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To: Voltaire who wrote (10703)	4/3/2000 6:30:00 PM
From: Dr. David Gleitman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 35685

OK, so I come in at a "close" second (guess we cant be too choosy). Maybe we should come out with our own version of SI's Academy awards. ...for best post... ...for best flame... ...for most dramatic post... ...for technical excellence... the list can go on. Now what do we call this coveted award? David

To: Voltaire who wrote (10703)	4/3/2000 6:38:00 PM
From: Len	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 35685

V Would you be willing to give us an outline of what you expect to see over the next few days. Truthfully, this downdraft really takes nerves of steel to hold firm. At what point would you decide there is a meltdown in the works. Sorry if I sound negative-- just nervous. Len

To: Voltaire who wrote (10703)	4/3/2000 6:49:00 PM
From: Jill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 35685

Hi Voltman. What a day. Yuck. I took a quick look at blood on the streets and am not looking closer. MSFT should affect MSFT. But no it affects everything. ICGE for instance--look how much it's come down from it's high, almost 60 or 70% or something. ELON chart showed it could retrace to 50s, but NTAP back down to 67 from 100. Christ. I know they'll recover, but... I am really glad glad glad I do not do short term calls. I always buy a couple months out sometimes years out. Jilly

To: Voltaire who wrote (10703)	4/3/2000 7:10:00 PM
From: pinhi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 35685

V, In the Beano stress reduction program would you just continue to write calls on your vehicle month after month? For example: ELON is the vehicle, wrote em last month a 96. Now would we just write 'em again at say 55? (Today is not options expiration day, but lets pretend it is). Then next month, say ELON is back at 66-write em again, and on & on, month after month no mater what the price? Seems to me maybe you would buy a little more while the price is down and then write more calls or would you consider changing vehicles after such a drop. I feel this drop provides a good example of what will happen many, many times over our investing lives with any stock. Remember the 46% drop in CSCO in fall of '98. It happens to ALL of 'em. Pinhi