Sat, 28 Oct 2006

Light up your Cigars!
Mood:  celebratory
Topic: Death Score

Red Auerbach was known to light up a cigar while coaching his beloved Boston Celtics in the 60's. The Celtic Patriarch passed away today at the age of 89, but the Mortfolio caretakers who selected Red (Buy the Farm, Vince) shouldn't light up their own victory Cigar quite yet.

125-89 equals 36 raw points.
Farm had the 1.0 CC for 36, Vince had the 1.3 CC for 47

Each of us gets duo bonus of 15.
 
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6404926
 

Posted by mortfoliocaretaker at 12:50 PM EDT

Updated: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 3:56 PM EST

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Tue, 5 Sep 2006

CRIKEY!
Mood:  accident prone
Topic: Death NOT Score

In one of the more un-dramatic ends to a life known for risk-taking, The Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin died Monday from a stingray puncture to his heart. He was 44.

His death serves to remind us that even the most dedicated thrill-seeker can felled at any moment. Let us also realize the dramatic impact he made to pop culture and to the health of eco-systems everywhere in his fanatical support to wildlife education.

Please don't degrade this to simply scan the TV section for other wildlife hosts.

 Yeah right...

Posted by mortfoliocaretaker at 12:09 PM EDT

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Sun, 16 Jul 2006

Who will die in sports?
Mood:  quizzical
Topic: Impending Death
Sorry for the delay in posts - work seems to have shut down my access to this thing, and I have more free time at work than home (newly married, keeping "busy" if ya na'mean)...

Your caretaker found a tremendous article on odds for athletes to die, and I have been convinced that celebrities exist outside the human realm.

http://www.deadspin.com/sports/cultural-oddsmaker/cultural-oddsmaker-death-becomes-them-187393.php

Show of hands - who knew that Danica Patrick wears a flame-retardant suit in order to keep the hotness INSIDE - G'damn! So sweet I'd mop that up with a biscuit!

Posted by mortfoliocaretaker at 10:31 AM EDT

Updated: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:41 AM EDT

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Wed, 12 Jul 2006

Up to date standings...
Mood:  mischievious
Topic: Standings

Rat Pack continues to extend the lead...remember, Sharon can change EVERYTHING.

Rat Pack 276 - Winters, Bentsen and Allyson (solo)
Gary H 189 - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (solo)
Buy the Farm 182 - Reave (solo), Woods (solo)
Mark M 148 - Winters, Rukeyser
Brian G 114 - Rukeyser
Vince R 105 - Coretta Scott King (solo)
Larry V 53 - Galbraith (solo)

Jeff S, Robert G - ZERO! 

Posted by mortfoliocaretaker at 12:59 PM EDT

Updated: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 1:16 PM EDT

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Sun, 9 Jul 2006

Heard of June Allyson? Depends...
Mood:  lucky
Topic: Death Score

on your age. Older of us remember as the raspy-voiced wife in many famous movies. Younger of us know her as the spokeswoman for Depends undergarments. Ah, wordplay...

Chronic bronchitis led to respiratory failure, taking June Allyson at age 88.  The Rat pack sore a solo hit with this beauty, and their patience has been rewarded - they had her on the 2005 list as well.

Let us run the numbers...

(125-88) * 1.6 cc = 60 points + 25pt solo = 85 pts

Posted by mortfoliocaretaker at 12:55 PM EDT

Updated: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:59 PM EDT

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Thu, 22 Jun 2006

Better Late than Never: The Ariel Sharon Watch
Mood:  irritated
Topic: Impending Death
Since the impact of Sharon's death will have just a bit less impact to the Mortfolio than it will create in the Middle East, I thought it was important near the halfway point that I include some links on Sharon's current status.

On May 29, Sharon moved to a long-term care facility.

The most comprehensive site appears to be the Miami paper the Sun-Sentinel, maintaining a blog-like roll of Sharon stories.

Sharon appears on 6 of the 9 rosters for 2006, and of those six only one is NOT in the 2.0 CC slot.

If Sharon dies in 2006, the Mortfolio score would be 47 multiplied by the confidence kicker, effectively separating those five squads from the rest. Brian G has the most to gain by Sharon's health, as he is currently in fourth and would love to see waste their 2.0 spot.

Posted by mortfoliocaretaker at 11:43 AM EDT

Updated: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:49 AM EDT

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Wed, 14 Jun 2006

Gary H's reign lasted about as long as the Lloyd Bentsen 1976 presidential campaign....

Rat Pack 191 - Winters, Bentsen (solo)
Gary H 189 - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (solo)
Buy the Farm 182 - Reave (solo), Woods (solo)
Mark M 148 - Winters, Rukeyser
Brian G 114 - Rukeyser
Vince R 105 - Coretta Scott King (solo)
Larry V 53 - Galbraith (solo)

Posted by mortfoliocaretaker at 12:01 AM EDT

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Tue, 13 Jun 2006

"I knew Zarqawi, and you are no Zarqawi..."
Mood:  hug me
Topic: Death Score
Former Senator and Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen, the Democratic vice presidential nominee who in 1988 famously told rival Dan Quayle he was “no Jack Kennedy,” died Tuesday of complications from strokes. He was 85.

The title reference speaks more to the scoring spread between the 85 year old Bentsen for the Rat Pack and Abu al-Zarqawi for Gary H last week than it does to compare either to the receiver of the Magic Bullet.

In the words of Jerry Lewis, ROLL THAT BIG BOARD!

(125-85)*1.8ck = 73, plus 25 solo hit bonus = 98 points.

We have a new leader as The Rat Pack squeaks into first (couldn't resist...).

Not shabby at all, shows the importance of the Confidence Kicker (CK). The CK may also show how bad most of us look for piling on the Ariel Sharon bandwagon.

Posted by mortfoliocaretaker at 5:44 PM EDT

Updated: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 5:54 PM EDT

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Fri, 9 Jun 2006

Standings after Zar-Blowie
Mood:  celebratory
Topic: Standings
Gary vaults into first place!

Gary H 189 - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (solo)
Buy the Farm 182 - Reave (solo), Woods (solo)
Mark M 148 - Winters, Rukeyser
Brian G 114 - Rukeyser
Vince R 105 - Coretta Scott King (solo)
Rat Pack 93 - Winters
Larry V 53 - Galbraith (solo)

Posted by mortfoliocaretaker at 12:01 AM EDT

Updated: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 5:35 PM EDT

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Thu, 8 Jun 2006

Zarqowi? Zar-Blowie!
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Death Score
American Forces moved quickly on intelligence that Al Qaeda #2 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was huddling with clerics. One bunker buster later, al-Zarqawi was dead.

Many around the world rejoiced in his death as a symbol that terrorists do indeed face justice. Few rejoiced more than Mortfolio's own Gary H.

Gary took a huge risk with Abu in the 1.9 Confidence kicker, based on young age (39) and also what I would say could be a difficulty in verifying his death. Here are the digits:

(125-39) *1.9 = 164 + 25pts unique bonus = a record 189 POINTS for a single death!


There exists much confusion in regards to Mark M's entry of Ayman al-Zawahiri. That is a different dude. Wikipedia wins again. Mark gets nothing and likes it.

PS - There is a last terrorist bonus of 20 points that cannot be awarded until the terminus of the contest. Stay tuned if Gary H can go over 200 points with this pick alone!

Posted by mortfoliocaretaker at 12:01 AM EDT

Updated: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 3:14 PM EDT

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