So, my brother Mark is a programmer for Amazon.com.  I also have a brother, Jim that is an investor with Wasatch Advisors--are market leader in funds.  He manages over 5 billion dollars in assets, all dealing with science and technology. 

So, the first thing that comes to mind is, what is it in that Gulbrandsen blood?  I don't really know--I think we all just love gadgets...Anyway, there is just SOOO much more to this funny story:

A couple of months ago my brother Jim (the advisor) ripped on Amazon on National TV (bloomberg).  This was after Amazon released bad profit outlooks.  Funny thing is that the headline was:

" Gulbrandsen of Wasatch Global Picks Submarino Over Amazon"

Submarino is the Brazillian competitor to Amazon.  It is just too funny that my brother, Mark, is a programmer at Amazon and also bears the last name, Gulbrandsen.  I can only imagine what the nasty looks at the drinking fountain that Mark got.

To continue the saga, my brother was on bloomberg yet again, this time with a little bit more positive things to say . 

What I really wish I could do is post the emails that have bounced back and forth in my family.  They are just terribly funny.  I don't think I will do that, though--they are a little too personal.  

What can add to the saga is that my brother has been trying to get me to finish my degree and not even do a residency so that I can work with him. 

Maybe we can have yet another Gulbrandsen involved in the family feud...