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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (91237)	6/15/2001 6:02:17 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Hey, we know you're not making those whispered phone calls. It's those Dems looking for new interns. -s- The most dangerous job in the world used to be a fireman. Now it's a 21 year old intern inside the beltway. Come to think of it, maybe that's why they named it the beltway. ...more -s-

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (91237)	6/16/2001 11:02:48 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Respond to of 132070

To All, Misc. hodgepodge, olio, goulash: 1. I am NOT a country music fan. But the Shaver CD, "The Earth Rolls On," is some of the best fun I've had in a long time. The song, "Leavin' Amarillo" is the rudest, crudest thing I've heard in a long time and very funny, unless you happen to be from Amarillo or Lubbock. Other songs are less funny but no less good. The only downer is that the lead guitar player, Eddy Shaver, the son of the lead singer, died of a heroin overdose just before the CD came out. The old man is the genius, but Eddy was a very talented musician. He just never grew old enough to have the old coot's sense of humor and nasty attitude. 2. Only 3 weeks until my Hartford trip and, after that, in fact, during that, the gag rule comes off and I can at least talk investments on the telephone. The internet is still a new invention to Smith Barney Rubble, but I'm convinced they will figure it out before I die. But, man, I've got so much to say and my girlfriend told me that if I keep making her listen to all of it, there was a chance that I could be murdered in my sleep. <g> 3. I am not even close to figuring out this company I work for. But, the good news is, nobody else seems to know how they operate, either. <g> 4. Houston is drying out. This flood was really bad and it may have cost a billion bucks. Man, I could have used that money for my first account. <g> But it looks like we'll survive and come back meaner and moldier than ever. 5. I can get to the track this weekend. Yippee! 6. I still have not found anyone, anywhere who is going to do what I do. In fact, I still haven't found anyone who even understands the basic concept. This week, we had a visit from our outside manager selectors. They told us how they sifted through outside money managers and selected 100s of the creme de la creme. When I asked, "which ones try to make money during a bear market?" they thought I was from Mars. "You don't make money during a bear market, rookie, you diversify and try to survive." They really said that. Whoa, I'm gonna be alone on my little island of sanity. <vbg> But, then again, if insanity is normal, then my name isn't Linoleum Blownapart. 7. I kind of worry that Houston will float away while I'm gone. But, I have renters' insurance and, most importantly, gun insurance. Now, if I buy some girlfriend and Mother insurance, I won't have any worries. <g> Good luck to all