Monthly Archives: December 2010
Murder Defendant Argues Way Out Of Jail, Wins Freedom Based on Prosecutorial Abuse
This WSJ story is very uplifting. It is the tale of a murder defendant who spent ten years in prison, fighting his conviction. What he uncovered from a prison cell will leave you speechless. Read it, and then think about … Continue reading
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The New Enron Sucks
I work very close to the new Enron Corp. The shell company is basically still trying to sell off some of Enron’s assets and every day I think: it’s so close. I could just stroll over there, see if the … Continue reading
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USA Today Tackles Prosecutorial Abuse
WSJ has an interesting article about USA Today’s series on prosecutorial misconduct. The [sic] USA Today identified 200 cases since 1997 in which prosecutors supposedly violated laws or ethics rules; in at least 48 of the cases, defendants were convicted … Continue reading
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One Wish
My group is moving offices. So as I was packing up some documents (a year of Kinder Morgan earnings reports) I found this note. I have no recollection of writing it. I have no idea if it had to do … Continue reading
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Enron Songs: Found Out About You
A symptom of my general state of nostalgia: when I hear certain songs, they are so closely associated with Enron that I can not form new memories with them. They are reserved for that era of my life. I’ve decided … Continue reading
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Carl Bass Fights To Remain CPA
On Christmas Day, an interesting article about Carl Bass was published in the northern Ohio “Morning Journal” via AP: To many in the accounting world, Carl Bass is a hero. Long before Enron became a worldwide symbol of scandal, Bass … Continue reading
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The Enron Life: Wings, Wheels, Water
Enron gave me access to fun things… things that I doubt I would have ever known if not for the money I made via Enron. For instance, I had a nice little Porsche collection going for a while. And it … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Enron
Continuing the Enron Blog tradition…. This year has been a banner year for the Enron Blog. I surpassed a million visitors this fall and it pleases me to be able to discuss a subject I hold so dear with so … Continue reading
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How To Make Enron Art
Step One. Take a sexy picture of yourself from the year Enron collapsed: Step Two. Screengrab some random emails from an Enron executive. Step Three. In Photoshop, post the emails over the picture. Fade the email layer. Use the burn … Continue reading
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2010 Enron Blog Awards
Usually at the end of the year, I hand out virtual presents. I still plan to do that, but I wanted to augment it with the inaugural Enron Blog Awards. Therefore: Enron Executive With The Most Endurance Rex Shelby. 2010 … Continue reading
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Three Years
Today is the third year anniversary of this blog. Right Thinking Girl lasted from 2002-2007, so this means that I’ve been blogging for eight years. How is that even possible? I began to blog because after 9/11 I desperately needed … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all the friends I’ve met through my blogs. I’m so happy to have shared another year with you and I hope it continues for many more. I hope you don’t read this until next week because you’re … Continue reading
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Most Used Words In 2010
I found this app on Facebook and thought it was amusing.
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Bethany McLean Thinks It Is Mean To Write About Her
Bethany McLean says she’s shocked (shocked!) to discover it hurts when people write forceful things about you. Sayeth Mrs. Berkowitz: Q: You met Sean Berkowitz, the man who would become your husband, while covering the Enron trial, where he was … Continue reading
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