Thoughts of the day!

BP Oil Leak

So yesterday brought the positive news that BP had finally capped the oil leak for the first time since April. My question now is why it took so long for BP to make this custom cap. While I do not know all the details, I know that it was only a matter of days for the installation of the cap and the oil to completely stop. It would make sense to me to have a cap ready for each drill site in operation just in case of another spill. That way the sill could be stopped within a week or two rather than months. Just a thought.

British Open

Rory McIlroy and John Daly had an unbelievable first round yesterday at the British Open. If both players are still in contention on Sunday, that would be an unbelievable final pairing. You would have Rory, a 21 year old, ranked in the top 10 in the world, who set or tied 2 course records this year so far (62 at Quail Hollow, 63 at the Old Course at St. Andrews) paired with John Daly. If you even remotely follow golf, you know about John Daly. Picture Rory and John walking down the 18th fairway. That would make for an entertaining Sunday.
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Sorry for the delay's in the post. I had hoped to post a thought daily but that has not been easy. Currently I am going through the process of preparing for the CPA exam. 

I promise to start updating the blog on a more regular basis. Feel free to throw out some ideas.

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Thought of the day 7/1/2010

On the way to work today I heard some of the alleged provisions of
Tiger Woods divorce. They included Elin not mentioning any details of
Tiger's affairs through books, movies talkshows, etc. This includes
after Tiger Woods is gone (passed away). The divorce also states that
none of Tiger's girlfriends can have any contact with the children,
unless they are married to Tiger. The divorce also includes an
estimated $750 MILLION DOLLARS. A dollar amount of that magnitude is
very hard to comprehend. The following figures should help show how
much money this really is.

- The average price of gas in the U.S on 6/28/10 was $2.75 a gallon.
Elin can buy around 273 million gallons of gas
- A decent set of golf clubs would run around $1,000. Elin could
purchase about 750 thousand sets.
- A 2010 fully loaded Cadillac Escalade runs around $75,000. She could
buy 10,000 Escalades.
- Assuming the average green fees are around $50 for a public course,
Elin could play 15 million rounds of golf.

It is very difficult to comprehend how much money this really is.
Tiger's net worth is right around $1 billion. This divorce payout will
take a significant amount of his assets.

Fun Fact - On July 1st,1982 Cal Ripken played in his first game.