iso, O/T.
I've given it some thought and honestly do not know. A little afraid if I say no, I'm being hypocritical. I don't consider myself an investor. The reason, purely MO, is that I do way too much ST work. I believe investing was intended to be a longer term affair. On the other hand none of us do anything intentionally devious. We just buy and sell.
I thought Phillip Morris would be a good buy some time ago, but wouldn't buy it for what the company represented.
Having money makes me comfortable. I don't live the high life, don't want to, but like to be able to live without worrying about whether or not I'll have enough for tomorrow. That is about all money does for me.
As far as playing in the markets it seems more the challenge and personal interest in what makes things tick than it is the money. When I first had some success it was the money, but don't really think about it much any more. Just do it and enjoy it.
Saw a show about ex Vietnam war prisoners, mostly pilots. They said one thing that characterized this group, rather distinctly, was that they were not concerned about making it longterm. It was just one day at a time for these guys, and tomorrow was always a new day.
John McCain isn't perfect, but I respect the guy (and the others) tremendously for what he has been through. I wish we had a few more politicians like him. I also hope he gets something done about campaign reform, one hell of a problem. But his odds aren't great. The preditor elite as you correctly call them like it the way it is.
Time for work.
Some OT subjects do come up sometimes don't they. |
