More Ron Paul Videos & A Review of My Stock Picks

Ron Paul on Health Reform and the Economy

Here's another fantastic interview with Congressman Ron Paul, MD on the Democrat's plan for health care reform, the individual's right to health care, and the costs of a governmental single-payer system.

"They've never been right on projections of medical programs," referring to his colleagues in Congress, "they're always off by 100%, 200%. It always costs a lot more."

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...and while I'm at it check out his answers to the economy and what he would and wouldn't have done had he won the presidential races rather than Obama.



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My Stock Picks

By the way, I know I haven't been providing monthly stock picks as I have in the past. This is mostly because I want to come up with a better way to do it. I have however been following up on my picks from last Spring and Summer.

I had a few months of horrific picks (Oct '07, Nov. '07, Jan. '08, & May '08) but as my mindset on the economy started to change as the summer kicked in last year my selections started beating the market as they did before the crisis. I'm fairly proud of that even though I too got sucked into the decline thoroughly in the very begging peaking with my terrible results from my January 2008 selections which dropped a combined 52.3 percent.

Take a look at my final results for the months, May 2008, June 2008, and July 2008 and you'll see a nice gradual return to my beating the market. Even in all of the subsequent months since July 2008, which still remain active, I'm beating the overall market, that's seven months of selections in a row. My choices definitely look pretty good despite the complete market collapse in the Fall of 2008. :)

One day in the hopefully near future I'll iron out a new way of tracking my stock picks. When that time comes I'll let you know here.

Ron Paul's Audit of the Federal Reserve

A little over a week has passed since I last offered the dire outlook for the American dollar as posed by the misc people who produce quality YouTube videos. That video posed the possibility of hyperinflation. This video via Yahoo's Tech Ticker is another along the same lines. Though it doesn't talk specifically about the consequences of current policy it does discuss Ron Paul's attempt to audit the fed. This makes sense to me as I am an auditor by trade and especially since these are extreme times economically. Ron Paul has been warning of these kinds of actions for years now and it's interesting to see him getting more and more publicity as I think many people are finding his thoughts to be plausible.

In a related note, Peter Schiff is considering running for office for the 2010 Senate elections. This just goes to show us that the credibility of those that warned us of financial disaster is growing day by day.

Ron Paul's Attempt To Audit The Fed

Peter Schiff says Hyperinflation Is Right Around the Corner

This series of videos on hyperinflation - skewed opinions as they are - are the most riveting analytical pieces on the current state of American economic theory that I have seen to date. Peter Schiff, Ron Paul, Jim Rogers, Tom Woods, Gerald Celente, etc. say it like it is and warn of impending doom. One might find their theories on economic collapse, hyperinflation, and financial Armageddon to be fear mongering but they were the few (Peter Schiff & Ron Paul especially) who called the market collapse long before it ever happened.

Personally; I'm not convinced that hyperinflation is coming unless deficits continue to climb year after year at the current rate. US debt owed is still only around 75 percent* or so of national GDP (which is darned high); the only problem is that debt is rising and GPD is falling. 100 percent seems right around the corner with the way Obama is spending money... It's a crazy world we live in. I'm getting into commodities once the next leg down occurs... and if this debt to GDP ratio starts getting above 100 percent I will have a hard time not getting into the hyperinfation boat.

*Update 7/3/09: The debt to national output (GDP) is actually 80 percent now. MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis: "The overall debt is now slightly over 80 percent of the annual output of the entire U.S. economy, as measured by the gross domestic product."

Enjoy the following videos.

Hyperinflation Video - Part 1

Hyperinflation Video - Part 2

Hyperinflation Video - Part 3

PLNU Public Safety Video Series - Matrix Pops: Aaron's Edit

Two weeks ago I shared with the world the first part of my PLNU Public Safety video series: Two Angry German Men. Today I share with you another classic featuring myself, filmed by Evan while being laughed at by Grace. The distinguished Aaron Riveroll provides his excellent though novice (at the time) video editing skills to tastefully amp up the excitement of this scene.

Enjoy Matrix Pops & Matrix: Aaron's edit!

Matrix Pop's: Aaron's Edit

...and the source clips:

Matrix Pops

PLNU Public Safety Video Series - Two Angry German Men

It's been a good number of years now since my Public Safety days at PLNU but while I was there many of the officers were known for our video taking prowess while on the job. I still have most every stupid video we ever filmed (that I ever saw, at least) during that era and through the wishes of some I will slowly start reintroducing them to the world through the wonders of YouTube.

For my first installment of PLNU Public Safety videos I present you with: Two Angry German Men featuring David Schmidt and "brother" Daniel Schmidt, narrated by the reverend, Pablo Vargas. Enjoy!

Stratosphere Thrill Rides - Video

It’s been over two months now I know but Flor and I enjoyed our time in Las Vegas at the USBC Nationals both on and off the lanes. Of course I put on a show of inconsistent achievement during the tournament and she showed me how to bowl after I purchased her her very own bowling ball and bag… but when we weren’t in a bowling center we had some fun seeing the sights.

