Proper form at all times

So what is the proper etiquette in the gym when you see someone with really, really bad form- like so bad it makes you cringe?   I ask because for the last several months I have seen this guy at the gym who's form is probably worse than my college roommate's form- and his was bad.

The guy is probably around my age- if he were younger once could call him "lanky" or even "awkward" and that would describe him to a tee.  But since he is around me age we'll call him skinny. 

Anyhow the guy does the same exact exercises every day and I am sure he is getting frustrated he is not getting very good results.    I have almost told him several times that his form is terrible and if he fixed it he would see much better and quicker results.  Then I step back and think if he wanted to know he would ask or he would be using a trainer at the gym.

Speaking of the gym, this morning not only was orange Nikes there but there was also another hottie- we'll call him Soccer Coach.  Bit taller than me, huge calves, dark haired beauty.  Soccer Coach because he was wearing a tee shirt that identified him as "coach" and it was for soccer.

Could everyone please stop with the bullshit that Bankia (over in Spain) was partially nationalized?  That is akin to saying someone is partially pregnant.  The fact that the Spanish government only holds 45% of the company now does not matter.  They are now the largest shareholder and they are calling the shots.  The whole situation proves once again how important semantics are.

Speaking of semantics, yesterday I red how the Japanese government was taking over Tepco- you know them, they own the Fukishima reactors- to prevent the company becoming insolvent.  Really?  Something tells me the company was so close to insolvency already that it was all to save face.

Ron Paul and Paul Krugman faced off on BBRG tv last week and it was a very good discussion.  I am of the camp that Ron Paul won but it was pretty close.  I have to give Paul Krugman credit for openly admitting that  we are in a depression.  I think he is the first to do so on national television.

I really enjoy Instagram.  The one negative is I asked the husband for a digital camera for Christmas- which he got me and it is a nice one.  But I find myself using the camera on my phone all the time for the stuff I post there and I feel some regret that I don't use the gift.

Speaking of Instagram a friend who follows me there commented that the photos I like often border male porn.  My reply was he is bordering creepy stalker, lol.  I also told him I am married, not dead.  We both agreed that it is a fun app for amateurs like us.  I told him if the husband ever joined I'd most likely block him.  My reasoning is the husband is an avid collector of photography and I really would not want to get some art critique of photos I have snapped with my phone camera and posted for fun.

I also discussed Instagram with Mr. Barrett.  He is a tumblr guy but the apps are similar enough.  He commented that a photographer he knows was a bit derisive of Instagram.  I told him I understand why as it is a threat to his profession.  I feel similar about all the on-line trading sites out there.  I like to think that what I do actually takes some skill set that not just anyone of the street possesses.  With Instagram everyone can dream they are the next Thomas Ruff, Cindy Sherman, James Caseofbeer, Vik Munoz or Ansel Adams (that last one is for my straight friends).

I am really sick and tired of many people in my line of work who constantly try to "normalize" things.  It is a form of laziness they have picked up from those in the dismal science and think everything can and should be normalized.  Hello?  Markets are rarely to never "normal."

I got yelled at scolded reprimanded last week about wearing sneakers at work.  Really?  Don't get me wrong- I toe the line for my boss when I am told to but I am fairly certain there is not a single shred of evidence or model you could test for heteroscedasticity (just cuz I like that word and remember it from my econometrics classes- it really doesn't apply here) showing that what I am wearing on feet has any correlation or impact on the direction of financial markets.