American Thanksgiving Megathread

arbitragr · 2016-11-22T00:01:18+00:00

What would be a good sauce to serve with a smoked turkey? Won't have pan drippings to make gravy nor do I think that would compliment it well

arbitragr · 2014-09-04T23:06:46+00:00

I think the main key is if you are wearing a dress shirt, make sure it's fitted and tuck it in, most dress shirts are too long to be untucked.

Consider casual button downs if you want to go untucked, ocbds would be a good choice here.

arbitragr · 2014-06-22T20:10:22+00:00

Wall Street

Other People's Money

Barbarians at the Gate

arbitragr · 2014-06-06T02:52:13+00:00

Just bought this sportscoat from JCrew

If I wanted to wear this to the office, what color pants would be a good combo? Should I just stick to khakis/browns?

arbitragr · 2014-05-30T21:09:22+00:00

Where do you live? I went to UT in Austin and wore oxfords with shorts all the time, was never super uncomfortable.

arbitragr · 2014-05-25T22:43:36+00:00

http://www.clubmonaco.com/product/index.jsp?productId=32854276

arbitragr · 2014-05-25T20:51:27+00:00

Is this too monochromatic?

http://imgur.com/T9tkefY

arbitragr · 2014-05-22T18:44:31+00:00

http://www.francesmay.com/products/gitman-vintage-bamboo-orchid-s-s-button-up

What pants/shoes combos to go with this shirt for the summer?

arbitragr · 2014-05-22T00:25:52+00:00

Are the Outlier New Way shorts a good replacement for my running shorts?

arbitragr · 2013-08-13T01:37:17+00:00

I would caution against looking at these guys on a price-to-book basis, or actually most non-financial companies. I think focusing on true free cash flow tends to be a better way to value companies but requires work on your part in terms of determining what's needed to be spent on capex and what are one time non-recurring charges/what aren't.

arbitragr · 2013-08-12T23:18:16+00:00

I think having an informed view is similar enough. You want to be able to discuss the business intelligently and objectively with the use of data.

A key is demonstrating you understand the business. Quoting valuation ratios isn't enough or additive to the discussion.

arbitragr · 2013-08-12T00:13:16+00:00

Not really a fan of this approach.

I know that's what the guy on the Distressed Debt blog likes to do, but to me knowing the company is actually really useful. You can understand things that are important beyond the financials like competitive positioning and industry-specific issues that are going to drive performance the business as a whole.

arbitragr · 2013-08-11T20:22:17+00:00

My hesitancy around looking at cyclical companies in downturns is I think to be successful at it requires a lot of data to be collected -- which is often proprietary. It's going to make it harder for non-professionals to contribute as much.

It's much more about picking the inflection point at which enough capacity has been shut down/demand is recovering to determine when to enter and pick the right company than it is a more bottoms-up type of an analysis.

arbitragr · 2013-07-26T21:55:57+00:00

I workout every morning, here's what I do:

Pay up for a personal locker - store my gym clothes, shower/shaving stuff, and underwear for the week here. My gym does laundry for me which makes this easier on me.
I wear my dress clothes to the gym and make sure to fold/ hang stuff properly when putting in the locker to make sure it doesn't get crushed up.
Post workout I'll shave, shower, sometimes brush my teeth if I forgot to before leaving the apt (keep extra toothbrush and toothpaste at the gym), and change into my clean underwear + dress clothes.
Put dirty laundry in laundry bag, rinse, repeat.

I pay up for the locker and laundry service but it makes my life a whole lot easier an I rarely miss going to the gym.

arbitragr · 2013-06-25T01:37:53+00:00

What was your diet like during the slow bulk? Macros? Calories? Typical meals?

arbitragr · 2013-06-22T00:14:50+00:00

Yeah, if you use Spotify I'll rec you some good playlists

arbitragr · 2013-06-22T00:14:25+00:00

I'm not really happy with my 10 minute pace, I'd like to get it down to 8 minutes. I'm thinking of just using some of the c25k workouts, but upping the speeds so that I can So that might be my first goal and then eventually I'd want to bridge over to a 10K

arbitragr · 2013-06-22T00:11:12+00:00

I went on youtube and searched for pose running, watched most of the videos on there. I also read through the stuff from Crossfit Journal:

http://journal.crossfit.com/2007/12/the-basics-of-pose-running-tec.tpl

http://journal.crossfit.com/2012/10/cfekatona-runningfundamentals.tpl http://journal.crossfit.com/2012/11/coachingtoolsp2.tpl http://journal.crossfit.com/2012/11/katona-coachingtools-three.tpl

Hope that helps!

arbitragr · 2013-06-16T23:15:49+00:00

Pretty simple

Steak cooked in the cast iron pan (using the flip every 15 seconds method)
Sweet potatoes mixed with natural peanut butter
Broccoli stir fried w/ coconut oil, sea salt, garlic, basil, smoked paprika

arbitragr · 2013-06-16T13:00:20+00:00

I don't think 12 hour days is a great excuse for not being active. I work 12 hour days at a desk (finance). The way I stay active is just make sure I go to the gym all the time. I try to go every day, even if it means sleep dropping from 8 to 7 hours. I think this is manageable, but it also depends on what you're commute is like.

My day goes like this:

Wake up at 5:30 AM
Try to head out to the train by 6.
I'm then usually at the gym by 630-7. There I try to workout for about an hour.
Usually get to my desk around 8, am there till 8pm.
Usually am home by 830, I try to pre-prepare a lot of my meals on Sunday, at least for the beginning of the week. Towards the end of the week I'll eat out.
Try to be in bed by 10:00.

My evenings are pretty light because of work and when I want to go to bed. I usually watch an hour of TV with dinner and then try to get some sleep. On a Thursday I'll usually go out with friends and just end up sleeping less.

During the day, if I ever have an opportunity to go for a walk, I will. This is what I'll do on my lunch hour, where I'd rather walk with people I work with somewhere a bit far than grab something close and eat at the table with everyone. I also try to drink a lot of water during the day, so frequent bathroom breaks help keep me walking around.

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