been stampeded a little to the right recently and started a little from the left I think they are the most independent media out there. Given the crosshairs of the TP are on them it couldn’t hurt….
There are probably more worthy organizations then your blog has room for but that’s one of my favorites. Considering the good end you have arrived at your alma matter sounds worthy too. Of course plucky style and moxie probably have helped a bit – grin. I remember how pleased we underlings all were at Postal watching you outmaneuver anyone foolish enough to be in your way. Good Times.
Dave
+1 for NPR and PBS.
And if you go the scholarship route, you can make the requirements very rigid so that only students meeting your criteria qualify.
Steve