Tweets for February 26, 2016

"Politics is, at this point, indistinguishable from show business." ... @ChrisWeigant on Trump (from 2011 !) https://t.co/BBZABihJMe

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 26, 2016

Another day, another O&G dilution, $NFX https://t.co/M2xEgUmJi6

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 26, 2016

House of Cards Season 4 Trailer: https://t.co/oTrXROt394 | Hoping Doug Stamper gets lots of screen time.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 26, 2016

MT @AriCostello Rubio … still looks like a little puppy who has to pee, standing there next to DT

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 26, 2016

Is Matt Levine capable of writing a blog post that doesn’t contain at least 17 footnotes?

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 26, 2016

Tweets for February 25, 2016

RT @RudyHavenstein The American economy in two headlines. pic.twitter.com/vDEG0RrFDE | Bifurcation, baby … stick a fork in it.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 26, 2016

No idea why this Indian bank, ICICI Bank Ltd., $IBN is showing up on my nightly scans, but it is. (Chart is ill.) https://t.co/GQjsHYUeHF

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 26, 2016

Another day, another O&G dilution: Enbridge $ENB https://t.co/zqXInp5H5D

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 26, 2016

Gas was $2.86 a gallon when we arrived from China last summer, just paid $1.88 a gallon this afternoon: https://t.co/czJw8Hnlne

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 25, 2016

Tried to watch 1st episode of Better Call Saul, quit after 20 minutes. Didn't grab me, wasn't interested. Fascinating what works & doesn't.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 25, 2016

MT @niubi "The Wall Street Journal tests closing Google paywall loophole" they will cave, can't quit the google heroin |Prescient 1/30 tweet

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 25, 2016

"What’s Been Censored from the Chinese Edition of Fukuyama's PO & PD book" https://t.co/LuykdSjuUL | 采用了形式主义的宪法 vs. 采用了正式宪法 via @hofrench

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 25, 2016

Did anyone live-tweet the $NTES or $VIPS earnings calls? So much opportunity for people to show off expertise in real-time, really add value

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 25, 2016

I never buy "Prime Pantry" stuff from Amazon ... Walmart dot com gets 100% of my business for those items (toothpaste, Alka-Seltzer, etc.)

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 25, 2016

"Chinese men tend to marry younger, less educated women than themselves." https://t.co/PjW3GHM0j8 | Huge mismatch, stay long cat toys.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 25, 2016

"Pier One for pimps and shale workers" ... the inimitable @JeffMacke on Restoration Hardware $RH pic.twitter.com/7MnlNUb345

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 25, 2016

RT @NickatFP Uber drivers love the flexibility pic.twitter.com/luqrNyTVBF | Scott Adams at his best.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 25, 2016

RT @HighTechPanda Well, we had it coming pic.twitter.com/Y0RFY0UfLn | via @BrattleStCap

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 25, 2016

Tweets for February 24, 2016

$MRD dilution news last September ... stock price now less than half what it was then: https://t.co/SMg28o1ZcE | MeRDe

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 25, 2016

Busquet went on a run after this runner runner winning hand: https://t.co/l7EHeRSiCD

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 25, 2016

Drugs advertised in March 2016 issue of Smithsonian magazine: Pradaxa (Boehringer Ingelheim), Xeljanz and Prevnar 13 ($PFE), Eliquis ($BMY)

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 24, 2016

"Business Travelers Often Skip The Rental Car, Use Uber Instead" https://t.co/HLTPNIQjf5 | Management at Avis $CAR says it ain't so.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 24, 2016

"The whole Trump run is like a Jerry Springer episode, where even the losers seem in on the gags." https://t.co/4qeNDaINVZ | Laugh or cry?

