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Glad you made it thru ok..Sandy just breezed by here (south florida) with no real affect. Of course we've had our hits over the years. Best wishes.
Which is it? Never make a profit or they're "done"? I value and appreciate your opinions re: Wavx.
2012/eom
"matrixifier"...a very nice word dig. All the best.
A very sensitive thought and prayer. db
You know nothing.
Nice first post. I think you've defined the new population here. I look forward to anything you may have to add in the future. Good luck.
Thanks your opinion means alot to all of us.
Perhaps you meant "The Cuckoo's Egg" by Clifford Stoll?
Thanks. Your concern for the faithful here is really meaningful.I'm sure many here have never considered the pitfalls you have presented. At least not in the last 10 to 12 years.
If you drift back and read the last several hundred posts you will find dozens (if not hundreds) of theories,from the ridiculous to the sublime.Take your pick. All the best! By the way,thank you for this forum Snackman.
You mean today?
The ignorance transcends all boundaries.
HI awk: Don't let the guys carrying balloons,wearing floppy shoes baggy pants and bright red noses bother you.You are in the hall of fame.Thanks for all you do.
Are you serious sorosman?
Or not.eom
Wondering if you still stand by this?
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=31632763
Thank you for that poignant post. eom.
Matt:Read "In a Sunburned Country" by Bill Bryson.
Amen Brother.
Thanks.Your opinion has real value.
Hi Barge:Did you notice the connection between Kevin Rollins,Bain & Company and Bain Capital?
More security flaws Snack. http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/111811
A lot of fish carry worms for different reasons most are harmless and cooking reduces thier significance.Can't sell that to my wife though.Spotted Sea Trout (speckled trout) where I catch them near Chockoloskee are full of worms hold a filet to the light and the dark lines you see are worms, harmless when cooked.I'll stick with Snook.Good fishing!
Ment to send that PM public.Sorry.
They are full of worms.Generally they only eat the meat from the backstrap then discard the rest of a fish.Kinda sad really.
Hi Snackman:I continue to appreciate all you do.This community at large is like no other.Your patience is monumental.Thanks again. All the best!
permitonfly
As the worlds benchmark currency,the U.S. dollar has had the unfortunate historical distinction of also being the most stable.Interest rates will rise and fall,but around here the good'ole greenback will never get you more than 100 pennies,20 nickels or a big fat Susan B. Anthony.How boring!It's not an existence....it's a death sentence.
You are different.You are not your money.
Unlike your money, your value isn't printed on your face.What luck!Every day you are given the opportunity to decide how much your life is worth...how much it counts.Your karma is flexible,not fixed.Can a wallet full of Washingtons make the same claim?Not a chance.
You are not your money.You have a name,not a number.Behind your brokerage accounts there's a person.Remember?
Somewhere along the line,you forgot.Maybe it was when you only started looking at other people with dollar signs in your eyes.Maybe it was after a fund you picked got five stars from Morningstar.Maybe it was when you started looking at cab drivers while thinking,"I buy and sell guys like you."
But you are smarter than that.You are not your net worth.No matter what your bottom line is,there's more to your soul than Cisco or Home Depot.
You're the patience that waits in line at the post office.You're the empathy that can see the other guys side.You're the humility that couldn't answer one question on Jeopardy!,but enjoys watching just the same.
Your money wishes it had the freedom you possess.
The point is that money in the bank tells us what we have,not who we are or how we should feel about ourselves.And you are not your money.
You may have a neighbor that loaded up on the last hot stock,just before it's recent advance.You know this because he won't stop talking about it,taking every opportunity to remind you just how brilliant his stock picking has become.But a bit of good fortune doesn't change the facts.He's still the same jerk that hits his wife,makes jokes about Mexicans and never bothers to recycle the New York Times.By no stretch of the imagination does making a million make you a martyr,just as every poor person doesn't deserve a noble prize just for being broke.
Have you been dreaming of WAVX? Try MLK.You are judged on the "content of your character",not the size of your brokerage account.Having money is a convenience,but also a curse.It's too easy to pretend that purchases make the man.
