Hello Don we got out of wfc puts first thing this morning and waiting to get back in. Still in oex puts but ready to bail very soon. I wish you the best of luck in your trading today. here is something a friend e-mailed me. Interesting thought. kiwi
> > > In answer to the eternal question "Is it better to be a > > > jock or a nerd?" > > > I submit the following: > > > > > > Michael Jordan will make over $300,000 a game: > > > $10,000 a minute, assuming he averages about > > > 30 minutes per game. > > > > > > Assuming $40 million in endorsements next year, > > > he'll be making $178,100 a day (working or not)! > > > > > > Assuming he sleeps 7 hours a night, he makes > > > $52,000 every night while visions of sugarplums > > > dance in his head. > > > > > > If he goes to see a movie, it'll cost him $7.00, > > > but he'll make $18,550 while he's there. > > > > > > If he decides to have a 5 minute egg, he'll make > > > $618 while boiling it. > > > > > > He makes $7,415/hr more than minimum wage (after > > > the wage hike) > > > > > > He'll make $3,710 while watching each episode of > > > Friends. > > > > > > If he wanted to save up for a new Acura NSX ($90,000) > > > it would take him a whole 12 hours. > > > > > > If someone were to hand him his salary and endorsement > > > money, they would have to do it at the rate of $2.00 > > > every second. > > > > > > He'll probably pay around $200 for a nice round of golf, > > > but will be 'reimbursed' $33,390 for that round. > > > > > > Assuming he puts the federal maximum of 15% of his > > > income into his tax deferred account (401k), he will hit > > > the federal cap of $9500 for such accounts at 8:30 a.m. > > > on January 1st, 1997. > > > > > > If you were given a tenth of a penny for every dollar > > > he made, you'd be living comfortably at $65,000 a year. > > > > > > He'll make about $19.60 while watching the 100 meter dash > > > in the Olympics. > > > > > > He'll make about $15,600 while the Boston Marathon is > > > being run. > > > > > > While the common person is spending about $20 for a meal > > > in his trendy Chicago restaurant, he'll pull in about $5600. > > > Next year, he'll make more than twice as much as all of > > > our past presidents for all of their terms combined. > > > > > > Wow! Amazing isn't it? But: > > > > > > Jordan will have to save 100% of his income for 270 years to > > > have a net worth equivalent to that of Bill Gates. > > > > > > --- +=+ > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > NERDS RULE! NERDS RULE! NERDS RULE! > > > > > > > > > |