We actually didn’t venture very far from our Hotel but we did walk around the Freemont Street Experience a little bit and we decided to hit up the Stratosphere. The sole reason for this visit was because neither Flor nor I had ever been inside the hotel let alone gone to the top of the needle. Anyway, long story short we rode up the elevator and took a gander at the strip from some 1000 feet in the sky. It was very beautiful up there but unfortunately for us the bar was closed and the rides were just too scary to consider enjoying. Yes, I know. We are chickens. Here’s the video:

The Top of the Stratosphere

My Disease Is Spreading

Last month while Flor and I were in Vegas for the USBC Open Championships we decided on the way out of town on Monday to visit the Orleans in an attempt to find some good Noodles... unfortunately we didn't notice the Japanese Noodle Bar in the casino until after we settled for the cafe. Grrr! Anyway, instead of just taking off we decided to join the Casino Club (or whatever it's called) and use the free game of bowling they provided for signing for some casual entertainment that afternoon. Of course we are nerds and decided to visit the pro shop upon entering the center and... well, the rest is history. We bought her a ball and a bag to complement the bowling shoes we bought for her last year. I'm pleased to announce, Flor is now officially a bowler. Here's the proof.

Extreme Vocal Depth

Extreme Vocal depth

I happened to come down with a cold a few days back and as a result my voice decided to drop about an octave and a half... it's crazy! My voice typically drops during a cold but this is so extreme that I figured it was worth a blog post. Please forgive my nerdery and do compare to reigning vocal depth champion JD Sumner. Enjoy!!!

Shave and a Haircut

Last week was a fine week of vacation for me and my lovely wife. We both enjoyed a much needed time of relaxation and care-free leisure. Of course I’ve already blogged a bit about the first day of our trip in Vegas and my bowling exploits but before I finish that epic up I thought I’d offer a little tidbit from the beginning of the trip (my dramatic haircut) and a tidbit from the middle of the trip (my dramatic shave).

Those that know me could probably remember the days when my hair wasn’t so long. A few years back my hair was quite short and then one day this girl told me she liked guys with long hair. Needless to say the past three years my hair has been long… but at least I got the girl. :) Not so anymore as on Friday the 13th I decided finally to hack it back to what it was a few years back: Proper. Ohh, and it feels so good too.

Flor of course was very supportive of the move (despite her liking men with hair) and later in the week she decided that I needed to complement the new do with a fine shave. She purchased me a wonderful facial, shave, and scalp massage while on our cruise this past weekend. Now, I’ve been shaved before but not by someone else. It was so weird having someone else holding a blade to my neck. Anyway, I thought I’d share my post-haircut / pre-shave picture followed by my post-shave pic. Then feel free to check out my fantastic commentary on the shave last Friday evening the 20th.

Crazy Flying Cat

In case some of you haven't had the pleasure of meeting the newest little kitty in the Mounts household I present you this little taste of Fred at his best. This guy is quite shy but he's a sucker for his mouse toy... and others too, but especialy his mouse toy. Check out the height he gets! Crazy flying cat!


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This one goes out to Aaron...

...it's his favorite high note and quite possible one of the highest I've ever heard. Ridiculous would be the word I think. Listen to the whole song; it's pretty cool or skip to 3:28 mark and listen to the window shattering note out of context. :)

I'm going to bed now; I promise.

We Praise Thee, St Petersburg Chamber Choir

Sweet mother of god! The last video was just a primer for the low register of this one, check out this Russian choir; at the 50 second mark the basses strongly hit a horribly low and awesome note and then at the 64 second mark they take it down another couple/few notes. Insane! Brilliant! Brings tears to me eyes listening to this.

Contrabass Saxophone

Holy Cheese! This is incredible, check out the contrabass saxophone. I'm fascinated with the low register and this sax delivers in that department but what really got me going with this video is the very end; the last few seconds of the video, the guy doing the sign-off made me laugh out load it was so random and so unexpected. Enjoy!

Expanded Cat-Fetch Coverage

Here's a sweet video my wife took a back in the end of April of Esther first playing fetch with a pen. At this time we didn't know that she would play fetch but it has fast become one of her favorite games. Flor asked me to make sure this gets online because my first video on the subject was too short... not to mention Esther is smaller in this video and is therefore cuter. One one question however begs to be asked; How does Flor get any studying done in this atmosphere?


This is How My Wife Studies - She Plays Fetch With Esther from Brian Mounts on Vimeo.

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Father's Day 2008

A couple weeks back was Father's day. Flor and I drove up to Los Angeles and met her family and mine at Barbara & Carlos' new house. Newlyweds, Ada & George also came along with George's family. We had a good time spending the day together eating, playing games, and generally hanging out. It was really cool having all those families together at the same time. Here's a little video from the day followed by a few pictures.






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My Online Video Collection

Below in the following widgets you will find all my published videos on Vimeo and on YouTube. Please, enjoy them and come back for more as these embeds are dynamic and will always contain my most recent uploads.

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YouTube - Use the navigation on the right to scroll through older videos

Sorting Out Old Computer Files And Found This Gem

How about a bit of that old Matrix Pops video? Those were good times at Loma. I forgot I had this file even though it's been incorporated into a few other videos. In my time at Loma on the campus network this one video circulated the network pretty good. I was proud of it. :) Enjoy it if you haven't seen it before.

Have you ever played fetch with a cat?

Just playing fetch with Esther. This went on for 10 min.:)

My Awesome Haircut

Here's an awesome video I took of myself a while back. I took this and edited it on my phone of all things. It always makes me laugh.

A Man's Race

The Good Ken Chamberlain sent me this video link via email this morning. Quite entertaining...