Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:17pm EDT (Reuters) - Legendary investor Warren Buffett lost his leading heir apparent at Berkshire Hathaway on Wednesday, when his favored lieutenant David Sokol resigned.  Here is an article from today's Globe and Mail outlining why. Sokol, who was chairman of MidAmerican Energy and NetJets, resigned after buying shares in a company that he repeatedly pushed Buffett to buy. Here are some other Berkshire ... Read More

I will be playing with the Fire and Water Band on April 30th (Saturday) at the Busholme Inn in Erin.  Mostly classic rock tunes with a few originals and a few newer ones as well.  Hope to see you there! ... Read More

Oxford English Dictionary has added a whack of new words to reflect the continually evolving language, including -- to my dismay -- several slang terms and "initialisms".(#li)  Thanks Kids!!!!!   OMG, WTF do i do now?  Go with the flow and learn the lingo! Here's the Globe's article. Does this move away from the "king's English" bother you?  Is thru just as good as threw -- or  through?!  Maybe WTF, and smiley's are ... Read More

Utah now has  a state firearm! It is admittedly none of my business... but despite the 100th anniversary of the US Military adopting this gun - the Browning M1911 - as its standard issue sidearm, it's just not the signal to send our young people. Have you seen the games our young people play?  They almost all involve killing!  And it's gratuitous killing in many cases.  This numbing to pain and suffering ... Read More

Come April 19, you will be able to buy the RIM Playbook in Canada, provided you're prepared to shell out a minimum of $499 (16GB) or up to $699 (64GB version).  Is it too little too late?  Here is a Reuters article about the news. I think they're positioning this primarily at EXISTING BB users, as an extension of the smartphone.  Does that make sense as opposed to pushing it as ... Read More

WePay put a different spin on guerrilla marketing last fall at PayPal's developer conference.  Using a bit of ingenuity, sprinkled with chutzpah, they managed to put "the freeze" on often-hated giant PayPal. See the article on TechCrunch. ... Read More

Antonio Garcia-Martinez is former merchant bankder who started AdGrok, a company that makes using online advertising easier for businesses.  He wrote this article about what to expect and how to plan for the worst as a startup company.  This all applies even more in the high tech space than anywhere, due to the short half lives that ideas have there. Thanks to Sean Wise (@seanWise) for pointing this out. Here is the ... Read More

You may have heard about the plan to own the leafs.  I think it's crazy, despite my story below.  In any case, why not give it a try...  Click here to get there. In theory if you had the right person with the right combination of charisma, money and connections you COULD put a fund together for the sole purpose of owning this piece of the leafs, however there is a ... Read More

If i were the NHL i would be thanking Matt Cooke for providing such an awesome opportunity to show that they mean business about cracking down on head shots.  Will we need another Bill Masterton before something gets done??? In case you haven't seen the hit, here it is on Youtube. I know the gutless NHL will likely be the wussies they usually are and NOT send the message that ... Read More

This guy is insane.  He broke the record for the tallest dive -- from 36 feet -- into a shallow pool. Watch the video here. I don't care what he says, that had to hurt!   ... Read More