April 2 - April 8, 2017 
April 2 - April 8, 2017  |
Wednesday April 5, 2017 I remember Oski. My step father, Larry who only once was right (I did not like him) and asked me if I left what I left on the floor was for my Mother to pick up. That got me thinking and never forgot that. Sure I was young under 25 and still at home so I was not nice to him. He was never nice to me me but at that time he was right............... Oski was Larry's favorite thing, I knew he loved that dog more than all of us. Larry loved Cal University so , Oski. Larry never got up set with that dog. He even put food in his mouth to make sure it was good for that dog and of course the dog had to do a trick......Oski was like all dogs and loved Larry. That dog was dirty and made mistakes being in all the time in San Francisco, but Larry thought it was OK. I could go on about Larry, but not now.........I only bring this up because that was my first experience with living with a dog. I have not liked dogs since then......... Now when I got here in 1979. I was different. I lived for the first time on a larger 25 acre vineyard and I thought I should have a dog. I choose a nice dog named Syrah. She was always nice but still a dog. I do not like dogs On a positive note. We had the least bounces on our Club run yesterday so Thank you. I also sold some Tesla stock today. I have now made enough to buy another Model S, but no I am happy with the 90 D I have now. Tesla may take over the world at this valuation, now more valued than Ford? Yes Tesla is valued at 49 Billion. That is a lot of money. Now Google is valued at 582 Billion and Amazon is valued at 432 Billion. Now you know my biggest profits have been in Amazon since I first owned many shares at 50 and now it sells at 906 today. Of course I have sold most of it............. Like I said I sold some TSLA stock, 20%, but I may buy it back.......... at 49 Billion Tesla has a way to go. If they can sell 500,000 Model 3 vehicles as I said before...........it would be like Mustang when it came out in 1964-5. Just look at times sales as a valuation. That is the way I have valued Amazon compared to Google. Now look at another way: Think about logo, prestige, who makes the best battery car.............who has...... OK here is one negative opinion on Tesla stock.........A depressed short betting the stock will go down >>>>>>>>>>>>"Stormy weather in shortville." "While it has been painful to be short TSLA in
the last several months, even here, short interest as a
percentage of the float for the stock is near the lowest
levels it has been since the company came public. In early
2016, for example, short interest as a percent of float
was close to 35% for TSLA, while five years ago it was
closer to 50%. It may be stormy, but it could have been a
lot
stormier."<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Thursday April 6,
2017 Pat has worked hard, no romantic thing tonight so we both will go on to different places for a couple of hours. We are still in belief the Giants will do better. I have a book to read so I will be fine if I fast forward in the game and see they are losing. Sports some times makes me disappointed for a short time so as you know I have other passions. TSLA, Tesla.......... No one knows what to do with this stock??? It is up from Trump!!!. on November 14, 2016 Tesla sock was selling at 178.19. I had sold all my stock on November 9, the day after at 190,,,,,,I bought most back at 184 in the next few days so I was good. Now the stock hit 305 yesterday. Believe me I have a lot of experience in trading stocks and I have no idea where TSLA will go from here, but I have said, in 5 years we will know. Thursday April 6, 2017 Don Rickles died, 90 years old. I know I have to die, but it makes me sad when nyone I liked has died....... way back in 1964 Joe Toft and I drove to Las Vagas in in anew 1964 Corvette. We headed into a casino at mid night and it was 99 degreegs outside. It was the Stardust maybe, hey it was 1964 and as Joe looked ther was desert a half a way down each street. We waked in on on Rickles by chanece because he was free and we could get food off anywhere. He wa amazing in that I had never heard any one insulting people like he did. Joe and I stuck to the back, but I heard in 1965 Frank Sinatra went into this little lounge and was insulted and loved it. May years later you may know him as the Popatoe Iyt is raining again hard but we hope we can see some Spring Time. They ar talking about more rin aon and off for another week. We had 2 inches yesterday and may get another inch tonight. I know many people around here who own business are happy to have all theis rainfor the upcoming Harvest, but I have seen enough rain here we need dry weather to produce good fruit SO I am tired of rain............ Like I have said before I have too many things in my mind.......... I have to talk aabout Glenn tonight, he just passed away. I met Glenn the first time I went to Modesto. In early 1973, the first time I remeber being there. Glenn was with betsy, I believe then and they parted soon after that, serriously I am trying to remeber everything. Glenn was talking all the time that evening and I liked him rightaway BUT then said let's go of shooting, I think he said, but definately riht after that Glenn was with Pat's Father Joe who was in the Second world war. Joe seemed to enjoy or escurrion out in his 40 acre vineyard (Joe sold to Gallo. he wa the one to save me when I came here in 1979), so yes Joe liked us going off for a walk. Pat and I were trialing and imediately heard shots by Glenn off the the right ad then to the left, I was a pacificist then after the Vietlam War, especialy after Robert Kennedy died. I got upset and made a fool of myself because I asked Glen to stop shooting, even though he liked it. Pt and I were not in trouble but I do not like shooting. Pat stood up for me and Joe was just fine and Glenn said Ok, Dave. In other words I spoiled those two guys enjoying shooting........... Glenn and I became one of my first friends after meeting Pat. He married Lynn and she was really nice. So we saw Glenn and Lynn many times through the 70's. One time in particular made me think of Glenn, He had a personality............ So sometime after maybe, 1974 or 5, I had purchased a 4 wheel drive 1969 International Scout. I made money in sugar and lumber, thus the name Sugar Lump. Glenn said I will show what you can do with a machine like this. He and Lynn came buy for dinner and a nice meal. During the day Glenn took control of the 4 wheel drive and took off with me up a very steep rocky dirt hill. I an guessing the grade was well over 30%, more steep than any San Francisco hills. As we headed up fast near the top where it was steeper the front wheels came off the ground for an instant. I thought we were going to tip backward and die. Glenn was very cool and just let up on the gas and we headed up to the top of the hill. Obviously I never forgot. I will miss Glenn............ |
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