Hill Holler

This Press Release I wrote was picked up by the likes of CNBC, Forbes and Yahoo Finance. I was delighted! You never can be sure if the editors will like it. It’s reproduced here with the client’s permission.

Economy Convinces Families to Meet Online

DALLAS, Dec 04, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — With economic pressures tightening purse strings everywhere, the thought of looming holiday gift giving and travel expenses can put a dampener on anyone’s festive spirit.

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To most people, suggesting they read a book that is even remotely related to investing would send them running screaming from the room. Pilgrimage to Warren Buffett’s Omaha: A Hedge Fund Manager’s Dispatches from Inside the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting by Jeff Matthews (McGraw-Hill) is about to change all that and unlike many books, is exactly what the title promises it to be.

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Click on the thumbnails to see the ice storm pics full size taken the morning after the storm had raged all night. Please read the full entry to see more pictures.

At its peak, hundreds of thousands of homes lost power, people were killed and thousands are still without electricity or water in outlying areas. Ever tried living by candlelight for that long? You couldn’t get batteries, torches, candles nor anything remotely connected with lighting for love nor money anywhere by the time it came back on. I’ve talked to 75 year olds that have never seen anything like it having lived here all their lives, so I think it’s a once in a lifetime experience. Thankfully!

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