Monthly Archives: June 2011
Bethany McLean Is Stressed
A friend sent this link, an article entitled “18 Tips For Reading People”. They used Bethany McLean as an example of “stress”. The caption reads: When a person leans with their torso away from you, this can mean that the … Continue reading
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Enron Loses Appeal Of Pre-Bankruptcy Debt Sale
International Business Times has an update for a Lawsuit The Has No End: An Enron Corp successor seeking money for the energy giant’s creditors cannot rely on bankruptcy law to undo the company’s rushed sale of commercial paper just before … Continue reading
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Conversation With An Enron Executive About Donald Duck
Me: I just spoke to [deleted]. I asked her to overnite the checks. I’ll have them in the morning. Big: Spend that money like a miser. Make it last as long as possible! Me: I will be like Donald Duck’s … Continue reading
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Mark Steyn Comments About Enron
Mark Steyn is one of my favorite writers; he’s very British in his communication, which I always enjoy. Naturally I was quite interested in his comments about Conrad Black, in which he mentioned Enron: As to white-collar crime, what about … Continue reading
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Today In Enron History
June 27, 2002, the Enron Task Force announced they had charged Gary Mulgrew, David Bermingham and Giles Darby with wire fraud against their employer, Greenwich NatWest, in a series of deals involving an investment in a partnership formed by Enron … Continue reading
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The Fantasy Of A Good Life
Today I am out of bed. I can’t tell you what a massive spiritual effort this is. I am physically ill. My whole body has swelled up like I just drowned in a pond. Everything has an echo; it sounds … Continue reading
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Q4 2000 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
This call, on January 22, 2001, covered earnings for the final quarter of 2000. It is hard to read the figures, knowing what will happen in just eleven months. Like a dagger to the heart, actually, is how it feels.
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Tim Belden & David Delainey Email
I like this email between Tim Belden and David Delainey because it sounds like Enron.
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My Enron Birthday Surprise
I tell this story every year. It’s a tradition for my birthday, which is June 15. And it has the horrible benefit of actually being true. On June 15 of an undisclosed year, I turned 21 years old. Until that … Continue reading
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Seeing Him On TV
He picks out his suit the night before, deciding the gray or the blue or the other gray, and selecting a tie. He is surprisingly superstitious. He thinks gray gives him an edge, so usually he decides on the gray. … Continue reading
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A New Accusation Against Enron
Well this is interesting – it has been a while since I heard any new crazy accusations against Enron. A CFO article states that: Congress enacted Section 409A following published reports that Enron accelerated payment of unfunded retirement arrangements to … Continue reading
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Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay’s Jury Instructions Proposal
I literally have about forty pages of these. I’m posting this one document, and as I post the others, I’ll update this one so they’ll all be found together. But I am just not in the mood to post all … Continue reading
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Government Motion To Admit Evidence That Ken Lay Failed To Repay Credit Line
The government filed this motion to ask that they be permitted to admit evidence that Ken Lay didn’t repay some loans as proof that he committed honest services fraud. Distilled to its essence, this motion is basically asking to admit … Continue reading
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I Had No Idea
Disclaimer: this post is not about Enron. It’s about capitalism in general but I thought it fit better over here than my other blog. Today I got lost. This isn’t an unusual circumstance for me. I have no sense of … Continue reading
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