Thursday, April 1, 2010

Bsi 2,098.37 -4.8 -.23%

Stunned and greatly saddened to learn of journalist, television writer and blogger David Mills' passing yesterday.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Bsi 2,045.99 +11.55 +.56%

We weren't the biggest fans of Precious, but that Lee Daniels snagged a Directors Guild nomination -- the first ever for an African-American -- is something to be noted.

BUY

Treme

SELL

Michael Steele

Again. Steele and the GOP have no problem pointing out the mote in Harry Reid's eye while disregarding the beam in their own.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Bsi 2,102.73 +7.22 +.34%

Another week ends with the Index making steady gains.

WINNERS

New Orleans (NOLA) 17.31 +3.33 +19.24%

Some good news as HBO picks up David Simon's New Orleans based show "Treme", about a Crescent City neighborhood, post-Katrina, and the musicians who live there.

Treme Brass Band

Bringing work and attention being brought to the still reeling city can't be a bad thing.

LOSERS

Marion Barry (CRKMAOR) 1.31 -.97 -42.54%

The Washington D.C. City Council nearly unanimously in support of gay marriage legislation, with former Mayor Barry the lone holdout.  His reasons for not supporting gay marriage... rather, dubious.

Who else would miss the sound of progress?