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Entries from May 2008

My Alma Mater & Angel Investing

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

About a year ago I emailed the editor of UVa’s alumni magazine to make the point that the vast majority of articles on alums were about graduates getting books published, academics or researchers, and that they had yet to write about alums involved in the world of angel investing and startup venture capital.  Fast forward [...]

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Two Terrific Political Sites

May 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

If you’re really into presidential politics, there are two sites that don’t get the attention of say a HuffingtonPost.com that are absolutely terrific.  As much as I like watching Hardball and other talking heads,  two sites are great for cutting to the chase.  A very up-to-date and fascinating analysis of the electoral college race between Obama [...]

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An Active Round of Golf

May 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A couple of days ago Jen and I went out on a cart and I played a quick, active nine holes of golf, which was highlighted by making a seven foot putt and having the second eagle in my life (Chiricahua #2, a strange super steep uphill par-4; and to think I was that close to a [...]

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On Horse Racing and Racehorses.

May 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

When I was in high school and later college in Virginia in the 70’s, I started to get into horseracing.  I was earlier introduced to the sport and  to the concept of betting on horses while watching television every year and the Running of the Roses, the Kentucky Derby.   My interest brought me to the [...]

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