Man, I'm rotted. I just found out from this article from Salon that the force that is initiating the rumored buy-out of Ben and Jerrys is... the stockholders of the company who are looking for a fast buck.

AAARGH. You know, my friend Ghengis says that the root of all today's evil is mutual funds and all the stockholder pandering that goes with it. It's getting harder and harder to disagree.

Well, the only way to fight fire is with fire. I'm taking this advice and getting me an electronic discount broker. I'm going to buy some Ben and Jerry's stock - not to sell it for a profit, but to keep Ben and Jerry's independent. Who knew I would be a player?