Back after a long (for me) hiatus

Unfortunately, I had to focus on work for the past week or so, leaving this blog bereft of original content. However, I'm looking to recover fully today with some thoughts on current events.

- I'm kicking myself for not getting in on Google at its rock bottom price of $300/share. After its current $38/share increase, I could have had enough for a whole month of Starbucks on a purchase of two shares (though I could also have bought a suit for that price as well).

- While I'm kicking, I might as well poke myself in the eye for getting out of Yahoo too quickly (missing another $1/share increase) and back into another stock too quickly as well (covered a short a bit too early, missing out on about $2K of profit there). Still ahead on the year, though.

- Did Demi Moore just discover the 7th seal or something? What's with the rash of earthquakes, hurricanes, flu, etc.? The very religious among us might suggest that it's time to repent (or atone depending upon one's faith, though I guess a whole lot of atonement last week didn't help much) or perhaps build an ark. Meet you at Mt. Ararat in a few weeks. I'll bring two of each kind of beer, OK?

- Name two things that are deployed. See answers below.

- Is karaoke better when you CAN or CAN'T hear yourself singing? Guess it depends if you like what you hear or not.

- I hate to be a stick in the mud, but can someone please explain to me the appeal of a one inch or so square video display? I'm as much of an iPod fan as anyone, but other than "cool" factor, do people REALLY want to watch TV shows et al on that form factor? From a guy's perspective, what would get downloaded? Sports, porn, maybe an action flick, ALL of which demand a larger screen. From a woman's perspective? Soap operas, some sports, a few weeks of "Housewives", some movies; same issue (notice how I assume that women won't want to download porn; I don't think I'm taking a big leap of faith, there).
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"Deployed" quiz answer: Troops and airbags. You don't deploy dinner and you don't deploy a new couch. Not sure why this attracted me, but I think the limited use of the word is interesting.