Monthly Archives: October 2010
WJS Pre-Games Skilling’s Appeal
WSJ: What will likely be the last, best chance for former Enron Corp. President Jeffrey Skilling to get out of prison soon is scheduled to be heard in a Houston federal court on Monday. A three-judge panel of the Fifth … Continue reading
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Enron Pictures From 1954 and 2091
Today is a lovely day in Houston – much too sunny and temperate to spend indoors. So I went downtown with the aim to walk around and take pictures, and this was the result. You can see the entire set … Continue reading
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Analysts and Enron
In the aftermath of the Enron collapse, executives were hauled before congress, indicted, harassed by shareholders and other angry people, ridiculed, cursed and damned. There was enough blame and shrieking outrage to go around for everyone. Including analysts. Several analysts … Continue reading
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The Truth About Enron
It had been a bad day and it was only going to get worse because I wanted something specific. I’d missed my first two classes at Rice University and was late for a meeting downtown. Frustrated behind the wheel of … Continue reading
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Rex Shelby Vs. The United States of America
Shelby v. United States made the list of “Petitions to Watch” for the 10/29/10 conference on the SCOTUSblog. It one of only 13 selected. And in my humble opinion, one of the best Supreme Court cases that will be heard … Continue reading
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Highfields Capital: Constitutionally Snide
I’m on the Encana earnings call and Aaron Diamond from Highfields Capital asked a question. Highfields is Richard Grubman’s outfit. And Grubman’s was the subject of Jeff Skilling’s “asshole” comment. Anyway, Aaron’s question seemed rather snide and unnecessarily confrontational. What … Continue reading
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EBS Is The Next Big Thing (Again)
Check this out. RBS Capital Markets is having a conference on software as a service in London next month. That’s the Broadband Operating System. And I’m sad that Enron will get no credit for it. (This post was slightly edited. … Continue reading
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I’m Fine
Honestly, I was just having a bad reaction to my prescription medication for allergies. Thanks for the emails, comments which I deleted but am nonetheless thankful for and tweets. I’m sorry to scare people. Cara Ellison, Enron Denier, is back!
Having “Something On The Boards”
John Kroger is a mean, small, ignorant and arrogant little man who cares nothing about the US Constitution or the rights of individuals he targets. He pretty much admits it in this passage from his book, Convictions. Notice he never … Continue reading
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McKinsey’s Valuation of Enron Broadband Services
I am not sure I ever knew this, but apparently McKinsey valued EBS at $30 billion. I’m reading Ken Rice’s 302 notes and found this: It seems to me that those who were actually elbows-deep in EBS, including analysts, consultants, … Continue reading
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Scott Yeager & Ken Rice Discuss Yeager’s Title
I like this interaction because of what it isn’t. It isn’t Scott whining that he wants to be Sr. this or that (unlike Bill Collins and his desperate pleading for a better title.) I also like it because Scott was … Continue reading
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Update on CNN Post
I’ve written to CNN to ask for a retraction and apology for publishing Ms. Duarte’s lies. This is the email I sent: Hello, I have written to the author of the above opinion piece but have gotten no response. The … Continue reading
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Enron PowerPoints Criticized By CNN
For the love of taco sauce. Now they’re making crap up about Enron PowerPoints: Of course, we can’t be naive: a persuasive presentation isn’t necessarily a good presentation. In 2001, Enron Corp. executives Ken Lay, Jeff Skilling and Richard Causey … Continue reading
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