Studio Time
Being able to play and record my original music is an amazing experience. Its something I would think every musician aspires to do. I’m fortunate that…
Why Do Analysts Rarely Give Sell Ratings?
I was asked this question by a neophyte investor yesterday. She had just opened a brokerage account and was beginning to read investment research reports…
Numericc (Portfolio Company)
Numericc is a Oakland, California based company founded by Nitin Borwanker in. Numericc has created the first business intelligence platform for software engineering. In simple terms,…
February 15th. The “One Month” Check In
Its been exactly one month (February 15th) since I moved back to San Francisco. My blog has suffered because of it. I’m staying in a cool…
“I’m leaving on a Jet plane …… don’t know when I’ll be back again”
On May 31 2013, I left the San Francisco Bay Area, my home for over 20 years. I relocated to Detroit, Michigan. It was bittersweet.…
You Owe Your Child Roots, Rituals and Wings
There was one thing that was a constant in my mothers life. First and foremost it was her Love for me – it was unconditional. Secondly, she…
Black Mother’s Advice to Son
This poem and its title “Black Mother’s Advice to Son” written by my mother Sebah (Helen), inspired me to start a section on this blog about raising…
Jean Luc Ponty at Detroit Chene Park (Aretha Louise Franklin Amphitheater)
It was sometime in the 1970s that my mother Helen (Sebah) Thomason (my musical mentor) introduced me to Jean Luc Ponty, the French jazz/fusion violinist and…
My DNA Origins from Ancestry.com
According to my DNA results from Ancestry.com, I’m around 30% white/caucasian. We’ve all seen the commercials on the Internet, TV or our mobile phones. They are…
Why I like Robinhood.com
There are a few things that every investor looks for when choosing a brokerage firm to execute a trade or transaction. Commission costs, account fee’s, customer…
Prices Beyond Reason
On its own, each P/E ratio is meaningless. The P/E points us to optimism or pessimism, which we must then find the reasons for. For example,…
Make Money Work 365 