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 24, 2016

"... our ability as an $800M+, er $400M+ company to use our scale to create positive change...." https://t.co/e3HsrN9fkl | $ABCO

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 24, 2016

Never seen an Alfa Romeo 4C in the wild ... looks kind of neat: https://t.co/DqRSd1m1gl

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 24, 2016

MT @choowie Late night graffiti spotting. https://t.co/2u3PPjs2tK | In Montevideo

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 24, 2016

MT @pedersen18 Take a look at US petroleum undergrad enrollment. pic.twitter.com/1GWg9Dl0I5 | Boom bust, kids behind curve. via @BarbarianCap

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 24, 2016

Tweets for February 23, 2016

Whiting Petroleum $WLL to new all-time low: https://t.co/kcaXwVcRwN | Oil and gas, another day, another dilution ... or dividend cut.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 24, 2016

Fitbit $FIT hit $12.90 after hours, mentioned that level yesterday: https://t.co/uOJCTeScHb

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 23, 2016

Honda dealer applied wrong fix to CR-Vibrator so now my gas mileage will drop 0.7 mpg and the vibration is still there. "First do no harm?"

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 23, 2016

Wonder how many Valeant $VRX shareholders know it traded down to $68 yesterday after-hours? Ignorance is bliss?

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 23, 2016

Macy's $M whammying the early buyers: pic.twitter.com/dpqJxn7v8J

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 23, 2016

MT @mattbuchanan “40% of Millennials surveyed….” pic.twitter.com/SkzqpA42Gt | Thus the need for more “handheld offerings.” via @NickatFP

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 23, 2016

MT @rafferty_tom Gated community furor in China causing more middle-class anxiety than FX rate https://t.co/AI9Kv5loGu | Much, much more!

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 23, 2016

RT @austinramzy Owner of yellow Ferrari doesn’t dig on swine pic.twitter.com/0NBFgPU2yS | Parked outside Ohel Leah?

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 23, 2016

MT @kylegriffin1 None of these is an adjective. pic.twitter.com/kMUCcMhS99 | Another reason not to vote for Bernie. via @SirSteven

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 23, 2016

Tweets for February 22, 2016

"Chesapeake Energy Corp. rose 19 percent after a Seeking Alpha blogger called it a 'prime takeout candidate.'" | Who says blogging is dead?

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 22, 2016

Previous low on Fitbit $FIT was $12.90 ... low of $13.30 so far after hours (earnings).

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 22, 2016

MT @Recode Amazon raises free shipping minimum to $49 as shipping costs soar https://t.co/r12BBFpOL2 | Every1 joins Prime! via @BarbarianCap

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 22, 2016

Why it's important that my pre-open hotlists update in real-time, which they aren't, @eSignalChannel $CMRX pic.twitter.com/paLN4ZOKHV

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 22, 2016

$100 "pump-out" fee and $40 "pick-up fee" to get rid of AmeriGas as propane provider. Small price to pay, or, the final indignity, u decide.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 22, 2016

Impossible to beat local lawyers at buying foreclosures ... they get word of things before anyone else it seems.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 22, 2016

Tweets for February 20, 2016

MT @BarbarianCap America. pic.twitter.com/ur0wME4c4J | A different kind of handheld offering.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 20, 2016

RT @DLin71 Dealing with the FBI is like providing tech support for your parents https://t.co/Kzh6hFLGuT

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 20, 2016

A photo of Bernie Sanders being arrested in a 1963 protest. pic.twitter.com/8VLj1rZT7I | Looks like @austinramzy … via @ShaunKing

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 20, 2016

RT @claire_mcnear I am in awe of the monstrousness of whoever put a sticker of an outlet on a wall at the airport pic.twitter.com/5YZpfSuY16

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 20, 2016

Tweets for February 19, 2016

"Our concerns with Valeant stem from opaqueness related to accounting issues, possible insurance fraud, and the fact that they are scumbags"

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

Another day, another dilution ... this time $EQT: https://t.co/kp4fqg99cR

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

Friday Follow recommendation: AP food & bev industry reporter @candicechoi ... smart, funny, and best of all: *does not overtweet.*

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

Already time for another reverse split in $UGAZ (3x Long Natural Gas) ... maybe 1:10? pic.twitter.com/52YfYY5Yrj

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

RT @bennyjohnson Another amazing Cruz campaign photoshop pic.twitter.com/TgTnUciQk4 | Beautifully done. via @NickatFP

