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To: bela_ghoulashi who wrote (13694)	4/15/2000 7:59:00 AM
From: techguerrilla	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 35685

Hope can be addictive As a "recovering alcoholic" of 13 years, I had no idea when I entered the market last fall that it would completely grab me by the throat. I believed I was engaging in rational behavior by taking control of my portfolio. After all, my IRA was crawling along at a snail's pace, while my brother was making a killing. For 13 years, I was able to avoid drugs and alcohol. COMPLETELY. I am surprised how the market became my new addiction with such ease. I joked at one point how the Porch on Friday nights was like a "Qualcomm Anonymous Meeting" when QCOM's "crisis" began in late January. But I didn't listen to myself. The intelligence of this thread can keep alive that addictive hope, making one believe one's behavior is rational. Of course, I am speaking for myself, engaging in rather late introspection. Decisions, decisions. I just hate to fall prey to handing my portfolio back to the money managers. Wasn't that somewhat behind what the Houses had in mind when this "process crash," labeled a "rotation," was set in motion a few weeks ago? I'm rambling, John