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To: y2kate who wrote (1090)	9/13/2000 8:39:38 PM
From: Voltaire	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 65232

Great post Kate, long time no see. V

To: y2kate who wrote (1090)	9/13/2000 8:45:18 PM
From: Dealer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Y2kate, Keith I was right there to. I'll join you ex-millionaires club..... I wanted to travel.......made my million, lost it. Learned a lot of lessons.....really have no regrets....I had purchased luggage, all the travel gear you could ever need. Travel clothes, 2 whole wardrobes..........dressy, casual.....easy packing......I sit here with all the stuff and can't afford the gas to get out of town......... :-) But I sure did not lose my health, my soul or my sense of humor......we just gotta laugh about it and thank the good Lord we gonna get another chance.......and we have the lessons we learned to go along with it this time. We have so much to be thankful for. love, dealie

To: y2kate who wrote (1090)	9/13/2000 8:59:46 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Well put Kate...............same story here...... anyone familiar with the 50's - 60's TV show "The Millionaire'........? I have been telling friends that I slammed the door in Mike ( the bag man) Anthony's face....... Saying.........."MORE you fool...Bring me MORE" Tim

To: y2kate who wrote (1090)	9/14/2000 8:57:41 AM
From: im a survivor	Respond to of 65232

<<p,s, sorry about the long post- I guess you touched a nerve!>> No apologies necessary........there are many in the same boat. You have some good thoughts, and your right, it was sickening and heartwrenching, but your also right again when you say....we will be back. good luck Keith@tryingtostaypositivealthouhhewisheshehadallhisrmbsuncovered.com

To: y2kate who wrote (1090)	9/14/2000 9:02:24 AM
From: Ex-INTCfan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

y2kate -- good post. Many in this boat. I have my own personal ideas about how to avoid this in the future, as I'm sure many do. Probably many ideas will work, but it just hit me -- I'm going to write mine down and revisit them every three months to make sure I'm on track. Since what I intend to do differs from what I have done in the past, I feel I must do this to avoid backslacking. INTCfan

To: y2kate who wrote (1090)	9/14/2000 7:24:45 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 65232

Hi y2kate, FWIW, your riches to rags tale made cool post of the day.... "Tales from the front: A privilege to lose." Congrats ;-) From my park bench..... Ö¿Ö Aqualung

To: y2kate who wrote (1090)	9/15/2000 1:33:25 AM
From: techguerrilla	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 65232

<font color=magenta> Kate, you are a treasure! I loved that post of yours, Kate. "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." How true. So many of my life experiences have been gut checks beyond human imagination. BUT I HAVE LIVED!!! No one will ever accuse me of having lived one of those ordinary lives of "lonely desperation." (Thoreau? Emerson?) NEVER! I will continue to take risks. Just never such incredible high stakes gambles like I placed on Qualcomm. When I made the "pot" in early January (not millions, mind you), I was "lost." Maybe I felt as if I had not deserved it. Self-esteem issues, likely. But I was clearly "lost." What mystifies me these days was that I did not register the terror I had felt when Q! (that's Mqurice-speak) declined seriously in late January. An out was so magnificently presented in late March. Damn! Back to work I go, I guess. But I like to work. I don't want to be like so many who simply anticipate retiring. I want to be productive. But the crazy obsession I had with Qualcomm has really been a blow to me in that I have lost a golden opportunity at reasonable comfort. What a drag! Love you girl, John