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

Here's Honda Service Bulletin 15-046 "Vibration While Driving and/or Stopped in Gear" ... issued November 5, 2015 https://t.co/ss2O7zoUQd

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

"2015 Honda CR-V Vibration at idle" ... now at 379 pages (and counting!) https://t.co/pcNN2wmCSv

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

Before I bought the Honda CR-Vibrator, I did use the TrueCar $TRUE website to get price data ... never paid them a dime, of course.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

MT @PDChina 30-yr-old woman carries rare quintuplets pic.twitter.com/dON0Uyht64 | Fertility drugs +ART cause big problems (lots of little ones)

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

MT @alanbeattie Of course Pope Francis is himself a Latino immigrant who has taken a job formerly performed by Europeans.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

“On November 18, Cable Car … opened a short position in $KBIO at an average price of $1.82.” https://t.co/tJ6bgDCxMz | Covered at ave $11.13

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

RT @sioksiok 23 books Mark Zuckerberg thinks everyone should read https://t.co/FGZG59NbLB | Interesting list frm a Long Island dentist’s kid

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

MT @vb_jens Last year Van SFH owners made more $ sitting on land than all Van pop did working. https://t.co/MuDULoVMxC | Still glad u rent?

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

Ice Cream Taste Testing and Ginny Sack

I've been taste testing a number of different brands of ice cream, against the orders of both Dr. Sara and my wife.  This means I have to hide the cartons in the meat freezer in the basement, which makes me feel a bit like Ginny Sacrimoni. (The actress died at age 46 from liver cancer.)

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Tweets for February 18, 2016

Honey Mustard Nut Thins are a loser: https://t.co/DGfr1YvCBb | Stick with Original or Hint of Sea Salt

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

Posted five things to the brog today: books, music, markets, and original tweets https://t.co/0zTLYHrTiY | Just shipping it into the void.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 19, 2016

I bet there are people out there who make a living just trading $NUGT and $DUST ... sort of like $UVXY/$TVIX. Beautifully liquid, all.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 18, 2016

MT @imagethief Here is the packing slip w/ specs for the computer I bought (on credit) in 1994. For $5000. pic.twitter.com/ktIxCfvj30 | 100 MHz

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 18, 2016

"Eric Scott Hunsader is simultaneously considered an authority and a crank." https://t.co/XRujc9NvVk | Yes, @nanexllc is a cranky authority.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 18, 2016

eSignal's hotlists are broken pre-market these days ... may be time to check out that money dot net product I've been meaning to....

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 18, 2016

The idiot nephews of St. Paul’s, or, How to convert birthright into credentials: https://t.co/2sM8Z1SUo3 | via @hsu_steve

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 18, 2016

MT @crampell Actual chart from Bernie’s econ plan that’s being flogged by his campaign. pic.twitter.com/NsaJzWkDtP | Up and to the right.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 18, 2016

“In China, Uber can help with creative friend hunting, business leads, & give you insight into your fellow citizens” https://t.co/tbe2bnB27O

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 18, 2016

Tweets for February 17, 2016

The Go! Team should have quit trying after they recorded Ladyflash. That was their one good song.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 17, 2016

.@JiayangFan's Golden Generation made FlipBoard's 10 for Today list https://t.co/e2xC8ZOUWe | "I lack my parents’ Chinese business know-how"

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 17, 2016

Nerd with ugly website explains why he doesn't like smartphones: https://t.co/Y39hiHv2a8

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 17, 2016

"Before it's here, little man, it's on the $1,800 a month Bloomberg Terminal."

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 17, 2016

I like how the last song on Spotify's Discover Weekly list always tries hardest to match your taste ... goes out on a high note.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 17, 2016

Season pass lift ticket dangling from coat zipper as good a class indicator today as it was 30 years ago when I was a boy.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 17, 2016

Local house for sale that had so much dog shit in yard you couldn't cross it sold last week, so I know the property market is strengthening.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 17, 2016

“How heterosexual US couples met their romantic partners” pic.twitter.com/XXNOpoN6mZ | I met my wife in college. via @paul1kirby

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) February 17, 2016