My name is Ernie Varitimos, also known as the AppleInvestor on Twitter. I’m the person behind the Apple Investor Trade Room and the Zen Tweeter blog. I write about Apple, Investing and my various life pursuits. And those are, in no particular order, Trading, Internet technologies, Zen Practice, Martha’s Vineyard, Playing Pool and Rhodesian Ridgebacks. I’m a huge fan of Apple, its products and philosophy, been using Macintosh since the day after it was introduced in 1984. I have eight Macs running in our home, and we all have iPhones.
I’m a 51 year old, life long New Englander, living about 25 miles south of Boston Massachusetts, the father of two teenage girls, who provide my wife and I with continuous character building experiences. We live in the middle of Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary on 5 acres of wooded bliss. We share our home with three cats and Dayo the Rhodesian Ridgeback.
My favorite place on Earth is Martha’s Vineyard. The wife and I have been vacationing there for the past 20 years. We’ve often talked about moving there, but living on an island full time just wouldn’t work for us, and besides we don’t enjoy the winters all that much. So, when the kids finish with school, we’ll probably buy a second home somewhere warm like Florida, and rent a home on the Vineyard for the summer. More Vineyard Pics.
Gay Head Beach, Martha's Vineyard
The Gayhead clay Cliffs in Aquinnah, MA Martha’s Vineyard
If you’re following me on Twitter, then @me and say hello. Let me know what you’re up to, I’d really like to get to know you.
Professional Experience
I make my living as a trader and hedge fund manager. But I’d rather be walking a long warm beach with the wife and dog. I have been writing about investing and social networking since the beginning.
I have over 30 years experience in a wide variety of industries, including; finance, insurance, communications, health care, enrgy, defense, manufacturing, marketing, retail, technology, and more. These days I work from home on several projects for a variety of clients. Do you need advice with your Internet project? Then contact me, I can help with just about anything. I’ve led the development of some of the largest Internet sites in the world, as well as dozens of major projects for Fortune Fives, to mom and pop startups.
Zen Principles
This is the Zen Tweeter, so you’ve got to assume that Zen plays a pretty important part in what I write about and how I conduct my life. Well, you’re right! As far as what I write about, this post explains how I believe Zen plays a part in this blog and Twitter.
You see, Zen is about awakening the mind through practices like ethical behavior, helping others, and meditation. Besides traditional meditation, I like to do things that are Zen, like balancing rocks. And during the summer, while I’m on the Vineyard, the wife and I take a walk every morning, with Gyasi the Ridgeback, along Makonikey Head and search for sea glass. When we get to Split Rock, I stop and see how many rocks I can toss into the crack of Split Rock. Very Zen!
I’m a 51 year old, life long New Englander, living about 25 miles south of Boston Massachusetts, the father of two teenage girls, who provide my wife and I with continuous character building experiences. We live in the middle of Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary on 5 acres of wooded bliss. We share our home with three cats and Dayo the Rhodesian Ridgeback.
My favorite place on Earth is Martha’s Vineyard. The wife and I have been vacationing there for the past 20 years. We’ve often talked about moving there, but living on an island full time just wouldn’t work for us, and besides we don’t enjoy the winters all that much. So, when the kids finish with school, we’ll probably buy a second home somewhere warm like Florida, and rent a home on the Vineyard for the summer. More Vineyard Pics.
Gay Head Beach, Martha's Vineyard
The Gayhead clay Cliffs in Aquinnah, MA Martha’s Vineyard
If you’re following me on Twitter, then @me and say hello. Let me know what you’re up to, I’d really like to get to know you.
Professional Experience
I make my living as a trader and hedge fund manager. But I’d rather be walking a long warm beach with the wife and dog. I have been writing about investing and social networking since the beginning.
I have over 30 years experience in a wide variety of industries, including; finance, insurance, communications, health care, enrgy, defense, manufacturing, marketing, retail, technology, and more. These days I work from home on several projects for a variety of clients. Do you need advice with your Internet project? Then contact me, I can help with just about anything. I’ve led the development of some of the largest Internet sites in the world, as well as dozens of major projects for Fortune Fives, to mom and pop startups.
Zen Principles
This is the Zen Tweeter, so you’ve got to assume that Zen plays a pretty important part in what I write about and how I conduct my life. Well, you’re right! As far as what I write about, this post explains how I believe Zen plays a part in this blog and Twitter.
You see, Zen is about awakening the mind through practices like ethical behavior, helping others, and meditation. Besides traditional meditation, I like to do things that are Zen, like balancing rocks. And during the summer, while I’m on the Vineyard, the wife and I take a walk every morning, with Gyasi the Ridgeback, along Makonikey Head and search for sea glass. When we get to Split Rock, I stop and see how many rocks I can toss into the crack of Split Rock. Very Zen!
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