So you stay at the Marriott instead of the Mercer.So your car is missing a crankshaft.BFD.You do many things money could never even think about,and the measure of your worth and self-esteem isn't correlated with the thread count of your sheets.
You are intelligent when you want to be,inquisitive when you care and helpful when the situation warrants.You are not your money.
Money can't bond with a friend over beers.It can't do cannonballs off the high dive or cut class for a ballgame.Your money just sits there-and the view from Account No.12345 ain't that damn grand.
You would like to try fly-fishing,and you hated The Departed.Your money didn't even see the preview.
You found Martha Stewart's IPO to be a sickening display-but not because Martha made a billion dollars.You actually feel bad for her.Imagine having millions of investors continually evaluating your own market cap?Right now,analysts are determining the worth and future profitability of her entire likeness and image.You don't need a buy recommendation from Bear Stearns to feel good about who you are.
So when did it happen? Think back.When did you start checking the funds in your 401(k)?When did you automatic portfolio tracker start telling you what kind of day you were having?When did you start surfing CNBC instead of Sportscenter?
The stock market,like many things in life,are decidedly double-edged.
The 401(k)phenomena,for example,has been heralded as a great thing."You are in control!" "You call the shots!"And while it is amazing that you can track your retirement tick-for-tick,it doesn't do much for your mental health.There was a time you couldn't care less what the market did.Now you wake up with coffee,bagel....and the S&P futures for goodness sakes.
Now jerks like me come along and remind you that if you "had only started earlier" you could have made millions more by now. Now Fidelity pops up in the middle of your web surfing,reminding you they've got 100 more ways to analyze assets.Now E*Trade sends you friggin'boxer shorts (did anyone else get a complimentary pair?)in hopes of corralling you into their online casino.Now a lack of interest in money seems....well,sacrilege.
Remember when you started learning the lexicon?"P/E ratio?" "Market order?" The cumbersome language has now become cool.You find yourself reading annual reports,glancing at the London gold fix.You are hooked.Secretly,you'd sometimes rather not even know.That Pandora thing really sucks,huh?
But you are not your money!You are an entirely different animal altogether.Peel away the portfolio for a moment.You will accomplish much more than just getting into MSFT in the single digits.
Money is annoyingly objective....but you are the perfect paradox.You are prone to impromptu air guitar solos,and make one hell of a margarita.You sang karaoke on a dare a would probably do it again.Your money can do nothing of the sort.
Your life won't be judged by the assets you accumulate.No tombstone is inscribed with a total return.When you remember good days with friends long past,it's the time you spent,not the dollars.Family trees aren't categorized by credit card.
Ultimately,you are whoever you want to be.Your cash just comes along for the ride.You are not your money.
Happy Holidays!
LOL. Who is? I don't go out in the blue water much anymore my self.A few years back I bought a flats boat and now mainly fish the flats and shalow water in the Florida Keys.I still get my fishing fix with a lot less pounding.Got a few snapper and grouper spots for food fish,mostly fish for Tarpon,Bonefish and Permit (on fly).Enjoy your thread and all the photos. All the best...
Yea right.A crystal clear August view comes in September.Yea right.
New Wave:Impressive.Thank You.eom.
speak for your self pal
Yea right.People on this site are so simple that at Snackmans suggestion scores of investors will vote millions of shares in the direction he does? This board is populated by some of the most intelligent and articulate people imaginable.I'm humbled by the level of understanding and thought put into every aspect of this investment,by the folks who populate this community at large.To suggest that any (not many) would follow like sheep is laughable,at the kindest of critique.All the best.
Permitonfly (no)
Hey Bull: Some dolphin. There will be more when the last front blows thru and it goes Southeast,soon I'm sure.The stuff I do has been terrific.
I'll be in Big Pine while you're here,lets get togeather for a beer,we'll be about 1/2 hour apart by land.All the best!
Permitonfly (yesterday 15lbs.)
Tarpon are laying up in the basins.Permit are still crusing the rock bars.Bonefish are in numbers on the Gulfside flats.Springtime in the lower keys.I believe I will (get some that is).All the best!
Permitonfly