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To: excardog who wrote (86981)	2/12/2001 4:09:16 PM
From: isopatch	Respond to of 95453

Excar. Outstanding. That's the spirit! Life is fun! If I get angry. It doesn't last long. And heck I don't even have Q on ignore! Geez, what in the world would I do without him. All my best stand up one liners come from the guy!! Sold part of my ROYL today. Nice gain. May reload if she dips. Wrote the May 60 calls on my Phillips. Was lucky to grab a bit of that beauty down at 52 n cng. Been the best performer of the lg independents since. Looking forward to adding if the patch gets taken south in a final Bear Market downleg when everything goes down a bit sectors with a great LT story like energy. Iso

To: excardog who wrote (86981)	2/12/2001 4:51:50 PM
From: dfloydr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

excarddog: best post of the day!! To make slider, iso and the other trade counters happy: today I considered selling oei, tmr and rig but did not, bot 1k csco @ 29.5 1k tfs @ 20.30 target = 40 by year end on each. Gold: my opinion FWIW: forget it. Grew up on gold mines. The financial mechanics that made gold valuable have been dismantled. It is a colored metal that looks good in rings, necklaces, it won't corrode and is one hell of a conductor of electricity. It used to have a value in that it was portable and concealable: ie, you could carry a lot of value with you. Today electronic fund transfers are quicker and lighter and, I believe, harder to steal en route and they do not require smelting, recasting and an assay when you get there to prove their worth. Now, if you were inclined to give me a ton or two ... ;-)