Just a quick heads up here, guys. I'm taking a well-deserved week off next week and skying out to Madrid for some R&R. Any monkeys in Madrid who'd like to share a San Miguel or ten should hit me up by PM or at [email protected].
I'll be taking my own advice and disconnecting completely next week, so no posts by me, but I do have a treat for you on Tuesday. We have a guest post by The_Analyst, who is a true thought leader in the finance space and is the founder of Stone Street Advisors. It's only right that after Man Week we do something for the lovely ladies of Wall Street, and his post about navigating the male-dominated waters of finance culture is both informative and highly entertaining. I'll forgo my usual admonition to be nice to our guest posters, because this is a guy who will make you question the virtue of your own mother and take you apart in the comments if you lip off to him. You've been warned.
Now, on to some man links:
1) 9 Ways To Start a Fire Without Matches (The Art of Manliness) - This is the first of two entries by the Art of Manliness this week. Let's get back to basics. You need to know how to make fire. Master this skill and you'll be ready to drag your woman back to your cave by her hair. And she'll love you for it.
2) Guys I Can’t Hang Out With (Men's Health) - Who doesn't hate these guys? Adam Carolla shows why his podcast is the most downloaded show on the web with this gem. What a bunch of douchebags.
3) Itinerary: Mexico’s Tequila Trail (Men's Journal) - If you don't subscribe to Men's Journal, you should. It's the best men's magazine on the planet, and this article is part of the reason why. Great profiles and awesome travel journalism. All for $10 a year. And who doesn't love tequila?
4) 7 Pickup Rules Women Want Men To Know (Ask Men) - This is good info from the female perspective. You might be doing it wrong. Or not doing enough of it. Best advice: know when to walk away. It's like catnip to them.
5) Divorce Settlement Considerations (Woman's Divorce) - Look at this as intel from the enemy camp, if you must. But this is an article written for women by a couple of turncoat lawyers interested in neutering you through divorce. This is what your soon-to-be ex-wife is thinking about, so plan accordingly.
6) 100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library (The Art of Manliness) - You guys are always asking what you should be reading so here is the definitive list. These titles might not help you with interview questions (then again, they just might) but they'll make you a better man for having read them. Here is the list, for those interested in boning up (no pun intended) on their masculine reading.
7) Wading Toward Home (NY Times) - Great Hurricane Katrina story involving a friend of mine, Israeli commandos, and Russian helicopters landing in Audubon Park. Things got pretty crazy in the days following that storm. But then, that's New Orleans.
8) How To Hire a Prostitute (F-Listed) - Okay, so this isn't obvious to every guy out there. When you're seeking women of commercial virtue, here's a good place to start.
9) Wall Street 'Fight Clubs' On The Rise (Huffington Post) - When I was a commodities trader, we regularly used the boxing gym down the street to settle trading disputes. It seems other Wall Streeters have found the same "catharsis". Get out there and get your ass kicked. It'll do you some good.
10) How Wall Street’s Men Act Like Menstruating Women (Jezebel) - Entertaining read about how hedge fund managers are mostly whiny bitches. The article brings up the fair point that women are less inclined towards hubris, and that at least makes them more favorable when it comes to risk management. Take from that what you will.
My video of the week this week is the genius Beastie Boys intro to their new album with Will Ferrell and crew. Way too much awesome. Oh, and more cowbell:
Have a great weekend, guys.
GUY WHO SWIMS BEFORE WORK This guy is always bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. You didn’t think your hangover could get any worse? Try standing next to someone who’s never felt more alive. No matter how early the job starts, he finds time to squeeze in 600 laps over at the Y. This idiot never misses an opportunity to let you know he’s a superior person. YOU: “Wait a minute, didn’t you go to the U2 concert last night?” HIM: “That’s right, I didn’t go to bed till 1:30 am, but I still got up at 4:45 am and hit the Y.” YOU: “Prick.”
I basically work with this guy, except I'm not sure he does actual fun things other than running (which is fun to him, I suppose.) Just so fucking annoying.
On another note, Eddie, how the hell did you not post this?
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-real-housewives-of-wall-s…
I'm glad our tax money is funding John Mack's wife's misadventures! But, seriously, I hope Congress gets back to debating real issues like planned parenthood!
Actually, I did:
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/the-real-housewives-of-wall-street
Guess it must have been at the wrong time of day and not many people saw it. Pretty egregious. On a related note, it looks like Goldman might be in some real hot water (read: criminal charges finally) for manufacturing a short squeeze in 2007. Stay tuned for that shit to hit the fan.
Nice posts, thanks for all the info this week
I'm watching and waiting, and also seriously questioning my plan to go work there....Check this out, gentlemen. Taibbi is just being Taibbi (aka a notorious, naive, ignorant douche):
http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/04/15/matt-taibbis-fact-souffle/
I stand corrected. To be honest, I usually look for your posts early in the morning, hence me missing it.
Either way, Taibbi is virtually the only person out there writing honestly about this stuff. I hope people continue to wake up and some of these assholes actually get charged and put in "pound-you-in-the-ass" prison.
Thought I'd add another banana in the mix, this article is a doozy: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/business/14prosecute.html?pagewanted=…
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