The contest is ending,
Our picks have been made,
There isn't much time,
For another slo trade.
We invested in Apple,
First Solar and chips;
In Garmin and Baidu,
And Exxon and ships;
Cisco and miners
And makers of blenders
Some even made money
On home mortgage lenders;
Transocean and RIM,
T, brewers and cash,
And ETF shorts,
In case of a crash.
Some we held long,
And others we'd trade,
This market was tough,
The months that we played.
We entered our blogs,
Even when it was bleak,
Strategies, buy points,
And Q of the week.
Stocky and James,
Keith and some more,
Are all near the top,
In search of best score.
Vad's one of the favorites,
He blogs with the best,
If he starts a hedge fund,
I'd like to invest.
Duff picks his stocks,
From bottles of beer.
When I tried that trick,
My head didn't stay clear.
Eileen and Bianca,
Are running a trust,
Their family counts on them,
Not to go bust.
Toroandbruin,
Used soap opera script,
To tell us about,
The stocks that she picked.
Tom's Mastercard blog,
Was scored very high.
But we both were quite wrong,
When we said not to buy.
A boat carried Armin,
Across the great ocean,
At least when it's virtual,
There isn't much motion.
I've missed many folks,
In this short piece of work,
But the verses aren't flowing,
Like posts from Don Ferk.
A big heartfelt thanks,
To Ken and his crew,
We had lots of fun,
And hope you did too.
As the open soon closes,
My wish for next year,
May God bless you all,
With peace and good cheer.
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Archive Comments (3)
Russ,
so, why are you apologizing to Clement Clarke Moore ?- he didn't invent iambic pentameter and you wrote the words. An engineer practicing poetry without a licence is another matter - that's a capital offense. You should be Hung for that.
Merry Christmas -
& to win this Sandra Bullock Beauty Contest :
World Peace and stricter Parole Policies so Poets like Russ are kept in their cages.
It's been hard on me lately - Raju got my SLO Wild man job, Russ stole my SLO ( would-be) Poet Lore-ate Title & Duffy quaffed all of my Beer.
What am I to do next? Maybe a Blog that is so INSANE that I'll get the 'THAT KRAZY GUY' SLO Booby-hatch Consolation Prize.
Gotta go - they're coming to take me away. Ho Ho. Coming to take me away Ho Ho Ho. Ho! Ho! Ho!
I guess I'm Santa Elvis now.
Don Lee Ferk
Posted by don ferk December 23, 2007 7:05 PM
Wow,
I am simply amazed with a variety of skills we have present here at the SLO. Thanks for your kind words and insights. Merry Christmas to all!
Posted by dishwasher December 23, 2007 7:12 PM
Russ , What a great post !!!!! It is almost better then Beer, nah it real is good cause it comes from the heart. Many of us have become SLO friends !!!!!
Were you really busy playing Santa nah # 2 who been busy searching for those old high school poems that you knew would rhyme .
I have enjoyed your posts !!!!!
Merry Christmas to you Santa Russ and your family !!!!!!!
Cheers, DuffBeer
Posted by duffbeer December 24, 2007 12:23 PM