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To: Dr. David Gleitman who wrote (13691)	4/15/2000 6:03:00 PM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (2) of 35685

Hi Doc. Thanks for your post. It hit home with me. I feel like I've personally hit rock bottom. Much the way and addict hits rock bottom. I kept kidding myself that the market would come back. I just kept getting deeper and deeper into it. It affected my emotions. It turned a kind person into a monster. I took my anger out on anyone who was in my way, including people posting here, my wife, and my children. Greed does strange things to a person. It effects their daily lives and interrupts the things that are truly important. I'm going to try not to kid myself anymore. The companies I loved are not going away. They will continue to build this new economy. However, they will not make my soul rich and enable me to live a stress free life. I will continue to hold them and perhaps buy more of them when the shake out ends. The hard part will be to try not to follow them every single day. Not to let it consume my entire life like it has been. Not to read each and every message about them and get either elated or angry about the view points posted. It shouldn't be this way. There is so much more to life. Having said all this, I feel as if the market will try as hard as it can to try to pull me back into it's grasp. This pain that I feel should signal a temporary bottom. I'm not going to let the bastards control me anymore, though. Life is too short. I'm picking a few to be my ultra long term holds. With whatever money I may come into, I plan on using Voltaire's covered call method to systematically work to build up for my retirement. I will not fall in love with my stocks anymore. I will save falling in love for my wife. I wasted so much precious time this year studying companies and the stock market. I've learned a lot. I won't let it consume anymore of my precious time. I'll set aside a small alottment of time each day or week. That is all it will get from me. It's time for a change. -HumbledClappy P.S. I would like to apologize to everyone for letting this market get the best of me. I showed you all my anger and hostilities. (I usually save that side of me only for my wife...) I love you all and will continue to be a part of this wonderful place. Hopefully I will be a positive aspect and not the jack@ss I've been as of late. P.P.S. Please remind me of this post when the market gets good again, should you see me acting as if I know something. P.P.P.S. This doesn't mean that I don't want anymore stock tips. :^)

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