In our regular Monday meeting, we were talking about what being a firm doing thesis driven investing meant for getting deal flow.  "Deal flow investing" may be dead, but you still actually need a flow of deals.  We're well on pace for getting enough deals in the fund, but our main concern was making sure we see all of the deals related to our investment thesis...

SWSX, originally uploaded by ceonyc.

After a long day at the boathouse, nothing like an iced tea and a wrap at sunset.  SWSX is at the North Cove.

Link: Thwarting Identity Thieves.

Since 1995, over $954 trillion has been invested in the creation of over 543,000 venture backed security companies.  Yet, no one has solved the two fundamental problems with computer security:

1) People are morons.

2) People are in charge of information security.

I cannot believe that, in 2005, Citigroup is sending computer tapes with the personal information of 3.9 million customers, including Social Security numbers, via UPS.  Fuckin' UPS!!  I mean, I know those brown trucks look pretty official and all, but...   Isn't there a way to send this over... hmm... what's that thing called...    oh yeah, the INTERNET. 

The thing you gotta wonder is whether or not they figured out that the package was gone because an admin was tracking it via their tracking number.  I'd love to see that screenshot:

4:43PM: Package picked up at Citigroup.

6:53PM: Package arrives at JFK.

7:02PM: Package x-rayed and subsequently opened with a box cutter by underpaid airport loading guy.

7:28PM: Empty cardboard box loaded onto plane.

Status:  Fucked.

Link: CNN.com - Actress Anne Bancroft dies - Jun 8, 2005.

This makes me sad, because The Graduate is one of my favorite movies, and on top of that, Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks just seem like such a great couple...  call me a hopeless romantic.

Whenever an older celebrity dies, it makes me wonder what its going to be like when the celebrities of our generation die.  One day, we'll see the headlines:

Material Girl Madonna dies at 81.
Former Pop Idol Britney Spears dies at 72.

And, just because I know he'll stick around as long as irratatingly possible...

Pauly Shore dies at 98.

If anyone would have told manager Charlie O'Donnell that the anemic Fordham offense would only muster three runs against Megahurtz--a team that had not lost yet and had a record of 4-0-1, he probably would have thought yesterday's game was going to be a rerun of the team's previous efforts. 

And boy, would he have been wrong, because everyone knows that pitching and defense win games.

Patti Dickerson tossed 7 innings of one run ball, striking out four along the way, to get Fordham its first real win, 3-1.  She was backed up by errorless, yes errorless, as in, perfect, as in, every time the ball was hit to someone, they caught it, defense.  The play in the field was led by Jason  Giannitti, who also drove in the go ahead runs for Fordham in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run single that scored Ron Zapata and Samara Finn.  Giannitti vacuumed up flyout after flyout in leftfield.  The left side of the defense was also bolstered by the cleatless Kevin Rodricks, who, despite the lack of traction, managed a few circus catches for ESPN's Slowpitch Softball Tonight.

The win, combined with ABA's forfeit last week, gives Fordham a 2-4 record.   There is also a suspended game that Fordham leads 7-5 with two innings to go that needs to be completed later in the season.  If Fordham can pull that game out, they're actually not out of contention should this win spark any kind of streak.  One thing's for sure, they'll have to find a way to get the offense sparked, because three runs a game is going to be very little gas for a long road up the standings.

After the game, the team signed the game ball and gave it to Patti Dickerson for her efforts in the franchise's first actual win on the field.

Ugh....rain, originally uploaded by ceonyc.

Can'r wait until I'm a two block walk to the subway...

Long walk home, originally uploaded by ceonyc.

Home

Long walk home, originally uploaded by ceonyc.

77th and York... What does this statue have anything to do with selling and repairing vacuum cleaners?

Long walk home, originally uploaded by ceonyc.

Hmm... 1744... They oughtta check the expiration date on some of those Fabrege eggs then.

Long walk home, originally uploaded by ceonyc.

Queensboro Bridge

Long walk home, originally uploaded by ceonyc.

The Citibank Building from 53rd and 1st...

Long walk home, originally uploaded by ceonyc.

The UN

  Museum Mile Festival 
  Originally uploaded by ceonyc.

Museums are free.  People are chalking the streets.  No cars.  Its cultural chaos!!

Sandy is a Hoboken resident dedicated to getting her community to take advantage of its waterfront.  She's been spearheading efforts to build a new boathouse over there.  I coaxed her into writing a blog post in her own words about why she does it.  I think this is great... and its exactly what makes blogs better than brochureware.

Link: Hoboken Cove Boathouse: Why we do this....

I may need a ringer or two for kickball tomorrow...   e-mail me if you can be in Central Park right by Columbus Circle tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5:45PM and you're interested.

Link: VC Adventure: Making your threats real.

  Jones Beach 
  Originally uploaded by ceonyc.

The water is freezing!!

Ok, we now have our own website.   www.hobokencoveboathouse.org   Link to it.  Love it.  Comment on it.   And come kayaking tomorrow!

Alright, so *hopefully* the www.hobokencoveboathouse.org domain name parking propogates nicely in the next few hours (playing with domain names is such sketchy business), but in the meantime, you can access our website here.   Please don't link to it or bookmarket or whatever until its up and running at its new domain name. 

The details on tomorrow is that we'll be running our free kayaking program at Frank Sinatra Park from 12-5.   Please e-mail Sandy for more details....    I'll post a rainout notice here and up on the temp site if anything changes.